I suffer from panic attacks & am on medication but the medication am taking feels like I have no emotions at all, theres been situations I know I should cry but cant! and my sex drive has come to a halt. I dont get any feeling, Its scaring me Iv tried to stop my medication but when I do i go cold turky its so depressing & irritating, I was just wondering if anyone knows anoyone has similar problems taking effexor?
2006-10-06 21:06:52 · 7 answers · asked by Shakira j 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Id love to stop the medication totally but if i stop all my symptoms come back, yeh I will tell my dr
2006-10-06 21:14:31 · update #1
Take the Homeopathic Remedy ACONITE 1M (1000)once a week for three weeks and let me know if it does not cures your Panic Attacks !
Homeopathic remedies have no side effects or complications.
Take Care and God Bless you !
2006-10-06 23:38:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
It's never a good idea to stop meds abruptly without Doctors recommendation, but with Effexor this is ESPECIALLY true. I take two in the mornings to help with Bipolar along with Lithium. If I forget to take the Effexor then by about lunchtime I get really hot flushes which then leads on to feeling unwell, extreme nausea, vomiting and so on. Once i ran out on a Friday and by Saturday night I had the above symptoms plus some pretty disturbing psychotic delusions. It was extremely scary and my Psychiatrist described it as being Disphoric, the opposite to Euphoric. Just be careful.
2006-10-07 05:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My wife suffers from the same thing, and she also felt that way on medications. The only way she was able to feel "normal" again was by stopping the medications. It might be hard at first, but you will come down off them eventually.
Do not do this without consulting your doctor first, no matter what. The same can be said to anyone asking medical advice on yahoo answers. Ask your doctor to take you off of them and he might lower the prescriptions slowly to minimize the withdrawl.
Good luck
2006-10-07 04:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by iswd1 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is an infomercial by Lucinda Bassett= the Midwestern something or nother= it is call Attacking Anxiety= a friend of mine used the program and it worked very well for her= check it out on line- or late night on one of those infomercials- it actually worked. D
2006-10-07 04:22:02 · answer #4 · answered by Debby B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
never ever just cut off your medication and go cold turkey, you really need to talk to your doctor and tell him or her that they are not right for you, cos no medication should make u so unhappy. my father is so fully druged up on mind numbing drugs, i dont know who he is any more, my dad aint behind his eyes like they were before, so please see your doctor or find another
2006-10-07 04:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by double d debbie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have the same problem, my doctor told me to try some natural tablets, sometimes lemon tablets r good
2006-10-07 05:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by sparklez6985 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I called it my robot medicne. DO NOT take yourself off. Call your Doc asap he can adjust your meds. Good luck
2006-10-07 04:13:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