Posted by shearmadnesss on July 19, 2008, at 12:45:32
Hi. I have been on every sort of medication in the past 10 years and most recently was on a combination of lexapro and wellbutrin for over 2 years. It worked and I was doing great but then I felt like it completely stopped working. My psychiatrist that I had been seeing for the past 10 years (and the only one I have ever seen) changed his practice and cut all of his patients over the age of 15 off......but anyways thats not what I am writing about.
I saw a new psychiatrist (whom I am no longer seeing) who prescribed me pristiq and said he has had a lot of good feedback on it. I decided to try it. I have now been on it for about 8 weeks and have had VERY mixed reactions to it. I should also mention that I am taking adderrol for extreme tiredness. Sometimes I have had good reactions and am very happy. Other times I am extremely sad and all I want to do is cry. I am taking the summer off my masters program due to this extreme depressive episode but continue to work as a preschool teacher. Sometimes the only thing that can get me through the day is the kids.....I feel like I want to give pristiq more time, but sometimes my thoughts and sadness are unbearable. Yes I have had the weight loss, but I also have suffered a loss of a 2 year relationship during these hard times (great boyfriend right). I don't know what to do with myself half the time and most of the time feel very lonely and sad. My family also thinks I have been getting extremely angry for unnecessary reasons, but that is their observation, not mine.
As of right now, I want to switch meds, but I have been on so many different ones that I don't want to deal with it. However, I need to feel better so I am willing to try anything.does anybody have similar experiences? advice? suggestions? I don't know if this post even makes sense but I can continue to write and answer questions if people have them. I haven't switched to something else yet because this is supposed to be so "wonderful" yet I haven't felt "wondeful" in months.
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