Posted by Bluegirl7 on June 9, 2004, at 18:14:20
In reply to Re: Need some advice on long term depression, posted by Keith Talent on June 9, 2004, at 8:40:47
> Do you, by any chance, have one of the bipolar disorders? Trileptal could lower your mood/slow you down, especially if you don't have a bipolar disorder. Effexor is very weak at serotonin reuptake inhibition (compared to Paxil, Anafranil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac - in descending order of potency). I found Effexor pretty useless, even at very high doses. I would not bother taking it and Prozac - just take one at a high enough dose (really high if necessary - I've heard of 200 mg a day of Prozac and 600 mg a day of Effexor). What doses are you taking currently?
I think I have biopolar tendencies if there is such a thing. My mind won't quit so I can relax. I am trying to get off Effexor because it has never took my depression totally away. I have been taking 2 of the once a week Prozac per week and 75 of Effexor and 600-900 Trileptal. For a while the Trileptal controlled my mood swings. It seems that sometimes if I combine it with Effexor it makes me kinda sleepy. But doesn't last long. Sometimes I can't sleep at all and stay awake for days at a time but still go to work anyway. I am going to be seeing a new psych doctor in a few weeks. Maybe she has some new ideas for me.
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