I had to quit my effexor cold turkey due to my lack of finances and feel like i'm ******* going crazy!!!?!
Question: I had to quit my effexor cold turkey due to my lack of finances and feel like i'm ******* going crazy!!!.?
How to calm myself down.? I feel like crying and hitting and screaming and fighting and like no one gives a flying rat's ***. Oh and the brain shocks are enough in itself to make you lose it.Health Question & Answer
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I am so sorry. You can buy cheap medications online or sign up for clinical trials. I will find a site where you can buy cheap meds online. I take it you are in USA. Here in Australia we have medication which is cheaper available for low income earners. Health Question & Answer
lots and lots of sleep... Sleep through this period of which the medication is getting out of your system. It will be painful (mentally) for the first week but after that you should be fine. Its a mental battle more than anything and just stay in there you will make it through. If you just simply cannot take it then go to your doctor and seek alternative meds. Good Luck and happy sleeping...Health Question & Answer
Calm down. Remember to breathe. And don't forget that this will pass. And while it might be uncomfortable now, in the moment ... it is temporary. You are not insane. You are in control. Try some meditation techniques. Breathing techniques. Relaxation techniques. Health Question & Answer
talk to your doctor. there are all kinds of patience assistance programs out there. they can get your meds for free. if that don't work, try the net. try patience assistance.com or medicalhelp.com
there is help out there you just have to look for it.Health Question & Answer
there is help out there you just have to look for it.Health Question & Answer
Effexor is a SSNRI. Generic antidepressants (SSRI's) are available at $4/month, (with prescription in most US states, from WalMart. A weblink is shown in the 1st 3 pages, of section 2, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris also try Target Pharmacy.
Doctors are only trained to prescribe various types, and strengths of antidepressants, and counselling. If the depression proves to be resistant, their next approach is to recommend ECT, with its 1 in 50,000 risk of death, and the possibility of permanent, partial memory loss. There are many things you can do to help treat your depression.
Moderate exercise for at least 20 - 30 minutes, daily, and up to an hour. Brisk walking is good, and try to be mindful of the feeling your foot makes as it hits the ground: it is a relaxation technique. also use daily, one of the relaxation methods in sections 2, 2.c, 2.i, or 11, and/or yoga, Tai Chi, and/or the EFT, in sections 2.q, 2.o, and section 53, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris whichever works best for you.
Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it. also take a vitamin B complex which is certified as being 100% of natural origin; a deficiency in vitamin B9 (folic acid, or folate) is known to cause depression. Around 30% - 40% of depressed people have low vitamin B12 levels. Depressed females using the contraceptive pill may benefit from vitamin B6 supplements.
Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain). As options, if desired, either a known, effective herbal remedy, such as St. John's wort, (a German variety, if possible; local ones may vary in efficacy; take with a meal) or supplements, such as SAMe, or Inositol (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets, or mail order: view section 55 at ezy-build ).
Initially, at least, some form of counselling, preferably either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy. Co-counselling is shown in the first 3 pages of section 2, or online therapy, or even talking with someone you feel comfortable with, and a much more detailed post is on page R.
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Doctors are only trained to prescribe various types, and strengths of antidepressants, and counselling. If the depression proves to be resistant, their next approach is to recommend ECT, with its 1 in 50,000 risk of death, and the possibility of permanent, partial memory loss. There are many things you can do to help treat your depression.
Moderate exercise for at least 20 - 30 minutes, daily, and up to an hour. Brisk walking is good, and try to be mindful of the feeling your foot makes as it hits the ground: it is a relaxation technique. also use daily, one of the relaxation methods in sections 2, 2.c, 2.i, or 11, and/or yoga, Tai Chi, and/or the EFT, in sections 2.q, 2.o, and section 53, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris whichever works best for you.
Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it. also take a vitamin B complex which is certified as being 100% of natural origin; a deficiency in vitamin B9 (folic acid, or folate) is known to cause depression. Around 30% - 40% of depressed people have low vitamin B12 levels. Depressed females using the contraceptive pill may benefit from vitamin B6 supplements.
Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain). As options, if desired, either a known, effective herbal remedy, such as St. John's wort, (a German variety, if possible; local ones may vary in efficacy; take with a meal) or supplements, such as SAMe, or Inositol (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets, or mail order: view section 55 at ezy-build ).
Initially, at least, some form of counselling, preferably either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy. Co-counselling is shown in the first 3 pages of section 2, or online therapy, or even talking with someone you feel comfortable with, and a much more detailed post is on page R.
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