GBFast
03-11-13, 23:10
I first joined this site in August and posted the following thread:
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=140406
What seemed like the main trigger for my anxiety and then depression, too, has almost certainly been resolved as just a scare (I had further negative tests at 16 and 21 weeks) and now believe in the results.
However, it is as if the damage and trauma have been done.
After 10 weeks on Citalopram (the first 2 @ 20mg, then 8 @ 40mg) with no positive effect, I was switched to venlafaxine (75mg) almost three weeks ago, and also advised to use some diazepam for the switch-over.
I find that my depression and morbid/suicidal thoughts are as bad as ever. One particularly troubling thing is that, when I see people who I know and love, saying goodbye to them scares me that I'll never see them again. I also don't trust myself being on my own.
This may seem like a stupid question (I hope it makes sense), but do anti-depressants in general and venlafaxine in particular work just as well if there are actual identified causes for anxiety/depression (eg. health scare, redundancy, lost relationship, etc) compared to if there is "simply" a spontaneous chemical imbalance for no apparent reason?
I am also seeing a psychologist twice a week, and have access to help numbers if I need them, but how long should I persevere with venlafaxine before judging that it's simply not going to do anything for me?
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=140406
What seemed like the main trigger for my anxiety and then depression, too, has almost certainly been resolved as just a scare (I had further negative tests at 16 and 21 weeks) and now believe in the results.
However, it is as if the damage and trauma have been done.
After 10 weeks on Citalopram (the first 2 @ 20mg, then 8 @ 40mg) with no positive effect, I was switched to venlafaxine (75mg) almost three weeks ago, and also advised to use some diazepam for the switch-over.
I find that my depression and morbid/suicidal thoughts are as bad as ever. One particularly troubling thing is that, when I see people who I know and love, saying goodbye to them scares me that I'll never see them again. I also don't trust myself being on my own.
This may seem like a stupid question (I hope it makes sense), but do anti-depressants in general and venlafaxine in particular work just as well if there are actual identified causes for anxiety/depression (eg. health scare, redundancy, lost relationship, etc) compared to if there is "simply" a spontaneous chemical imbalance for no apparent reason?
I am also seeing a psychologist twice a week, and have access to help numbers if I need them, but how long should I persevere with venlafaxine before judging that it's simply not going to do anything for me?