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Posted by ants on December 22, 2004, at 9:17:55
Hi. This is my first post to the social board. I've been on the meds board for awhile.
I've been on Effexor for a few months now. It has been awesome. No depression or anxiety. But for the last week I have had all my anxiety coming back. I know because I wake up in the morning with a knot in my stomach and can't go to sleep. I feel like I have to "do something" so I clean, read, whatever. This could be due to two things. One, the holidays coming. Am I just excited or what? Nothing stressful about them. Also, I got engaged on Friday.
Anyway, just wondering if the holidays make anyone else a little crazy, and any advice...
thanks
Posted by Snoozin on December 22, 2004, at 9:22:36
In reply to the holidays..., posted by ants on December 22, 2004, at 9:17:55
Congratulations on getting engaged! That's wonderful!
The holidays *always* depressed the heck out of me. Doesn't matter what meds I'm on or what's going on in my life. Even now, I've actually got a new guy in the picture who seems to be wonderful, and I *still* feel like cr** right now.
I'm afraid I don't have any good advice for you, though, to deal with anxiety. Unless you, like me, always expect the Currier and Ives version of Christmas, which I never get. I try to tone down (way down) my expectations of the holidays.
In any event, enjoy your engagement and the holidays the best you can. :-) And I'm glad the Effexor seems to be working for ya!
Susan
Posted by partlycloudy on December 22, 2004, at 10:14:14
In reply to the holidays..., posted by ants on December 22, 2004, at 9:17:55
Congratulations on your engagement! I'm like snoozin. Seems like this time of year gets me feeling like that hamster running on his wheel. Can't tie it down to anything specific, lots of mixed emotions hashing it out inside me.
Take a deep breath. Put up your feet for 20 minutes. Have a cup of herbal tea. You're OK. Effexor was very good for me for almost a year before my body all of a sudden decided it didn't work anymore. Now I'm on Cymbalta and it's mostly great, but now and then (like TODAY) I get a day when I freak out like the good old days. Too bad I don't take my own advice....
pc
Posted by ants on December 22, 2004, at 10:21:25
In reply to Re: the holidays..., posted by partlycloudy on December 22, 2004, at 10:14:14
thanks to all! Isn't it wierd how this "happy" time of year can make us feel so crazy. I think for me its the anticipation of family arriving, new holiday traditions to start with my fiance, and of course all the cleaning and wrapping to be done!
today is my last day of work before the holidays. Hopefully tomorrow I will have time to just chill for a bit.
Happy Holidays ;-)
Posted by Angel Girl on December 23, 2004, at 19:17:09
In reply to Re: the holidays..., posted by ants on December 22, 2004, at 10:21:25
Welcome to the Social board. :) Congratulations on your engagement. How exciting for you. Have you set a date yet?
As far as the holidays are concerned, it is a very depressing time of year for me no matter what meds I'm on. I come unglued very easily. I wish we could just skip right through to the new year.
I'm glad the Effexor is working for you. I'm on it too but not quite so lucky. We just added Welbutrin to the mix. The jury is still out on that one but at least I don't have any side effects for a change.
AG
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