morbidkitten
09-13-2003, 05:54 PM
I was diagnosed as Bipolar (among a few other things) at age 14, and have been on and off meds since then (i am 24 with 3 children). I had been off of all of my meds for 3 years nows, and a little over a week ago restarted on Effexor XR and Paxil. Next Friday the doc will give me the Lithium and Valium back. But since starting on these meds, I feel like I am not myself. I dont sleep much, I have very few emotions left, and dont want to do anything. I am usually a very physical and motivated person, but now just after a week, I cant seem to feel or do anything. Can anyone tell me if they experience this with meds, or gve me some advise.?
Shaunna
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cattys
09-13-2003, 09:24 PM
Shaunna,
I was on effexor and discontinued it. Maybe it is because you are on both paxil and effexor. It sounds like they are taking your emotions away. I would say somthing to the dr. I am on zoloft now and at 100mg I had no emotions and felt blah. I now take 75mg and this is a good dose for me.
I think you just need to find the right med along with the right dosage.
Good Luck,
I was on effexor and discontinued it. Maybe it is because you are on both paxil and effexor. It sounds like they are taking your emotions away. I would say somthing to the dr. I am on zoloft now and at 100mg I had no emotions and felt blah. I now take 75mg and this is a good dose for me.
I think you just need to find the right med along with the right dosage.
Good Luck,
savysac
09-18-2003, 02:44 AM
I too took both Paxil and Effexor.
Paxil left me so tired, but unable to sleep. I also had a lot of bothersome sexual side effects on the Paxil, so after about 8 months, I asked my doc if there was an alternative.
He then put me on Effexor. I was able to sleep and felt like I had more energy, and the sexual side effects went away.
The biggest problem I had on both meds was not being able to have any emotion at all. When the September 11, 2001 events occured, and I watched people jumping out of the towers to their deaths, and the ultimate destruction of both buildings, I new that it was teribly sad, but I was unable to feel any emotion, I tired to make myself cry, but couldnt. When my favorite Grandmother died, I felt no emotion. When I got divorced I felt no emotion.
I am finaly off both of these for now. I have been doing ok, but lately the anxiety has been building up and I may need to consider going on something again. I cannot afford therapy since I am recently divorced and my "me" money now goes to child support, creditors and lawyers. Thank goodness there are meds out there that can help, but I honestly dont know which is worse, not being constantly depressed or feeling no emotion at all. So confusing and frustrating.
Take care.
peace
terry
Paxil left me so tired, but unable to sleep. I also had a lot of bothersome sexual side effects on the Paxil, so after about 8 months, I asked my doc if there was an alternative.
He then put me on Effexor. I was able to sleep and felt like I had more energy, and the sexual side effects went away.
The biggest problem I had on both meds was not being able to have any emotion at all. When the September 11, 2001 events occured, and I watched people jumping out of the towers to their deaths, and the ultimate destruction of both buildings, I new that it was teribly sad, but I was unable to feel any emotion, I tired to make myself cry, but couldnt. When my favorite Grandmother died, I felt no emotion. When I got divorced I felt no emotion.
I am finaly off both of these for now. I have been doing ok, but lately the anxiety has been building up and I may need to consider going on something again. I cannot afford therapy since I am recently divorced and my "me" money now goes to child support, creditors and lawyers. Thank goodness there are meds out there that can help, but I honestly dont know which is worse, not being constantly depressed or feeling no emotion at all. So confusing and frustrating.
Take care.
peace
terry