deeschmee Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 As usual! Prior to starting 37.5mg of Effexor XR I was feeling foggy-headed much like I smoked a big fat joint only I DIDNT! My primary said it was from stress. Well now after four days of taking Effexor (I know I wont feel results yet) I still got the foggy head really bad. So bad that I have to concentrate on acting normal.So bad that (I work as a cashier) within a period of approx. 2 1/2 months I have had 3 cash descrepancies-one right before my Dr took me out for a week and one when I came back. The maximum allowed in a 90 day periood is 3 and then you get terminated. So now I am waiting to see if I will get fired from a lousy minimum wage job because I cant seem to pull it together! No pity please just advice or coping skills or anything you got would be appreciated! Thank you in advance! :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeschmee Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Ok just did some research and came up with depersonalization disorder????? Anyone hear of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azk Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Depersonalization isn't really a "fog" and doesn't cause cognitive problems, I think it's something else. As for what, I'm not sure, because "fog" is kinda vague. Is this a new feeling for you or something you've always had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarie Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Ok just did some research and came up with depersonalization disorder????? Anyone hear of that? Depersonalization is a form of dissociation which is a distancing from reality. Basically, reality doesn't look/feel real or you don't feel like you are really in it. Fog makes perfect sense to me as an adjective since that's how I described my experience of it. Dissociation is it's own thing generally. For me, however, it's mostly a symptom of depression since that's the only time I really experience it. For me it stops when I am no longer depressed. If you are similar, then the AD may be the answer. In the mean time, try to ground yourself with the physical - stomp feet, pick up and hold things deliberately feeling them, take a cold shower, et cetera. This would be good to bring up with your pdoc and therapist if you have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I depersonalized a lot when I was starting prozac, if that's really what you're experiencing. It's sorta like you're experiencing the world from the inside of a fishbowl. It was sporadic and went away after about a month. Most meds will have side effect that only last the first month or so that you're on them and what you're experiencing doesn't sound atypical. If you can stand to tough it out for a few weeks, that's what you should do, IMHO. Otherwise call your doc and see what other arrangements can be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeschmee Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 The fishbowl description was exactly it-but its still foggy and strange and it did begin before my AD. I have experienced this feeling before and my best guess is stress brings it on for me. When I brought it up to my counselor (and I was having a meltdownn at the time, crying, depressed) she just tried to give me some CBT advice but nothing anyone says when Im in this state adheres to my memory. I see the pdoc this thurs so I will bring it up with her for sure....I think I may switch counselors a well. Once again, many THANKS! xo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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