[Sr564231]

i have been feeling realy depressed and anxious since reducing my dosage of effexor. since i am having terrible side effects i am almost at the lowest dose trying to get off of the drug and see what my baseline level is like. My therapist knows how depressed i am and i saw him last thursday. i hate to bother him in between sessions bc i feel like i am bothering him. he has told me numerous times that i can contact him if i need him but the truth is if i go through with speaking to him on the phone i have nothing to say to him. he knows i am suffering tremendously right now and crying to him on the phone and him not saying anything back or trying to help me i dont think will help. i already emailed him once this week about finding me a new psychiatrist but i feel i need to call him. i cant take the pain its terrible . if he wont do anything anyways for me should i email him or what? need advice...also what do you do when u are so depressed and anxious uch i cant take life anymore

I have called my T, thinking I would do nothing but cry on the telephone, after getting encouragement to do so. Weirdly, every single time I have called him, he has somehow helped me feel better. I would call. Even if you don't feel completely better, what do you lose by calling?

I really feel for you on the effexor thing. I detested that stuff. I called it "Side-effexor." And coming off it was one of the worst experiences ever. It took a hwhile, but it does finally get better. I hope it happens quickly for you.

[stopdog]

If you have not tried calling, why not at least give it a shot. Some people find that even hearing the therapist's voice is useful. I have tried it and it does not help me, but I would not have known if I had not tried.

[SkinnySoul]

I'd say call him, he might help you feel better. I'd talk to him about making adjustments to the meds, so that you can minimize withdrawl symptoms of getting off effexor. Maybe upping the dosage a bit and then reduce it at a slower pace?

Hope you feel better soon.

[Perna]

I would put up with some side effects of the medicine, until I had a new psychiatrist to help me get on something else and wean me off the Effexor more easily.

Do you know how your T is going to go about getting you a new psychiatrist? I'd call and discuss that with him, see if I could get something going there.