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Just read the rest of your posts here....I absolutely don't mind you quoting me.

Roadie and I have been talking about tanning and how it helps him to go do a tanning session every few weeks and I agree.

I'm said this in numerous posts by now, but I'll say it again in case you missed it.

I was reading in a magazine about people with chronic pain and chronic fatigue (like that of fibromialgia and chronic fatigue syndrome). They did a study on 150 peeps complaining of the above and found 93 percent of them to be lacking the proper amount of Vitamin D...which we get mostly from exposure to the sun.

That was a stricking number to me....93 percent! As soon as I can get my lazy butt to the tanning salon once or more a week...I think I will find I have tons more energy and less pain all over. (I also remembered back to how much energy and stuff I had back when I have tanned before).

I have yet to put together all the puzzle peices, but there is definetly a connection between my major depressive episodes and feeling like I described in that quote you posted above.

Depression AND mood swings are common symptoms of fibromialgia and it's cousin Chronic Fatigue Syndrom....from what I remember reading anyway. In reading about one of them....it was the only time I've ever read ANYTHING that talked about a person feeling like their limbs are heavy. Previously, I had described this heaviness to my former psychiatrist (who I believe is a very good one), but I said I felt like I was wearing a full-length cement coat every day. And even as educated at he was....he said it was b/c of my weight issues....which totally ticked me off, but I realize that doctors just haven't put all the peices together yet either.

Not sure I have much help to offer....other than suggesting taking a good multi-vitamin and getting more sun in you daily diet. The Effexor also helps me, but isn't strong enough alone.

What dosage are you on? 150 or 300mg?