Posted by meliss337 on June 6, 2005, at 21:19:11
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - rebound depression » cubic_me, posted by SLS on June 6, 2005, at 17:03:58
Scott,
I've asked you a couple of questions before, I think, and hopefully you might be of help here - do you know if it's more likely that depressive symptoms during withdrawal are actual relapse if you've had more than one "depressive episode"? (and even then, I'm not sure I have, or if my second "episode" was because of withdrawal from the first drug I was on, Celexa).
The reason I went on antidepressants in the first place (ended up being celexa 40 mg) was situational, at a stressful time in my life about 3 1/2 years ago. Then in fall of 2003 I tried going off celexa by myself, and it coincided with bad life events as well/stress, and I thought the depression was back, and then they put me on the GREAT Effexor, and I was on 150 for another year and a half, have tried weaning off, and am down to 50 mg. now (and am SO irritable lately). Would you consider that transfer from celexa to effexor another depressive "Episode" or just withdrawal? Does it make a difference if my mom has always sort of been depressive, so it might be genetic?
*Sigh* I just want to think that I'm not naturally "depressed" and that I can get through this and not need medication again. I have a great life right now - great family, awesome boyfriend who I'll hopefully be with forever, friends, etc. I want to think my irritability/depression right now is more just the withdrawal...
Please let me know what you think, if you can. Thanks so much!!
-Melissa
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