My experience started good as I was being seen by Amanda after a stay in the hospital when I thought I was having a heart attack. Turns out my heart was fine. I worked with Amanda (who again is great) and tried a few meds to keep me from overreacting or stressing way to much on jobs and responsibilities. The answer was Effexor. I've been seen in the office and taking the same medicine for years now with pretty good results.
My issue came last Sunday as I took the last pill of my previous refill. I called for a refill on Monday, then Tuesday, and Wednesday.... I sent messages both voicemail and written. I was eventually told that I would have to see the doc prior to a refill authorization. The soonest date would be the following week on Tuesday.
Now, if you're not familiar with Effexor, if you miss a single dose, you'll start feeling ill effects rather quickly. For me, late the same day certainly the next morning.
So not only did I not have the security blanket of my meds, now I'm on a low level dope sick of withdrawals.... Extreme virtigo, VERY irritable, ringing in ears, diarrhea, intermittent heavy sweating.
I asked for a mini refill until I see the doc and got nothing.
Another side note when taking the medication is I was told to never just cut it off cold turkey. I was told that can have all kinds of bad possibilities....up to people commenting suicide.
Yet, they did seem to care by not filling the RX that is exactly what they did to me. Truly aggravating is that there (I never found a way) was no way to contact my doc directly for help. At least without the very strong possibility of taking a ride in a squad car had I tried...by day 3 I was fighting off fits or rage.
It's been a long 5 days and counting. I don't struggle with suicidal thoughts but I couldn't stop thinking of those that may. I've had a truly miserable experience holding it together. I had to miss days of work, I'm lucky to have friends and family that are putting up with my B.S.
Yesterday I called their office to cancel all future appointments and requested they send any outstanding bills to my home address. I have zero interest in using them again and really worry for the safety of those that do.
I'm just gonna try to ride this mess out seeing as how they rolled the dice with my well-being and cold turkey my detox.
I want off the stuff. If I find I'm better on it, I'll definitely be finding a different/better provider.
Okay...so yeah I got some hate for this dumpster fire personally, but I don't write this review to ruin the owners or hurt the business out of spite...it's out of absolute concern for those they may hurt. I wouldn't risk it. Hopefully they improve????
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