Posted by Meltingpot on December 11, 2009, at 13:49:42
In reply to Re: New year new drugs - To Rocket Man » Meltingpot, posted by RocketMan on December 10, 2009, at 12:33:47
Hi Rocketman,
It does sound like our diagnosises are very similiar. You are lucky to be able to keep switching back and forth if you get the same effect each time although not lucky to suffer from this horrible, horrible disorder.
When the Zooloft poops out what would you say happens, do you go back to rock bottom again or is it just a diminished effect. When the Seroxat pooped out on me after two years I didn't return to my former suicidally anxious state but I just seemed to be emotionally numb to everything. I later when on Lexapro and although it did help with the awful anxiety and suicidal thoughts but I couldn't recapture the good feelings, like pleasure and enjoyment and looking forward to things etc etc.
The same with the clomipramine which I had been taking for almost a year, it helped with the anxiety and depression but didn't give me back the feelings of pleasure I had with Seroxat.
Its been hell for me the past couple of weeks since coming off Clomipramine, although it's nice to have my feelings back again I have felt awful.
The other morning I woke up and not being able to face another day of constant anxiety and emptiness I took an Effexor (which I had lying around)it did definately take the edge of the anxiety but I had this emotional numbness again. If I went on Effexor would the emotional numbness be likely to continue?
Also, you say that you took clonazepan daily with the Zooloft and Remeron, sometimes I think clonazepan could help me but I worry about tolerance set in. How long have you taken clonazepan and have you not become tolerant to it?
Denise
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