Posted by bleauberry on August 27, 2011, at 17:47:40
In reply to Felt Great After Week 5, Crash at Week 6 (Effexor), posted by Eric70 on August 23, 2011, at 11:22:50
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> 1. Do you think the addition of the Zyprexa at week 5 helped the 'switch' turn on and bring me out of my depression, or do you think the Effexor is the main component and I would have felt the same effect without the Zyprexa?Yes I think it was zyprexa....but it maybe couldn't have done it alone....it happens to combine well with ssri's and snri's providing a synergistic effect. Commonly with prozac. I do not think you would have felt that amazing reborn feeling without zyprexa added.
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> 2. Why did I crash back down again at the start of week 6?Don't know. Some might say bipolar? I don't think so. But exactly why the crash gee it's hard to know. Higher dose? More time?
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> 3. Are these types of up/down crashes to be expected when on medication like this? Do I just need to wait it out? It would make me feel better if other people experienced the same thing. Down/Up/Down/ then finally Up for good. It seems as if there is a battle of brain chemicals going on in my mind.
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> I am very concerned because I never knew the depths that depression could take a person. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. I would be interested in hearing other success stories where someone felt great after a few weeks, then had a (temporary) crash, then full recovery. Will this take me 8-12 weeks to really get going?
>Yeah you said it well. I think it could take at least 8 to 12 weeks but even better at 16.
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