Knowlesi
06-06-12, 10:57
Hi everyone,
I've been on Venlafaxine for almost 7 weeks now and have been considering the impact this medication has had on me. As some of you may be aware I came to Ven from Mirtazapine which at the time I felt wasn't working for me.
I suppose the thinking behind this post is to try to understand how people feel on this medication. Being new to taking anti depressants I naively thought that taking a tablet would (over time) get me back to my old self and I would then carry on as normal.
Unfortunately that isn't the case and I'm only now realising this. It is approx 6 months since this all began and reflecting back I don't really feel as though I have made that much progress; I still suffer from really bad exhaustion, I'm struggling with my appetite again, I feel sick all the time and I'm becoming almost obsessed again with my weight as I'm paranoid it is related to something more sinister.
I am the first to admit that I probably over analyse everything but I'm really struggling to put the picture together at the moment and see the good in which this med is doing. I increased to 150mg 3 weeks ago and other than increase my anx and everything else mentioned above I just do not know what to do or where to turn.
I feel as though I'm wishing my life away, I can't plan for the future as I don't see one (concerns over health - not doing anything daft) and I've genuinely forgotten what it feels like to feel 'normal'.
Can anyone else relate to what I am saying with regards to the tiredness/nausea/increased anx etc?? I'm really struggling, I feel really isolated at the moment. I've even considered stopping taking tablets entirely to see if I can get the control back myself.
I'm very confused any insights/ thoughts etc would be very helpful.
Thanks for reading,
K
I've been on Venlafaxine for almost 7 weeks now and have been considering the impact this medication has had on me. As some of you may be aware I came to Ven from Mirtazapine which at the time I felt wasn't working for me.
I suppose the thinking behind this post is to try to understand how people feel on this medication. Being new to taking anti depressants I naively thought that taking a tablet would (over time) get me back to my old self and I would then carry on as normal.
Unfortunately that isn't the case and I'm only now realising this. It is approx 6 months since this all began and reflecting back I don't really feel as though I have made that much progress; I still suffer from really bad exhaustion, I'm struggling with my appetite again, I feel sick all the time and I'm becoming almost obsessed again with my weight as I'm paranoid it is related to something more sinister.
I am the first to admit that I probably over analyse everything but I'm really struggling to put the picture together at the moment and see the good in which this med is doing. I increased to 150mg 3 weeks ago and other than increase my anx and everything else mentioned above I just do not know what to do or where to turn.
I feel as though I'm wishing my life away, I can't plan for the future as I don't see one (concerns over health - not doing anything daft) and I've genuinely forgotten what it feels like to feel 'normal'.
Can anyone else relate to what I am saying with regards to the tiredness/nausea/increased anx etc?? I'm really struggling, I feel really isolated at the moment. I've even considered stopping taking tablets entirely to see if I can get the control back myself.
I'm very confused any insights/ thoughts etc would be very helpful.
Thanks for reading,
K