Posted by misty99 on March 3, 2002, at 11:16:42
In reply to Re: Need a translation » misty99, posted by JohnX2 on March 2, 2002, at 19:51:35
> Do you get the same sort of phenomena ? (same response
> time for good medicines?)
>
> -JohnJohn,
It seems that has been true for me. Also, if I get an unbearable side effect, it's bye bye med as I feel that's an indication that this is not the right medicine for me.
Way before I even knew about psychobabble, I remember having a quick response to Paxil. Because I was a med newbie and it was causing insomnia, I discontinued it because I didn't want to take another med at night for sleep. After having taken various sleep meds, it seems so silly but what did I know?
Anyway, after hearing horror stories about Paxil, it probably worked out for the best. In spite of that quick Paxil response and having great success with Zoloft for over a year before poopout, the other SSRI's have not been good for me. I just ditched Luvox after two days because at only 25mg, it was already causing a severe blunting of emotions.
Actually, if I could have taken Effexor at a certain high dose, it was great but unfortunately, it caused insomnia in spite of my taking 3 sleep medications at once. By the way, I think Effexor was the lone exception to my quick response rule as initially, it seemed to be a dud. But still, as you and I agree, those odds are so low, why take the risk of wasting so much time?
Anyway, the med saga continues.
Misty
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