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Old 04-24-2008, 05:20 AM
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B2Y - this medication may work for you and I hope it does - but my experience with it was, although shortlived, very disturbing.

My doctor prescribed it to me the day my husband died. This doctor was the same one Tim went to and was also a friend of the family so it was natural for us to talk during this time.

I took it as prescribed and it totally shut me down emotionally. I literally could not feel anything. My husband had just suddenly passed away and I was a walking zombie. No tears, no feelings, nothing - just a zombie.

I took it for several days and stopped. I knew that I needed to grieve and taking this medication I could not. I didn't want to put off the inevitable for months and have to deal with it later.

Now, my experience could have been extreme but I just wanted to share with you the way it made me feel, I've not seen this particular drug prescribed too much. I hope that if you decide to take it that it helps you and you don't have this side effect that I had. I realize that it probably could have helped me better survive the days and weeks following such a traumatic event but it just scared me that I couldn't even feel the most basic emotions. I hope it works better for you....
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