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Old Nov 22, 2015, 08:23 PM
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You're welcome. Just trying to help. Sometimes it's easier to hear advice from a peer rather than a professional.

I don't want to tell anyone what to do in terms of their self care. I can only speak for myself. I made a radical but necessary change 3 months ago in terms of medication. I was not doing well at all. I was doing ridiculous things like sleeping on my bare mattress with no sheets because I had no energy to make my bed. I let plastic bags from the store just sit on my kitchen floor because I didn't see the point of just recycling them or putting them under the sink. I wasn't eating. One particular day my total food intake consisted of a few bottles of Coke and one microwave dinner, and that day's one accomplishment was playing SimCity on my phone for 10 hours. I had a box that had to be taken to the UPS Store that sat by my door for over a month. Bills went unpaid because I would forget about them. That's no way to live. It was so sad. I was just at the end of my rope. So I decided to go on a MAO-I Inhibitor. Unfortunately I had to be totally clear of all my meds except for the Xanax for a week before starting the MAOI. It was very, very difficult. My moods were horrible and every single thing (especially noise) irked the hell out of me. I began to notice a marked change in the fourth week of taking the med. I have dietary restrictions and I have to watch my blood pressure but it has been worth it, I am feeling better and THAT is what is making me feel more receptive to improving myself even more. I just needed to find a med to give me a kick in the ***.

Good luck and post back here once you decide what to do.

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Thanks for this!
Chris22, nadiahoney