Posted by susansister on June 16, 2005, at 23:23:00
In reply to SSRI's - question, posted by Sarah T. on June 13, 2005, at 4:48:11
I've been thinking about this very thing all week. I have been taking Effexor 300 mg/day for three years, along with Buspar to "boost" the Effexor when it began to poop out, and I feel okay, that is, not depressed, but I don't feel like doing much either. I like to nap and to read about other people doing things and living their lives. Anyway, a few days ago I stopped taking my evening dose of Effexor preparatory to getting off of the stuff all together and not going on another AD afterwards. In the seven years since I've been on antidepressants, I've gained 50 pounds and lost all of my motivation for the projects I used to love to do and the human interactions I used to thrive on. What I would love to take is a stimulant but my doctor refuses because I had a substance abuse problem with opiates ten years ago and he thinks I'll abuse them. I do have ADD but Strattera made me terribly dysphoric and nauseated. Oh, enough whining. Anyway, this thread is really fascinating to me. I wonder what I'm doing to myself, and I think I'm ready to find out who I am underneath all of this medication. ( I also take topamax for migraines but can't tolerate more than 100 mg a day--my hands and feet feel like blocks and I'm liable to call the garage "that thing out back what we put the cars in.")
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