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1. Mushroom 30 November 2011 at 07:36AM
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   Posted by : Mushroom

   Joined: 28 Apr 2011 Posts: 54 Location: South East

   Post date: Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:47 pm

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   Hi les,

   Hope it goes well with your Dr tomorrow. And your right. Through the roughest of seas, its been a big help having this forum to help one realise, your not the only one battling with what seems impossible to accept, and even harder to overcome.

   All the best for tomorrow

   M

   Seems we have gone to page 2, just thought Id start this again so that we are on the same page!

   M :wink:

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2. les6 30 November 2011 at 17:07PM

   Hi Mushroom, many thanks for staying in my corner - thoughts of throwing the 'towel in' have diminished - I have to admit though, reading other sufferers' dealings with everything associated with the various venlafaxine types, has kept me going.

   On seeing my dotor it was agreed that I have (somewhat) stabilised - I feel this only started to happen two days earlier (Sat & Sun). The extra 75mg a day has obviously done this for me but of course, there is the opposite side to the coin - it takes approx 4 hours to get to sleep, my stomach/bowel/digestive system is having an internal battle, and I feel as if I'm constantly in a sauna - if this is the price I have to pay, then so be it.

   Talking of prices - I cannot believe how much persuading my doctor needed to let me stay on the Efexor XL - being ill is traumatic on so many levels (reading 'believeit's post in 'My Experience Having Been Changed From Efexor To Venlalic.. ' as a case in point) I know I must be improving because the old les would have produced a right-hook on my GP's chin. :lol:

   Many thanks again, Mushroom

   Take care,

   les

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3. Mushroom 1 December 2011 at 08:26AM

   Hey, thats great,

   Can't say I ever wanted to use a left hook on the Dr!..., may have thought it had I be well, but that did make me chuckle....

   When in the dark depths, I was a pathetic being, just went to the Dr's, sobbed, and couldn't get out of the surgery quick enough!... needed to run and hide at home. I never questioned what type of ven I was prescibed, just got the prescription and hoped for the best!....

   I think because I went from the citalopram (which had helped a bit) going onto the normal (not the extended release) ven worked at the start, then when it didn't! taking it twice a day just fixed the short fall. Does that make sense?

   All said and done, just had a few stressful! perhaps the wrong word, challenging shifts at work (due to the strike!) and its been ok, infact its been good.

   So I will stick with the ven for now, and try to reduce it next year!!!! with my Dr's support.

   It has been a long journey to get to this point! A point where I accept that I was ill! and that now I am coming out of the black fog....

   I still have an appeal to fight at work (final written warning about my sickness), but now have the courage to challenge them about the support and care given! (they have so not followed the protocol) ha ha

   anyway far too much about me, :roll:

   I still say, don't be hard on yourself, take each day as it is....

   And wish you well

   M :wink:

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4. Mushroom 12 June 2012 at 13:46PM

   Well, its all gone wrong again....................

   Fallen back in to the black hole............!

   I just want to give up now, have no energy, or reasons

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