Posted by mark on August 17, 2000, at 3:37:46
In reply to celexa..prozac..wellbutrin, posted by mit on August 13, 2000, at 21:57:41
Does anyone else feel this way? Let's see, I have 2 Associates, a Bachelor, Masters, and a Ph.D in International
Business, a good job, a great significant other, and I can suck it up with the best of them. Well, used to be
able to suck up the pain. Then the pain, the feelings of being "stuck" in the depression and not being able
to get out got too bad. I was still able to hide it from the outside world, but inside I was falling apart.
I went to my doctor and two therepists who decided that because of what I had accomplished and what I was
still able to accomplish nothing was wrong with me. It wasn't until I found a sympathetic doc who was really
willing to listen that I started to find the help that I needed.I've tried Pamelor, Prozac, Wellbutrin, and Celexa to no avail. It wasn't until the doctor started me on
Effexor before I found some relief. It certainly hasn't made me 100%, but it's made me feel better
than I have in a long time. I still have days where I think taking the big "dirt nap" would be better
than feeling this way, but it doesn't last long. I have a little more energy than I used to and this big
fog that's been engulfing my brain for the last thousand years feels like it's lifting somewhat.Give the med a couple of months and talk to your doctor about how you feel. He/She might need to adjust the
dosage or add a companion drug to get the results you desire. And please don't give up hope. It's not
hopeless. Trust me, I have a Ph.D! :-)Mark
> Looking for a little advice. I have tried celexa 60mg (helped a little with guilt but not depression), prozac 40mg (nothing), and now am on Wellbutrin 100mg. The doc said that I would feel something within 3 days (day 4 now..is he right?) and though it has helped a little with energy (usually I want to sleep all the time) not helping depression. He mentioned adding something else (I think effexor) next week. My main problem is an overall feeling of hopelessness, like nothing I can or could do matters. I have accomplished some major things (I have 2 masters degrees and am close to a Ph.d, I have a wonderful gf, etc) and yet I am miserable. I am very good at "sucking up the pain" and moving on (father's abuse was good for something, I guess) But, whatever I am doing I feel like I should be doing something else. I avoid people when possible and am very uncomfortable when my routine changes. Suicide is becoming less and less a theoretical solution. Q:
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> Does anyone else feel this way? Sometimes I feel my therapist and psychopharm think things aren't so bad for me because of my accomplishments.
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> Do you think the effexor will help with this type of depression? (I have had no side effects at all with any med so far)
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> Should I try a different ssri?
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> Any help is greatly appreciated. The posts here have given me some hope because I know it takes time, yet with each med failure I lose a little more hope. Thanks in advance.
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> M
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