Posted by PaulW on April 15, 2001, at 13:33:25
Feeling the black dog creeping upon me again, last August/September, I decided to embalk on the 'natural option'and swallowed St Johns Wort for a good 8 weeks. It did nothing to stem the momentum of depression.
I switched immediately to Paxil w/ no respite, starting at 15mg and moving up to 20 and then 30mg increasing every fortnight. No joy, despite previous success.
Doc switches me immediately to Lofepramine (UK TCA), no taper, and I give this 4 weeks at 2*70mg and then another 4 weeks at 3*70mg. Still no joy and depression worsening.
Read about Effexor XR on this site and counter the negatives thrown at it with the knowledge that it's 'unique' structure may assist to shift this thing.
Ask my Doc for some and he responds, by putting me on 75mg first 4 weeks and now 150mg(last three).Again with no wash out of the TCA
I am still waiting and if anything i have felt worse in the last two days.
I swear I have already experienced some of the withdrawal symptoms so vividly described on these pages.
I just feel so disconnected, i cannot believe this is happening
I know that the depression is battering me, but are the various dabblings in classes of med.screwing with my head even further?
Perhaps I should give the Effexor just a little longer to settle down? Or get the hell off now? Trouble is, how do I taper when all I have are 150mg to hand?
Any thoughts welcomed to silence me, because i've been polluting this board with too much rubbish of late
Cheers
Paul
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