Posted by Anna Laura on July 18, 2001, at 13:54:57
Hi all,
I called my pdoc today, 'cause lately i've been suffering from "micro-bouts" of depression. He told me i might switch to effexor (i'm currently taking amytriptyline, 50 mg., plus 100 mg. of an atypical antipsicotic). He was quite reluctant, though. He told me it might be counterproductive since switching could be stressful and i don't need that. He finally told me that i could go ahead and take it. I'm puzzled: don't know what to do.
I recall months ago i read a research article which showed that switching might be dangerous in the long run. I switched already from Tofranil to Prozac and then from Prozac to amytryptiline and levo-sulpiride without any trouble ; (i didn't get any big results either).
Considering that i currently don't feel stable enough, switching could be a problem. Or not?I suffer from double depression, until the last month felt quite stable since my major problem was anhedonia. In the last few weeks i grew more nervous and apathetic. I don't know if i'm going backwards again or if it's just a false alarm ( I hope that).
What do you guys think?
Should i stay on my current medication or not?
poster:Anna Laura
thread:70659
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