Posted by Ritch on February 19, 2002, at 8:28:13
In reply to Venlafaxine disinhibition: good or bad?, posted by Anna Laura on February 19, 2002, at 5:10:49
> Hi all,
>
> I've been back on Venlafaxine since mid December: i had to discontinue it because i wanted to try MAOIs.
> I thought it wasn't going to be effective the second time around since i wasn't noticing any significant effect till the 7 th week or so.
> Strangely, it's having a different effect this time. Feeling more lively and feeling/showing more emotions, though i must say i feel kind of "insecure" and "moody" on it (feels like i'm back to my teen years somehow, even though i'm still depressed).
> I get weepy and sad and even desperate at times, i look hysterical and this is quite weird for me, even though it's somehow "pleasant" compared to plain old apathy.
> It's like all the bottled up feelings are coming on the surface, and i end up shouting and screaming, feeling relieved after that.
> Before Effexor i was like sitting on the couch muttering: "I'll never find a cure", whereas now i'm weeping, jumping and shouting: "I'll never find a cure" .
> Is this a good sign or a bad sign?
> Could it be related to serotonin excess? I don't seem to be the serotoninergic type since i was rather self-confident, over active and risky taking back in the old good days.
> But again, may be it's just a natural, "humanly" reaction after 11 years of dhysthymia without relief. I guess anybody would get hysterical from time to time after that. Or may be it's just temporary, who knows.
> Could this "disinihibition thing" be an underlying symptom of a bad functioning of the drug? (may be i'm taking the wrong drug for me, who knows).
> Hope i made myself understood.
>
> my actual combo: Effexor, 300 mg, Reboxetine, 8 mg.(same as the first time).
>
> Any input appreciated
You might need to add a mood stabilizer. Has your doctor ruled out bipolar disorder? Effexor has a tendency to trigger hypomania in susceptible people. It sounds like it isn't really making you hypomanic as much as agitated, though. But, you did mention disinhibition-could you say you are more impulsive now than before?Mitch
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