Posted by Cindy W on August 20, 2000, at 9:50:34
In reply to celexa..prozac..wellbutrin, posted by mit on August 13, 2000, at 21:57:41
> Looking for a little advice. I have tried celexa 60mg (helped a little with guilt but not depression), prozac 40mg (nothing), and now am on Wellbutrin 100mg. The doc said that I would feel something within 3 days (day 4 now..is he right?) and though it has helped a little with energy (usually I want to sleep all the time) not helping depression. He mentioned adding something else (I think effexor) next week. My main problem is an overall feeling of hopelessness, like nothing I can or could do matters. I have accomplished some major things (I have 2 masters degrees and am close to a Ph.d, I have a wonderful gf, etc) and yet I am miserable. I am very good at "sucking up the pain" and moving on (father's abuse was good for something, I guess) But, whatever I am doing I feel like I should be doing something else. I avoid people when possible and am very uncomfortable when my routine changes. Suicide is becoming less and less a theoretical solution. Q:
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> Does anyone else feel this way? Sometimes I feel my therapist and psychopharm think things aren't so bad for me because of my accomplishments.
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> Do you think the effexor will help with this type of depression? (I have had no side effects at all with any med so far)
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> Should I try a different ssri?
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> Any help is greatly appreciated. The posts here have given me some hope because I know it takes time, yet with each med failure I lose a little more hope. Thanks in advance.
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> MM, I take Effexor-XR 375 mg/day, and feel it has helped me a lot! I too have OCD and depression, and would probably also qualify for avoidant personality disorder. At times, I think about suicide, but this has become less with the Effexor-XR. I have a Ph.D. and am a psychologist, but that doesn't mean all my problems have gone away, not by any means! Hope things are getting better for you. What are you taking now, and how are you feeling? Hope you are also in therapy with someone.
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