Posted by mair on May 14, 2002, at 16:28:34
In reply to warning, this is a big self-pity post, posted by Analine on May 14, 2002, at 1:30:21
Analine
I am in not position to say whether or not you're having a depressive episode that requires meds, although it seems to me that if they were working before, you probably were clinically depressed.
I, too, hated effexor, and didn't fare better on prozac, although that seems to work very well for tons of people. I take wellbutrin which is popular for its lack of sexual side effects and for the fact that in most people it doesn't cause weight gain. In fact, after going on it, I lost about 25 pounds although the loss was not dramatic - it just seemed to happen over a period of time.
Wellbutrin may not work for you at all, and it hasn't been wholly successful for me. However, it has made a difference, and after i had been on it for awhile, I couldn't figure out why my psychiatrist hadn't given it a try a lot sooner. Somehow he never got around to suggesting it until after I had taken myself off prozac, effexor, and luvox all either on account of the side effects or because they just didn't work.
Good Luck
Mair
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