Posted by Ts6639 on August 25, 2006, at 13:15:00
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
My doctor prescribed Effexor for me yesterday, but, after reading some of the postings I don't think I want to try it. I have battled depression for most of my life and tried many life style changes, therapy, and medications. I read in one posting that if you find a medicine that works and then take yourself off of it that the next time it may not work. That has certainly been my experience. If I ever find something that will alleviate this dark cloud, I WILL NOT start tampering again with my treatment and medication. This has been the worst bout with depression so far...but I guess we all feel that way when we are stuck in the thick of it. I've taken Prozac (didn't work); Wellbutrin (made me paranoid and feel crazy); Depakote (felt like a zombie and slept all the time); Zoloft (which worked great until I decided that I was well enough to stop using it) Two years later I could kick myself in the behind. I have had short term results with Prozac, but it stopped working and the cloud returned. For the past two months, I sleep most of the time, rarely eat, suffer from horrible panic attacks, as well as the hopeless inner narrative that many of you may experience. The doctor did put me on Ritalin to help me get myself out of bed and at least function, but the effects are very short term and I crash. Now I'm on Concerta, but not working as well as Ritalin did. Oh well, this is the most I've talked in a while. I think I'll reward myself by going back to bed. Hang in there guys...the mind can distort our reality.
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