Posted by tiredguy on April 6, 2005, at 21:24:13
In reply to Re: Is Effexor worth the risks? Im desperate! » tiredguy, posted by Colleen D. on April 6, 2005, at 20:19:40
My pdoc has suggested zoloft but I can't risk being more sedated. When you say Effexor is "activating" do you mean that it made you more anxious? I toggle back and forth between severe depression and severe anxiety.
The event that triggered all this was 18 months ago and I thought for sure that I would be way past this point. 18 months of therapy and three pshrinks later I feel almost as bad as I did in the beginning. You are the first person (who has posted) that did not have problems stopping Effexor. Maybe I will give it a shot.
> My dx is OCD, GAD, SP and major depression. My anxiety feels bigger than my depression.
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> I tried Zoloft and found it too sedating. I then tried Effexor and found it very activating. My best dosage on it alone was 150mg but I still had some anxiety and sexual side effects. I switched to Cymbalta with no discontinuation symptoms and added clonazepam to help more with my anxiety. I felt more depressed on this combo, so I went back to the Effexor at only 75mg along with 300mg Wellbutrin and 1mg clonazepam daily. This has worked the best for me so far.
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> This is probably way more than you wanted to know, but I was not afraid to go back to Effexor after discontinuing it. I think it's worth a try. Perhaps you can add it to your Wellbutrin like I have.
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> All the best,
> Colleen
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