Status Update (Intrusive Thoughts)

[JDawggS316]

So I've been on the Effexor 150mg for just over 2 weeks. Things I feel slowly getting better but sometimes the anxiety does spike a little due to intrusive thoughts.

Do these thoughts just fade away eventually as life moves on and the Effexor continues to build in my system?

[kconnors]

Hello,

Glad to hear of the improvement. Although I have no experience with Effexor, I know for myself that there is an "ebb-and-flow" for anxiety . . . it does begin to become less intensive and less frequent, but there can be and, for me, there is times when there are spikes or what I call speed bumps . . . eventually, however, again for me, things do smooth out as your brain chemistry responds to the meds and/or other management strategies. I would imagine that 2 weeks is not a "long" time to allow the brain and the body as a whole to adjust . . . .continue doing what you are doing and be okay with a "slow" progress . . . . sometimes a "fast" progress is not all that more beneficial only because your mind and body does need time to process the changes . . . keep in touch and I am happy for you that your recovery has begun . . .take care, kc

[JDawggS316]

What is the lingering issue to date is that I still wake up with underlying anxiety (which I wasn't having until 2 months ago when the intrusive thoughts abour harm to my family started). When I wake up with this anxiety it REMINDS me of what and how this all started. I am the most easy-going, harmless person you'll ever meet, and I think these intrusive thoughts are what is making this last sooooo long. I feel guilty and a bit of shame, and of course, anxiety that can spike up and down throughout the day.

I have NEVER had any intrusive thoughts like this in all the years I've been married to my wife, and when we were giving my son a haircut in the bathroom an unwanted thought popped in (while I was still going through Effexor withdrawal) and that's when this all started.

[JDawggS316]

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