Posted by Mike634 on October 4, 2004, at 17:15:31
In reply to Starting up again on Effexor, posted by Hannah_LouLou on October 4, 2004, at 15:21:21
Hi there,
I was 21 and in school when I came down with depression (actually bipolar but mostly depression) things got better on lithium and depakote and I finished my degree but fell into another depression a year later after I weaned myself off. Effexor cured my of that one- but I weaned myself off again and yes, once again came down with bipolar depression - effexor hasnt worked very well this time, so dont feel alone.You have lots of options with antidepressents (a new one called cymbalta just came out) but I think its common for the meds to not work as well as they get used again and again. The best thing to learn is to be carefull about weaning yourself off meds- especially without a doctor. Hope that helps---
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