Nortryptiline 4, Effexor 1

[crowdog66]

I took my first Effexor tablet last night, and my second one about half an hour ago. I felt a little dizzy and sick, but apparently that's to be expected, so I'm not too worried about it. At least I managed to complete my shift today at Ipsos-Reid -- yesterday, I was so badly off that I had to cancel.

The period showed up yesterday also (and there was much rejoicing... "yay"). I'm bleeding like a stuck pig, which is something new as of last month. Peri-menopause? I hope so, because that's the least alarming of the possible reasons.

An excellent session of roleplay chat with MR last night got me out of my own head for a while, which was a very good thing. Sure, it was full of angst and drama, but it wasn't MY angst and drama, so it was entertaining rather than nervewracking.

Also got an email from Kaja Foglio saying that the latest issue of Girl Genius that I colored arrived at their studio from the printers, and looks fantastic. *grin*

And now, off to kill a bit of time in Yahoo! Religion chat before going to bed. I'm actually feeling pretty good, and what a marvelous mercy that is.

Comments

[metisbutterfly.livejournal.com]

Hi there
Glad to hear you're doing a little better. A friend of mine, we'll call her J., was on Effexor and had the same side effects at first, but they went away for her.
I remember when I first went on Paxil, that was a trip. I was hit by exhaustion and felt dizzy and nauseous. The dizzyness/nausea went away after about a week, the tiredness afer a few weeks. And it's done wonders for me. Not the magical-happy-pill of course, but nothing is..it just takes the edge off so i can deal with things better. One wierd thing i noticed is that i'm able now to concentrate on even something simple like watching a movie..when my GAD was really bad, i couldn't. I wish you luck with Effexor, i have heard it's a good med and isn't as invasive as some.

as for the period, it could be peri-menopause, but could also be related to your medication change..anything like that can throw off your cycle. Also, change in weather can do it, and stress..it can be your body's way of cleansing built up tension and upsets from the previous month, is how i look at it.

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

Yes, I remember your first stage on Paxil... it ws REALLY rough at first, but seems to have been a good all-around medication for you. Now if only you could get your sinuses sorted out... :-P ;-)

My mother hit full menopause at 42, and I'm coming up on 40, so peri-menopause is the most likely explanation for what I'm experiencing (which, in the last year or so, has included a 23-31 day interval between periods). Previously I was on 28-30 days, so the fluctuation is a sign that something is definitely up. I had a pap smear pelvic exam about 8 months ago to make sure it wasn't something more ominous, but it's "all clear on the southern front", lol.

I am sooooooo happy you're feeling better today :-D !!!!

[cockatiel-art.livejournal.com]

I didn't have many side effects when I went onto Paxil. Just a bit of tiredness that went away after two or three days. When I was on Risperdal, an antipsychotic, it really buggered around with my periods. I would actually miss them two or three times in a row and lactate!! Really weird, but it was soooooo nice missing my periods!! However the doctor said Seroquil would be better for me and my diabetes so I'm on that now. I just hate having to take five frigging pills a night :-|

As for the kitty update- some unfortunate news. The guy with the kittens is being an ass tard so I might be forced to go someplace else if he doesn't smarten up by tomorrow evening **whimper** That female is soooooo cute, tho, and I don't want to giver her up !!!!

On another note: We must meet up for chocolate and fries. New York Fries does a killer 'works' dish that consists of cheese sauce, chili, sour cream and green peppers **orgasms** Ahem :-P :-D

Again- Glad to see you're feeling better today :-D **Dances about throwing flowers and Hershy Kisses**

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Re: I am sooooooo happy you're feeling better today :-D !!!!

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

Missing two or three in a row and then lactating... :-O My god, that sounds strange! I wonder what the chemical mechanism of THAT particular medication is!

I know what you mean about hating to take pills... bleh. :-P But it's better than the alternative, for me, anyway.

I read your LJ about the kittens. Bugger! However, you really SHOULD get that lump in your neck looked at. If it's an infected gland and full of pus, and it bursts, you could end up in the hospital on an antibiotic drip for a few days (man, do I sound like someone's grandmother, or what? :-P)

It's great that aislingfae might be able to help you out with cat food and stuff. Yay!

New York Fries... mmmmmm... chheeeeeeessseee saaaauuuucccceee....

*smacks down the Effexor, which is making me flighty, and goes off to reply to the next post... ;-)*

Re: I am sooooooo happy you're feeling better today :-D !!!!

[cockatiel-art.livejournal.com]

Infected bursted gland. Yummy :-D LOL.

Yeah. I'm going to go get that lump looked at on Monday. I hope it can last that long. The good news is that it's starting to shrink and it's no-where as sore as it was.

The other good news? Yer going to have to read my LiveJournal for that **Laugh's Evilly, then pops her pills**

Catch ya later :-D

Northlight and Fids
Domnijoe Pets and Art

[eastpath.livejournal.com]

Good news! Despite the bleading bit. I'm doing that too so I can share in the blahness of it.

Tea soon again, when your a bit more up to it :)

*hugs*

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

Yes, tea would be very good... apologies for not getting back to you on AIM the last couple of times you've pinged me, but I was in deep RP chat with MR and didn't see the message come up until I went to close the program (on the Mac, a new AIM chat message doesn't bring that window to the foreground, which I understand it does on PCs). I gotta start using smaller chat windows, clearly... MR's hid yours completely!

Thanks for posting the message about Sammy to Fellowship and kittypix, BTW... :-)

[eastpath.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, its no worry :) *hugs*

NP

Tea soon! ^_^

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

Very glad to hear you're doing better... and that the RP session helped. It helps me a lot, too, rechannelling some of my stress and personal angst into a healthy outlet. I may have said this elsewhere, that I've talked about RPing, with my therapist and she's noticed that it's helped me a good deal.

RPing ROX!!!!!

[cockatiel-art.livejournal.com]

Now I just need to get into those non-main-game RPGS so I can show you aaaaaaalllll what Sirus will become. **Smirk**

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