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| Wed, 02-25-2004 - 9:34am |
HI everyone or anyone. I have been battling anxiety and depression for many years. I was taking elavil for 10 years and was down to taking 10mgs and feeling prety well. due to some twitching of my eye the dr took me off. I took a real tail spin and ended up in day outpatient therapy and started Paxil. That took about 3 or 4 months to regulate me and effexor was added. I did well for about a year but then off and on was trying to regulate my dosage. NOw I am on 4o mg Paxil and 37,5 effexor. It doesn't seem to be doing the trick yet. I have only been on the 37.5 of Effexor about a month but I think it should be starting to work by now. I had to take .5 mg. of Atavan today and started crying which I haven't done in a long time. I was an office manager in a Physical therapy Office with 35 employees under me. I was there for 21 years. Then my mother died and I had the responsibility of my father and my daughter was getting married and my last son was graduating from college. That was when I lost it in 1992. Until then I was working and taking care of family and parents and doing great. I am 55 and hope to have a long happy life ahead of me but I just don't know how to regulate drugs and I do go to a wonderful therapist. I pray to God and know he loves me. I have a wonderful husband and family. They don't all get it but I have a wonderful daughter-in -law who will help me any time of night or day. I jus want to feel better and get on with my life. I have been dropping all responsibilities that I once enjoyed but now can't handle. where do I go from here?

Welcome, (((((((Tcarestia))))))))!
I am glad that you found us.
YOu will find a wonderful group of women who can relate to what you are feeling.
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Pamela
Welcome Tcarestia!
Barb has done a wonderful Job of welcoming you and this is sort of a rough week for me sorry. but I did want to take a moment to add my HUGS and send some Support your way.
I hope you will stay around with us a bit and let the wonderful circle of support here gather you in its arms..
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Hi, (((((((Teresa)))))))!