Kiyoka
03-29-2008, 04:56 AM
A few weeks ago i asked to be put back on effexor, i felt as though nothing made me happy. I want to be happy. I dont know why i am so unhappy. So she gave me Effexor XR 37.5 for seven days. On the 5th day i took it later then i normally take it, because of the SE i try to sleep though them. Well i was workin and i started to feel weak, and become really thirsty. I drink like two glassses of water as soon as i felt thirsty, i asked the nurse for something for a headache, and an hour later i felt weaker and went to the nurse again and she said to sit, so i did. i started to feel evey worse, i texted one of my co workers to come. well i went to the nurse and i felt worse. i told her to help me..and kept yelling it out. help me...then i went to the floor. she told me to put my head between my legs. But right after i came unresponsive. they called 911 and the ambluance took me to the hospital. Come to find out the effexor lowered my potassium levels of 2.5, and the normal was 3.7. you can come paraysised if your potassium gets to low.. i had two shots of potassium i felt better but i had to stop effexor, but now i am on prozac, only 10 mgs. i feel in a bad mood. i have major socieled aniexty..which i never had before... the doc gave me avitan to help, and to try to keep takng the prozac, but i feel do not myself. its my choice if want to stop the prozac, or keep trying it with the ativan. I dont know.. i just waanted to feel happy and was happier without the meds....what do i do?