Posted by Camille Dumont on November 18, 2003, at 12:59:02
In reply to Re: Can a med suddenly stop working?, posted by T_R_D on November 18, 2003, at 12:12:13
> > I've been on Effexor 225mg for maybe a year and I felt fine. Now I can't seem to control my emotions ... feel depressed and suicidal and I cry at the slightest thing...
> >
> > Can it work and then stop working?
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> You're kind of "in the middle" as far as Effexor dose...you could try ramping it up a little bit to see if that helps. I second that emotion re: the bipolarity. That's where I seem to have ended up and am now taking Carbamazepine (Tegretol) and Wellbutrin. Have you had this happen with other meds or is this the first time?This is the first AD I've taken. I've also been on Trazodone for sleep but it made me into a zombie so then they cave me Seroquel and it made me feel even more drowsy and confused so I ditched both.
I remember the pdoc asking about bipolarity ... well at least his questions were easy to spot ... so I guess he concluded that I wasn't depressed or bipolar ... but then again this is the pdoc who sent me home with no meds, no reference and no help to find a therapist ... just telling me to come back if I started to feel suicidal again.
Yippee!
So I don't really trust his judgement anymore.
I guess I'll start by going back to my doctor. Another pdoc (private clinic) prescribed the seroquel to boost it but UGH! I never want to take that stuff again. Hopefully something else might help.
poster:Camille Dumont
thread:280521
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