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As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine)
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in reply to @tglapin1974 Thank you for that comment. Whatever they want to call us who take pain medication on a regular basis, all I know is that without it, I would not be able to function. Besides that, I am looking death in the face sometimes, so what does it matter?
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Frances, I'm sorry you feel that the pain medication is the only way you
can survive until death. I know nothing of your situation.
All I know is that for almost 30 years, I trusted m.d.'s to relieve me of
emotional pain with psychotropic meds. which blocked feelings and over the
long haul induced neurological and cardiovascular side effects like high
blood pressure & tolerance of anti-depressants that I didn't need, to face
reality and deal with it. That was the story in my situation with too-long
medical prescription of anti-depressants and mood stabilizers that should
have been titrated from my system years before.
Far be it from me, with 2000 hours of trained & supervised pastoral
counseling in palliative, end-of-life care to suggest stopping meds. that
help you to live a quality of life that is right for you. Please accept my
apology for suggesting that in any way. Only wish you blessings of healing
in any possible way during a difficult time of life. All the best to you
and yours during the holidays. And thank you for reminding me that every
painful situation is different.
Trudy