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Posted by Angela on June 2, 2000, at 11:47:29
i've posted to this board before and have always gotten good information, so please don't let me down now.
in late march, i went into a bad, bad depression and i thought i had worked myself out of it. my pdoc took me off celexa and started me on effexor xr and luvox. after a couple weeks, he took me off the effexor and started me on norpramin (desipramine). a couple weeks ago we stopped the luvox and i went back onto zoloft which had been on and had great success with about a year ago.
my question is this: i've been back on the zoloft for just over 2 weeks, and i'm still not at the dosage he wants me at, so i know i'm not at max dosage. how long will it be before the zoloft kicks in? i had heard that it could take up to 12 weeks to kick in, but i was thinking that since i had been taking an SSRI and the serotonin should still be there, wouldn't it take less time to kick in? could my system be all screwed up right now because i was on different meds for short periods of time?
as of yesterday, my pdoc added a small dose of BuSpar to my diet in the hopes that it will give the serotonin a kick. does it sound like i'm on the right track here and should be feeling better soon? i don't only deal with depression but OCD as well and they both like to taunt me at the same time, so i'm basically miserable. i was feeling much better last week and we went on a short vacation, but now i don't want to get out of bed and i want to cry all the time. i don't understand whats happening to me or why.
Posted by Tina1 on June 2, 2000, at 11:57:44
In reply to NEED HELP, PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER, posted by Angela on June 2, 2000, at 11:47:29
>I have to say honestly that I have no experience with any of the meds that you are on or have been on. My reason for answering you is to say that I don't think your doc is giving the meds enough time to work and you could also be suffering a myriad of side effects from the abrupt withdrawal of more than one med. Withdrawal can be worse than the initial depression and if you are going around and around so many meds in such a short time you could be feeling it in this way. Patience if you can is my advice. I'm sure others here will have better advice but I wanted to respond and let you know that I'm here for ya. Take care and I hope you get some more accurate responses than mine. Beware of the dreaded withdrawal effects though. That might be all it is. Keep in touch---Tina
i've posted to this board before and have always gotten good information, so please don't let me down now.
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> in late march, i went into a bad, bad depression and i thought i had worked myself out of it. my pdoc took me off celexa and started me on effexor xr and luvox. after a couple weeks, he took me off the effexor and started me on norpramin (desipramine). a couple weeks ago we stopped the luvox and i went back onto zoloft which had been on and had great success with about a year ago.
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> my question is this: i've been back on the zoloft for just over 2 weeks, and i'm still not at the dosage he wants me at, so i know i'm not at max dosage. how long will it be before the zoloft kicks in? i had heard that it could take up to 12 weeks to kick in, but i was thinking that since i had been taking an SSRI and the serotonin should still be there, wouldn't it take less time to kick in? could my system be all screwed up right now because i was on different meds for short periods of time?
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> as of yesterday, my pdoc added a small dose of BuSpar to my diet in the hopes that it will give the serotonin a kick. does it sound like i'm on the right track here and should be feeling better soon? i don't only deal with depression but OCD as well and they both like to taunt me at the same time, so i'm basically miserable. i was feeling much better last week and we went on a short vacation, but now i don't want to get out of bed and i want to cry all the time. i don't understand whats happening to me or why.
Posted by Archangel on June 2, 2000, at 12:26:03
In reply to NEED HELP, PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER, posted by Angela on June 2, 2000, at 11:47:29
Angela,
I have no experience with meds other than Celexa. Each med has its own half-life. I'm sorry , but I'm not sure how long the meds you have been prescribed will stay in your system. I experienced various withdrawal symptoms when I stopped the Celexa. I know what it feels like to cry all the time. Tina's advice sounds very reasonable. It's easy for me to say, but try to take it easy. Know that there is hope for you to feel better.
I wish there was a "search" feature for posts made on this board. Maybe there is and I missed it. I can't help but think there are posts in the archives that would help answer your questions. Maybe if you have some time, try looking through the recent archives utilizing your browsers "find" feature. Looking for posts about the particular meds you're taking might provide you with some insight.
Good luck, and stay in touch with the board. Let us know how you're doing, because there are people out here who care.
Best regards,
Archangel (Michael)--------------------------------------------------
> i've posted to this board before and have always gotten good information, so please don't let me down now.
>
> in late march, i went into a bad, bad depression and i thought i had worked myself out of it. my pdoc took me off celexa and started me on effexor xr and luvox. after a couple weeks, he took me off the effexor and started me on norpramin (desipramine). a couple weeks ago we stopped the luvox and i went back onto zoloft which had been on and had great success with about a year ago.
>
> my question is this: i've been back on the zoloft for just over 2 weeks, and i'm still not at the dosage he wants me at, so i know i'm not at max dosage. how long will it be before the zoloft kicks in? i had heard that it could take up to 12 weeks to kick in, but i was thinking that since i had been taking an SSRI and the serotonin should still be there, wouldn't it take less time to kick in? could my system be all screwed up right now because i was on different meds for short periods of time?
>
> as of yesterday, my pdoc added a small dose of BuSpar to my diet in the hopes that it will give the serotonin a kick. does it sound like i'm on the right track here and should be feeling better soon? i don't only deal with depression but OCD as well and they both like to taunt me at the same time, so i'm basically miserable. i was feeling much better last week and we went on a short vacation, but now i don't want to get out of bed and i want to cry all the time. i don't understand whats happening to me or why.
Posted by michael on June 2, 2000, at 16:09:26
In reply to Re: NEED HELP, PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER, posted by Archangel on June 2, 2000, at 12:26:03
The search feature is at the top of the page - just above "previous periods".
> Angela,
>
> I have no experience with meds other than Celexa. Each med has its own half-life. I'm sorry , but I'm not sure how long the meds you have been prescribed will stay in your system. I experienced various withdrawal symptoms when I stopped the Celexa. I know what it feels like to cry all the time. Tina's advice sounds very reasonable. It's easy for me to say, but try to take it easy. Know that there is hope for you to feel better.
>
> I wish there was a "search" feature for posts made on this board. Maybe there is and I missed it. I can't help but think there are posts in the archives that would help answer your questions. Maybe if you have some time, try looking through the recent archives utilizing your browsers "find" feature. Looking for posts about the particular meds you're taking might provide you with some insight.
>
> Good luck, and stay in touch with the board. Let us know how you're doing, because there are people out here who care.
>
> Best regards,
> Archangel (Michael)
>
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> > i've posted to this board before and have always gotten good information, so please don't let me down now.
> >
> > in late march, i went into a bad, bad depression and i thought i had worked myself out of it. my pdoc took me off celexa and started me on effexor xr and luvox. after a couple weeks, he took me off the effexor and started me on norpramin (desipramine). a couple weeks ago we stopped the luvox and i went back onto zoloft which had been on and had great success with about a year ago.
> >
> > my question is this: i've been back on the zoloft for just over 2 weeks, and i'm still not at the dosage he wants me at, so i know i'm not at max dosage. how long will it be before the zoloft kicks in? i had heard that it could take up to 12 weeks to kick in, but i was thinking that since i had been taking an SSRI and the serotonin should still be there, wouldn't it take less time to kick in? could my system be all screwed up right now because i was on different meds for short periods of time?
> >
> > as of yesterday, my pdoc added a small dose of BuSpar to my diet in the hopes that it will give the serotonin a kick. does it sound like i'm on the right track here and should be feeling better soon? i don't only deal with depression but OCD as well and they both like to taunt me at the same time, so i'm basically miserable. i was feeling much better last week and we went on a short vacation, but now i don't want to get out of bed and i want to cry all the time. i don't understand whats happening to me or why.
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