Awww Kristen. I'm so sorry. It sounds like you have more than your share of stress. It's good though that your dh is willing to see someone about his anxiety. Do you think he might also be willing to see a tdoc? It sounds like he might benefit from some stress/anger management strategies in addition to medication.

Effexor is known to be a tough drug to stop taking. Can you taper Alex's dose further to help lessen the withdrawal?

With all this stress, no wonder you want to sleep all the time. I hope you are able to find a few minutes this week to do something special just for yourself. You deserve it!



Julie
mom to dd16, Bp, Pdd, adhd;  - currently in residential - lithium, depakote, geodon, abilify, vyvanse, cogentin, and synthroid
dd 14, BpI with psychosis; lithium (1200mg), lamictal (300mg), risperdal (5mg), zyprexa (10mg), topamax (300mg), cogentin (2mg), and synthroid
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