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Re: Stopping Wellbutrin XL + Celexa » Phillipa

Posted by sharon7 on January 30, 2009, at 11:05:12

In reply to Re: Stopping Wellbutrin XL + Celexa » sharon7, posted by Phillipa on January 30, 2009, at 10:18:03

Thanks, Phillipa. In the past 5 years, I've been told by more than one pdoc (been to 2 in that time frame) that I will likely need to take some form of AD for the rest of my life. No, it's not a one time episode by any means. I've struggled with major depression for years. I've tried to stop meds before, and I'll be okay for a while, start saying things like "what do those pdoc's know? See? They were wrong. I can live w/o them." I probably still felt okay for a while because I still had the meds in my system. But when it's gone, it's gone! The last time did not go well. That deep dark depression sat in again and I had to go back on meds, found a new pdoc (didn't want to go back to the one I was on before I took myself off,) and he's had me on the meds/doses I described for a little over a year now. He pretty much has the same opinion (unfortunately!) as my last pdoc, though. That with my history of depression (been off and on AD's for probably 20 years,there's some family
history,) it doesn't look good for my brain chemicals getting back to normal.

I guess what I'm thinking now is that "well, if I'm depressed WHILE Im on the meds, why keep taking them? But it is different than when that black cloud settles in, but I'm still obviously in a very depressed state by my behavior. I think if I could adopt a healthy lifestyle then I would feel better and not need the meds, and of course the pot has to go.

It may very well be that the pot is the entire problem right now. Im smoking heavily, getting more lazy, more fat, missing more work, getting more isolated. Could be all related to starting back on the pot (hardcore) for the past 6 months or so.)

Thanks for listening and for your reply. (o:


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