Posted by satsumas on May 22, 2008, at 18:36:58
In reply to Re: Emsam switching to Effexor question NEED HELP! » lady scruffe, posted by Phillipa on May 16, 2008, at 20:10:26
So to continue my horrible month of May experience, after going off the Emsam and building up to now 300mg of Effexor, I am having some incredible cravings, and while the Effexor has gotten me out of bed, and cut off the worst suicidal depression I had ever been in, it is now causing some INTENSE cravings that were NOT there on Emsam: for alcohol, for cigarettes, for food, for sugar, and for other addictive rewards (like, for me, internet use). I am not feeling AS suicidal but I still feel like CRAP.
Clearly, something is majorly wrong with dopamine system. I'm assumign this is a side effect of effexor that those with screwy dopamine systems would be more likely to experience. What should I do? What have others in this position who have experience these sorts of things done? I was on Effexor and have been on Cymbalta in the past, never really liked them, but they got me to a semi-functional (but apathetic, anhedonic I now realize) state. Being on Emsam has made the cravings coming from Effexor ever more obvious to me.
I want to get off the Effexor but at this point do not know what else to do. Should I try Wellbutrin as an add-on or simply replacement?
Have an appointment with the pdoc on mon but at this point it has been 2yrs with him and i don't know how much I trust his judgement since I am STILL NOT WELL after 5 years of this nonsense.
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