Venlafaxine withdrawal

Started by Rainagain, February 09, 2018, 02:02:46 AM

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Rainagain

They probably don't use electricity or freezing water treatments any more, but it feels like the idea of experimenting to see what happens is still OK, I'm sure many of the meds are a bit of a guess.

In medicine they had a breakthrough with the germ theory of disease, before that I think it was all blamed on 'animalcules' or vapours or something.

I think psychiatry has yet to have that kind of breakthrough and to me its all a bit poor.

I had nearly two years of counselling during the time I developed cptsd, you would think the counsellor would have noticed......her subsequent report mentions the areas we 'worked on' but doesn't mention any deterioration in my mental health.

I don't mind people who admit to having no idea about something, the people who pretend to have understanding though, that is different.

Maybe I'm too negative. Trust is hard.

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Rainagain,

I wrote something here, then erased it in an attack of self hatred. Oops.

You cracked me up too. I know that deep, deep cynicism that comes from long experience with the sharks (human variety, sadly).
The psychiatrists whose views on mental health are common nowadays may be living in an ivory tower with the sort of power, respect, finances, security and comfort I can't even imagine. So who are they to tell me my pain is pathological and meaningless? Can I trust their views on pain?
I personally think you've got a completely understandable shark allergy.

And counselors and psychiatrists can be impressively blind. I kept showing up with a severely abusive FOO for evaluation. Did even one of all those esteemed specialists with a keen eye for pain spot anything? No.
(Well not true, one did. My FOO instantly fired them. Figures.)

Maybe we should all start wearing the bird masks from the 14th century to protect ourselves from cptsd vapours. Who knows? It won't hurt, will it? Just like meds? :whistling: :doh:

Rainagain

Interesting

Instead of a bird mask I've gone for big mad hair and a beard.

Its my warding costume, let's people know I'm not the usual sort....

I went to a big supermarket and noticed people looking twice at me, made me smile inwardly.

Bird mask as well would be over the top.

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Quote from: Rainagain on February 19, 2018, 03:45:57 PM
Bird mask as well would be over the top.

Yeah, it might get you back to a psychiatrist much sooner than you'd like. :bigwink:


Rainagain

Thank you ah,

You just made me laugh.

Nice one.

I think humour helps me a lot.

Had a text conversation with an old mate yesterday

Him 'hi, are you still mad as *'

Me 'well, I've gotten worse since we last met, but I think I might have gone right round the clock now so I'm not as bad as I was'

I use humour a lot when I can, defuses things for me.