Side effects....

Effexor, why hast thou betrayed me!!!

Or less melodramatically, it seems like my reliable happy-pills aren't working right just now. In fact, they seem to be dramatically increasing my anxiety and panic, as well as causing a weird heartbeat. Great. So it's off to the doctor (next week, since that was the earliest available appointment-yay, health care system!) for some adjustment. I think that from the symptoms I'm having, my dose is suddenly too high. Not sure if that's a good thing or not. Maybe my own body is finally doing its job a little better. I guess that less chemicals are better in the long run anyhow. And let us not forget the side effect of raising my cholesterol, too. That's a nice one.

Side effects are so strange. It's the this or that ones that make me laugh the most-you know, this medication can cause drowsiness or insomnia, constipation or diarrhea, apathy or agitation...great, so in other words, flip a coin. And when you start reading the infrequent or rare side effects, you often start wondering if the cure is worse than the disease.