Posted by stargazer on November 12, 2006, at 21:21:06
In reply to Re: Meds opposite effects » chiron, posted by blueberry on November 12, 2006, at 18:02:47
The meds can always make you feel worse since everyone's body chemistry and metabolism is different. When I was on either Effexor or Zoloft, everytime the dosage was increased I felt worse and worse, finally becoming extremely suicidal...I told my pdoc this and he thought it was the depression, but trusting my instincts, I stopped the drug and now most of the AD's list suicidal thinking as a side effect. So despite the doctors telling us to "stay the course", I always say..."if a med is making you feel more depressed or suicidal"...that's not the depression but the drug making you feel worse.
I have depression but increased suicidality, above and beyond what you were experiencing starting the drug can be a side effect that may push you over the edge if the drug is either not stopped or reduced in dosage.
Believe me, when you have been taking meds for as long as I have, you get to know when to stop a med, reduce a med or hold at a certain dose to stabalize the side effects.
SG
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