Posted by detroitpistons on December 15, 2005, at 14:06:46
In reply to Re: Effexor user, thinking about augmentation, posted by tarabara on December 15, 2005, at 13:11:13
tara,
Did you mean that you've been on 300mg WB and 150mg Effexor, and you are still depressed, and that you have extreme anxiety? I would guess that's a bad combo for an anxious person based on what I've seen, but everybody's different. I've heard that very large doses of Effexor 400+ mg can work for treatment resistent depression.
> hi. you sound like you have had a past similar to mine. for the past 15 years, i have been treated with every combination of SSRI's and Effexor and Wellbutrin w/ a little Xanax thrown in the mix. everything i try "poops out" so to speak. i'm being treated for ptsd at the moment as well and have been on a wellbutrin 300/Effexor 150 for about 9 months and i have major depressive episodes as well as extreme anxiety. being irritated at all the pdocs i've seen, i went to someone who lived in the next city that i heard good things about. he pointed out a few things about my history (HE ACTUALLY LISTENED TO MY HISTORY): history of major depression WHILE being treated w/ anti depressants. he asked me why i thought i was still depressed. uhhhh........ that never occurred to me. i just thought i was a lost cause. he pointed out that i have periods of high productivity and have advanced in academia. he started asking me about my productive times and it seems that i could be hypomanic. he has diagnosed me as bipolar II. it would NEVER have occured to me however it explains my history. one of the diagnostic tests is a history of major depression that doesn't respond to medication or the medication, especially SSRI's "poop" out. the mania is hypomania which means it doesn't break reality and the manic symptoms are often expressed as anxiety and irritabiiity. check, check for me. get some more information about it. you should find a pdoc that is interested in your history w/ symptoms and medication. good luck
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