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August 13
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blackgin replied to lolac68’s discussion post Effexor withdrawal in the Depression support group 4:20pm
Hi, i've been on effexor xr 300mg for years, but at times i've been without insurance and have had to…
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August 9
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blackgin updated their status 12:56am
awake and hurting as usual…
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blackgin changed their mood to Horrible 12:56am
August 8
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blackgin changed their mood to Good 10:10pm
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Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depressionbegan 10 or so years ago. been inpatient 7 times, tried every med there is. effexor is the only thing that kind of works, but the side effects suck.
Treatments
- Celexa Not Working
- made me manic
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- made my constant nightmares much more vivid. yuck
- Effexor Working / Worked
- side effects for me are night sweats, jaw clenching, brain zaps if i'm late for a dose, and bad dreams, but it works better than anything else i've tried
- Electroconvulsive therapy Somewhat Helpful
- had two rounds (two weeks each, one year apart), may have helped, but life circumstances also changed for the better, so it's hard to say which helped more
- Geodon Not Working
- don't remember - was on too many things at the time
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- had too many different counselors with varied experiences. If you get someone you like, never stop.
- Seroquel Not Working
- don't remember - was on too many things at the time
- Trazodone Not Working
- made me crazy - had horrible impulsiveness and almost burned my house down
- Wellbutrin Somewhat Helpful
- was on this for a long time, but it made me gain alot of weight and didn't work all that well
- Writing Working / Worked
- always there, doesn't always help
- Crying Somewhat Helpful
- when things build up to a certain point, crying is the only way I know to just release all that bad energy. I always feel much better after a good cry.
Close Fibromyalgia
have had back pain, depression, sleep problems, etc, for ten years or so
Treatments
- 5-HTP Working / Worked
- helps w/ mood, not w/ pain
- Acupressure Working / Worked
- light massage helps, as long as it's not near a tender point
- Cyclobenzaprine Working / Worked
- does nothing, even up to 40mg . . .
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- did not help at all, gave me horrible nightmares
- Effexor Working / Worked
- helps w/ mood, not for pain
- Heat Working / Worked
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