Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Venlafaxine disinhibition: good or bad?

Posted by Anna Laura on February 19, 2002, at 5:10:49

Hi all,

I've been back on Venlafaxine since mid December: i had to discontinue it because i wanted to try MAOIs.
I thought it wasn't going to be effective the second time around since i wasn't noticing any significant effect till the 7 th week or so.
Strangely, it's having a different effect this time. Feeling more lively and feeling/showing more emotions, though i must say i feel kind of "insecure" and "moody" on it (feels like i'm back to my teen years somehow, even though i'm still depressed).
I get weepy and sad and even desperate at times, i look hysterical and this is quite weird for me, even though it's somehow "pleasant" compared to plain old apathy.
It's like all the bottled up feelings are coming on the surface, and i end up shouting and screaming, feeling relieved after that.
Before Effexor i was like sitting on the couch muttering: "I'll never find a cure", whereas now i'm weeping, jumping and shouting: "I'll never find a cure" .
Is this a good sign or a bad sign?
Could it be related to serotonin excess? I don't seem to be the serotoninergic type since i was rather self-confident, over active and risky taking back in the old good days.
But again, may be it's just a natural, "humanly" reaction after 11 years of dhysthymia without relief. I guess anybody would get hysterical from time to time after that. Or may be it's just temporary, who knows.
Could this "disinihibition thing" be an underlying symptom of a bad functioning of the drug? (may be i'm taking the wrong drug for me, who knows).
Hope i made myself understood.

my actual combo: Effexor, 300 mg, Reboxetine, 8 mg.(same as the first time).

Any input appreciated




Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:Anna Laura thread:94598
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020215/msgs/94598.html