Mental Health - July 2006

I was on it a few years ago when I was 13 or 14, and now I am back on it again. (I started taking it again back in August.) I hate this med! Right now I am on 300 mg, and I would give anything to get off of it.

Even if I am a couple hours late in taking this med, I get horrible side effects. I become terribly dizzy. Whenever I move my head at an angle, no matter how small it may be, the room I'm in spins, almost as if it takes my brain a couple extra seconds to understand what I'm seeing and what is going on.

I don't think it has helped me too much. I still feel very depressed, and I still ocasionally think about suicide. I always feel so sluggish, and I rarely have any energy I have also had a lot more nightmares since I have been on Effexor, as many as three in one night.

When I miss a dose, I get incredibly sleepy. A few times after I missed a dosage, I wound up sleeping for 24 hours.

Sorry to rant, I just hate this pill so much!

2006-07-28 18:10:22 · 13 answers · asked by NecropolisXR 6

Can habitual insomnia lead to depression? How about any other mental prblems, or are most mainly derived from life experiences? I have been diagnosed with Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder about 4 years ago and am failry sure I have depression (after a lot of reading and research) and have had depression for about as long. The quality of my sleep lately has been especially bad so I started thinking how it might affect me. For as long as I can remember, I have had a lot of trouble sleeping; some nights, no more than an hour. Is there any link between these things?

2006-07-28 17:51:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have good job for 18 more months but the mentality of staff makes it difficult to bring results.Family status is good.family members are happy.Still i feel a sort of depressed,loss of hope for future and feel to leave the job .I will get enough pension to live with the present standard of living.Or I can help my sons (two) after my retirement, in their work abroad as they need my help.I have a happy family life anybody may envy.I believe in God but dont opt for the hypocratic prayers and other religious work where i find people just make a show and neglect the very spirit of the work.I have little interest for games or sports. though I have liking for reading novels, fictions etc.

2006-07-28 17:47:21 · 10 answers · asked by narayan n 1

He has nowhere to go after August 3, 2006. He has been drinking for over 30+ years. We recently sent him to rehab but because of insurance he could only stay two weeks.Two weeks cant help anyone. He started drinking within days of getting out. He can not come live with us b/c of kids. I have tried to find him a place and we know he wont pay his bills. We want to have him committed to a mental hospital but you have to get a lawyer and we dont have the money. He will not take a bath and he is very weak. He is 65 years old also. If we dont find him a place he will live in the woods and I know he wont survive in this heat. He has been homeless before. But he is also getting older. I just need to know what else to do. He wont go to a nursing home or the VA. Any suggestion? Please e-mail me or let me know! Thanks very much

2006-07-28 17:45:43 · 7 answers · asked by sunburstcitrus 2

I can't tell whats the real me is like anymore.... I've changed so much for so many people.. That I don't know whats me ... please help me Find A sulution!!

2006-07-28 17:41:32 · 10 answers · asked by Alyssa (no confidence) 1

someone I know has a wife whos husband died from cancer abt 7/8 years ago. They have been married to her for 6 yrs now and unfortunately EVERY SINGLE day since then without fail she has something "Wrong" with her be it...bad knee, colon probs, etc If she reads bout it she has it. She always Has to have something wrong, and when she gets doc tests and the docs says A OK. She find something else. She really "asks" for attention. But when you give it to her..It encourages it. When you dont, She gets mad like you dont care. We have tried all kinds of tactics. Some others have even been blunt about telling her its in her head. Some have given all thier attention. It truly is a sickness and I know she needs Therapy, but you cant get someone to go to therapy unless they believe they have a problem. Right now she has every side effect from meds she is on for something else. Not healthy. We care.It is wearing on this mans marriage. What to do? SIX YEARS everyday.victim, pessimist..

2006-07-28 17:29:03 · 8 answers · asked by Al 2

2006-07-28 17:21:08 · 12 answers · asked by Eddie G 1

i can't remember where i put stuff five min's after i put it there, or i can say something, don't remember a few min's later i said it. or i lose stuff like bank cards or keys. and think my family is moveing them.

