Posted by never2late on February 4, 2012, at 16:23:31
I have been taking effexor for 2 months working up from the starter dose and am not at 150. I also take klonopin. I used to take the klonopin only at night to stop racing thoughts and to fall asleep. Over the last week I have been feeling very restless. I no longer feel the anxiety that plagued me before, but this restless feeling and low moods is annoying. I tried taking klonopin during the day thinking that it was just a sign of anxiety ( my doc told me I could).
I called my doc and left him a message Friday, he should get back to me on monday. In the meantime, any ideas why all of a sudden I am experiencing low moods and restlessness? I have been on 150 for 3 weeks. Upon starting the drug I had knock out sleepiness which is why I take it at night.
I also take Conerta 54 during the day which gives me a mental energy boost to study and work ( i also have add). Effexor has eliminated my anxiety in most situations and for a while elevated my mood (relieved my unipolar depression), now I feel as if I have sunk halfway back into the abyss.
Any ideas? I dont think it is the Concerta as it seems to have a calming effect on me. I only added the klonopin during the day to try to rid myself of the restless feelings which I thought were anxiety.
Restlessness for me is that I am never satisfied with anything, I constantly feel like I need to do something but lack the motivation to do it. Even when I do accomplish my goals for the day the feeling remains thus leaving me in a low mood depressed state.
Any thoughts would be very appreciated.
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