Having a rough day :(
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| Fri, 03-17-2006 - 9:00pm |
Well - I went through my first increase on the effexor today - and i have to say that I haven't had any crazy side effects other than some moments where I felt very dazy almost a little disconnected like it was taking me a little longer than normal to process things. It wasn't too bad - just a little nerve wracking. and the day was soooooooooooooo long... this whole week has been long but today has been the worst of it. I finally called a psychiatrist today - they said it will probably b e a good two weeks before i can get in since i'm a new patient - but if they have a cancelation they will bump me up! i told her that my gyno had put me on effexor for a anxiety/panic disorder but he didn't give me anything to help with it before it got in my system real good so now I am having an increase in anxiety and have had a minor panic attack. Nothing like I use to get - but still much more than i want to have. Once 5 finally gets here i go to the daycare and get my daughter and head home. when i get here i am almost immediately on edge and then my two year old starts acting like a typical two year old with the screaming and the i want this and i want that... and my 7 year old comes in and tells me he's hungry 5 times in a row. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i'm like let me get to it.
So I go and get food since at this point I am far from wanting to cook something - and i take the kids with me and they scream in the backseat the whole time just about. get to Mcdonalds and their credit card machine didn't want to take my card. they had to run it four times before it went through - money wasn't the issue - it was the machine but the girl was looking at me like i was retarded. so by time i get home - i'm incredibly irritated and I've lost my appetite & my senses seem to be heightened - i like to have jumped out of my skin when the phone rang. the day has basically just pretty much sucked..
i am thankful that i didn't have any crazy side effects from the dosage increase - but man i wish i had something to help with this anxiety that I'm feeling right now. *deep breath - deep breath *
i think i just needed to write that down.... for someone else to read. lol
I klnow the med will make it all better once i get it into my system - but the days just seem to be creeping by at this point..
Thanks for listening girls.
Valerie

As the mother and grandmother, I can totally relate.
Sheri Ann
Hey Valerie,
I'm sorry you had such a rough day. I hope the Effexor dosage starts to kick in soon for you. I've had the same side effect as you - I feel a little spacey and disconnected, but it's not terrible or anything. I know today will be a better day for you :)
~Meghan