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I understand medication scientifically. I understand the logic behind why I should be taking them. But part of my brain keeps saying "what's the fricken point?"
I'm on effexor. They joked at the hospital and told me that in,ed school they called if "side-effexor". And for good reason! I miss one dose, and I end up feeling worse than I would if I had never began to take the medication.
I'm also on lamictal, klonopin, and Trazodone.
Why do I need effexor and lamictal? I understand that some people don't respond to antidepressants by themselves. But then why am I taking something I don't respond to? If lamictal is doing the job itself?
I guess there's something I'm not quite getting. But if SSRI's don't help me (I've tried many in my short life) then WHY am I taking one? And why am I taking the one that gives you withdrawal after a day of missing it? Seriously, it has a half life of 5 hours. Wut? Just. I'm frustrated.
I have an appointment coming up next week and I plan on telling her I won't take effexor anymore. I feel like I never would've ended up feeling half this horrible if I wasn't on it.
Ramble ramble ramble. I'm tired of medication. It has made little sense to me lately.
I'm on effexor. They joked at the hospital and told me that in,ed school they called if "side-effexor". And for good reason! I miss one dose, and I end up feeling worse than I would if I had never began to take the medication.
I'm also on lamictal, klonopin, and Trazodone.
Why do I need effexor and lamictal? I understand that some people don't respond to antidepressants by themselves. But then why am I taking something I don't respond to? If lamictal is doing the job itself?
I guess there's something I'm not quite getting. But if SSRI's don't help me (I've tried many in my short life) then WHY am I taking one? And why am I taking the one that gives you withdrawal after a day of missing it? Seriously, it has a half life of 5 hours. Wut? Just. I'm frustrated.
I have an appointment coming up next week and I plan on telling her I won't take effexor anymore. I feel like I never would've ended up feeling half this horrible if I wasn't on it.
Ramble ramble ramble. I'm tired of medication. It has made little sense to me lately.
I think it's a good thing that you plan to question the meds you're on when you see your doc next. It doesn't have to be impertinent, it should be just part of the patient-doctor relationship.
I didn't do that enough and I ended up with kidney damage, all with the best intentions. So it's good to keep closer track of things than I did with my doc, I'd say.