Posted by bleauberry on August 11, 2008, at 20:09:26
In reply to Withdrawal from Effexor and Lunesta, posted by marysharon54paints on August 10, 2008, at 16:29:30
It's hard to say. Lunesta is not likely to be involved, but it could be. As my favorite pdoc told me, in psychiatry anything is possible. He was an old highly experienced guy and has seen it all. Could the brain circuits involved with Lunesta somehow be tied in with the mood circuits? I think they are all interconnected, so it's anyone's guess. I have seen here, rarely, reports of people experiencing better moods or lessened anxiety while using Lunesta for sleep.
In my own experiences, after weaning off an antidepressant, depression/anxiety can return anywhere from 1 week to 3 months later. The drug causes brain adjustments that keep things ok. As the drug is removed, those brain changes can start to undo themselves. But in the same way it took an antidepressant maybe 6 to 12 weeks to work, it could take that long for it to "unwork", if that makes any sense?
Hard to say. Maybe start the Lunesta again and see what happens? Go from there.
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