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Doc recommending anti-depressant or sleeping pill - experiences?
I have just finished AC and am moving on to Taxol and have been having hot flushes for about 3-5 weeks and my doctor has offered to prescribe me Effexor or Diazepam to help cope with hot flashes and t...
fairydust said:@Jailbirdstreet each person reacts to drugs differently. You may find that the anti depressant may help you through a bad patch you are going through. You do not have to take them forever. Not all anti depressants are the same some are tolerated better than others.
If sleep continues to be a problem then maybe a short term solution of tablets to help your body cope is not such a bad idea. I did not like taking anti depressants but they helped me some time ago in the past