Hello everybody!
happy to find out there is a virtual community of real people suffering from CFS and ME like me. I have been diagnosed with CFS 8 years ago and since then I have been taking medication (cymbalta and venlafaxine) that helped but did not solve my problems. Also, they caused me a lot of side effects, which is why I decided to stop taking them (I was on venlafaxine) last year (with A LOT of SEVERE withdrawal symptoms). That said, after a year (now) I started feeling bad again and went to a doctor here in NYC, Susan Levine. She is GREAT, I started bupropion and valtrex. The very first two months I felt good, literally another person: active, not tired (physically and mentally), no foggy brain (which is a big issue for me). But after the first two months I had herpes all over my upper lip (...valtrex is supposed to treat herpes...). Since then a DEEP fall down... physically I am not tired but mentally I am exhausted, confused, sleepy and I have some language issues (forget words and limited vocabulary). My mood is TERRIBLE, sad, very emotional...etc Doctor Levine suggested to see a Psychiatrist, and I am looking for a good psychiatrist in NYC. Any suggestion?
Thank you!
Andrew
happy to find out there is a virtual community of real people suffering from CFS and ME like me. I have been diagnosed with CFS 8 years ago and since then I have been taking medication (cymbalta and venlafaxine) that helped but did not solve my problems. Also, they caused me a lot of side effects, which is why I decided to stop taking them (I was on venlafaxine) last year (with A LOT of SEVERE withdrawal symptoms). That said, after a year (now) I started feeling bad again and went to a doctor here in NYC, Susan Levine. She is GREAT, I started bupropion and valtrex. The very first two months I felt good, literally another person: active, not tired (physically and mentally), no foggy brain (which is a big issue for me). But after the first two months I had herpes all over my upper lip (...valtrex is supposed to treat herpes...). Since then a DEEP fall down... physically I am not tired but mentally I am exhausted, confused, sleepy and I have some language issues (forget words and limited vocabulary). My mood is TERRIBLE, sad, very emotional...etc Doctor Levine suggested to see a Psychiatrist, and I am looking for a good psychiatrist in NYC. Any suggestion?
Thank you!
Andrew