2006-07-28 17:03:14 · 10 answers · asked by skeeter 1

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2006-07-28 16:57:50 · 14 answers · asked by DOC AGA 2

Andrea yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity for drowning her 4 kids but a man was sentenced 9 years in prison for stabbing her niece's dog. Am I crazy or does this not make sense?

2006-07-28 16:31:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Andrea yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity for drowning her 4 kids but a man was sentenced 9 years in prison for stabbing her niece's dog. Am I crazy or does this not make sense?

2006-07-28 16:30:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-28 16:27:14 · 17 answers · asked by aussygirl87 1

don,t you wish you could go out to eat in a resturant with your family and not worry about having a panic attack? i do wish i haven,t have to depend on xanax to get me through it.

2006-07-28 16:17:19 · 6 answers · asked by lizardlover42000 4

2006-07-28 16:02:40 · 25 answers · asked by face of revenge 2

2006-07-28 15:53:06 · 10 answers · asked by Connie S 1

Say you're in a black family and you are the only one mixed with white and black, and yes you have the lightest skin in the family, and whenever you take family pics, you feel like an outcast. Your fav. interest is something opposite to what your family likes best, and you are often teased, bullied, about your interest, and asked why you don't like their interest the best. Whenever your family has a disscution together and you try to get involved with it, they say, 'you wouldn't understand because you are white.' You are upset, because your related to them so you are black too. Then they often say that you are not going to make it in life and that you'll spend the rest of your life w/ your parents. You try to do your best, but you've been really emotional and sensitive due to the death of a friend and family member, and an abusive relationship that caused you to lose your home and good grades in school. Tell me, what would you do? Please be serious and give me a mature answer.

2006-07-28 15:46:06 · 8 answers · asked by nichellecomicbookgirl 3

sometimes i feel empty inside feeling nothing but pain and sometimes that pain is so strong i feel like something has got to be wrong with some orgin inside. but i like that better than what i feel when i do have my mind. i'm dying inside.i need someone but their is no one that can help me. i'm 16.don't tell me to talk to my parents cause they are part of it all and they might as well be trees with a face... live and produce and thats it. don't think bad of me for saying that i do love my mother but it's so hard to. and my dad... i hate him for abusing my mother and i and my sisters... i just want out of here to start a new life where i know no one and no one knows me. i can't do anything myself cause i have no money and thats not cause i don't work. i buy my own food, cloths, and everything else i need. i go to a very good christian school that has become like my family and i'v never felt that before and now my parents are trying to take me out cause they don't teach what they beleave

2006-07-28 15:45:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

also can anyone tell me about a painkiller WITHOUT codeine. i am not going to use these drugs for fun i may need it prescribed temprarily.but im allergic to codeine cause the rest of my family is. but is their any way to figure out if you may be allergic to other types of painkillers

2006-07-28 15:43:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-07-28 15:41:35 · 8 answers · asked by DOC AGA 2

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2006-07-28 15:40:16 · 19 answers · asked by DOC AGA 2

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2006-07-28 15:32:25 · 16 answers · asked by alphonsemarceau 1

2006-07-28 15:23:58 · 23 answers · asked by BONNIE 2

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2006-07-28 15:22:06 · 12 answers · asked by DOC AGA 2

I do. What should I do? What do urs tell u?

2006-07-28 15:18:02 · 11 answers · asked by Rainy Day 2

i can be put on the spot around people i have known for years and still get nervous, my voice get trimbly and everything. it has gotten so bad that i can be in a crowded room and have to pee but wont walk across the room because of fear of people looking at me or wondering what they might be saying about me. ive never looked a person in the eyes for more than few seconds and when i have to do speeches i almost lose my breath. anyone else have these problems

2006-07-28 15:17:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-07-28 15:16:47 · 7 answers · asked by DOC AGA 2

2006-07-28 15:16:11 · 3 answers · asked by DEAR T 3

We all have deep, dark, personal thoughts... and if you'd like to share, feel free. I know I got some... and I'll reveal one when I select the best answer (which simply means, amusing...)

2006-07-28 15:11:29 · 16 answers · asked by Whatev' Yo' 5

2006-07-28 14:56:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

What can I do so I don't have them???

2006-07-28 14:41:58 · 19 answers · asked by thinkGREEN 3