kd
16-02-04, 15:45
I feel like a different person since i started taking Efexor! Thank God i discoveerd it cos i was becoming a nervous wreck. its changed my life.
What i am a little anxious about is eventually coming off it and returning to the way i was before. Whats the usual length of time to be on something like this.... I am only on 37.5mg a day. i take beta-blockers on top of this when i have a partocularly horrible thing i have to do.
I'm aware that CBT is the best treatment to have at same time as medication. I can't really afford CBT and there isn't anywhr for miles. However, I'm qyuite an analytical person and i feel that I;m doing my own cognitive behavioural therapy by pushing myself to do things I'd oridinarily find panick inducing. I also find that when i feel my heart beginning to race, nostrils flare, mind go overtime.. I'm able to almost say to myself "look whats happening. calm it down" Is this sufficient or would i need CBT before coming off the tablets ? I'd love it if you swere to say that i could stay on efexor for the rest of my life. Its been such a saviour!
Also, I have lost a considerable amount of weight. Firstly because my anxiety had peaked really badly with the start of a new job, and i couldn't eat... and then the tablets semed to reduce my weight. On top of that I' no longer comfort eating which was probably driven by my anxiety/depressed state. I'm just hoping i don't pile on the pounds again, or additionally, i don't really want to lose anymore weight.
So, basically all I'm wondering is ... is this just a "flase" state I'm in at the moment cos of the tablets or will I stay like this regardless. I imagine I'll take beta-blockers on and off for life, but will i be okay without the efexor in time??
i suppose I'm just thinknig (or worrying) ahead!!
What i am a little anxious about is eventually coming off it and returning to the way i was before. Whats the usual length of time to be on something like this.... I am only on 37.5mg a day. i take beta-blockers on top of this when i have a partocularly horrible thing i have to do.
I'm aware that CBT is the best treatment to have at same time as medication. I can't really afford CBT and there isn't anywhr for miles. However, I'm qyuite an analytical person and i feel that I;m doing my own cognitive behavioural therapy by pushing myself to do things I'd oridinarily find panick inducing. I also find that when i feel my heart beginning to race, nostrils flare, mind go overtime.. I'm able to almost say to myself "look whats happening. calm it down" Is this sufficient or would i need CBT before coming off the tablets ? I'd love it if you swere to say that i could stay on efexor for the rest of my life. Its been such a saviour!
Also, I have lost a considerable amount of weight. Firstly because my anxiety had peaked really badly with the start of a new job, and i couldn't eat... and then the tablets semed to reduce my weight. On top of that I' no longer comfort eating which was probably driven by my anxiety/depressed state. I'm just hoping i don't pile on the pounds again, or additionally, i don't really want to lose anymore weight.
So, basically all I'm wondering is ... is this just a "flase" state I'm in at the moment cos of the tablets or will I stay like this regardless. I imagine I'll take beta-blockers on and off for life, but will i be okay without the efexor in time??
i suppose I'm just thinknig (or worrying) ahead!!