Posted by Kreedi on March 12, 2005, at 9:45:02
32-year-old male, longish history of depression (first episode when I was 10). Have been on Effexor for almost 3 years now, 112.5, and it's been great (mostly).
I'm traveling currently. After a week's travel, after a gruelling series of flights, the sense of being depressed hit me again, boom, just like that. It's been with me all week. This has happened to me before. I'll go to sleep feeling fine, the next morning a new depressive episode has started. On Effexor, this happened once last year, but I felt fine within a few days. This one, though, definitely feels stronger and longer-lasting.
Not sure what to do. I have some extra meds and can bump up to 150. I can return home earlier; there hardly seems any point traveling for another two weeks feeling miserable and anxiuos for long parts of the day.
Is this the dreaded "poop-out" phenomenon? Or is it a "blip" in the path?
Any response, specific or not, would be appreciated.
Kreedi
ps -- I've tried analyzing the 4 times this BOOM!-you're-depressed-now phenomenon has happened, and I can't connect the dots between them.
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