tom1
08-06-09, 13:06
Hi, I haven't posted in a while and while I thought not posting might help myself, things have got so bad now I need to share and have some advice.
Over the past month I've been doing some free work for my local community as a means to help challenge my axiety and also certainly for the feel good factor. However, my depression has really hit me badly and I'm feeling fatigued, uncaring, angry, and lacking motivation. So basically the Effexor I'm taking (75mg) has pooped out on me, and because I haven't had any time to go see my doctor, I decided to wean myself off the stuff because I was also sick of taking it and having side-effects too.
For the last few weeks, I started to wean myself off the medication (without my doctor's consent) from following various weaning guides off the internet. While weaning I noticed that on the days I wasn't taking Effexor I was starting to feel better, and also feeling energetic again as well as being motivated. But, eventually the withdrawals got the better of me and the headaches became disabling on their own. So I decided to just start taking it properly again and cancel the weaning process.
So, since taking Effexor properly again, I'm feeling depressed and bad in general. I don't feel any enjoyment in my life, everything seems dull and not worth the effort.
My question to you all is, why do anti-depressants eventually turn around on me and make feel worse? All the medications I've taken, all have done the same thing to me and I've had to switch or come off. I'm just wondering if there is some underlying cause that hasn't been found that causes me to feel worse.
Over the past month I've been doing some free work for my local community as a means to help challenge my axiety and also certainly for the feel good factor. However, my depression has really hit me badly and I'm feeling fatigued, uncaring, angry, and lacking motivation. So basically the Effexor I'm taking (75mg) has pooped out on me, and because I haven't had any time to go see my doctor, I decided to wean myself off the stuff because I was also sick of taking it and having side-effects too.
For the last few weeks, I started to wean myself off the medication (without my doctor's consent) from following various weaning guides off the internet. While weaning I noticed that on the days I wasn't taking Effexor I was starting to feel better, and also feeling energetic again as well as being motivated. But, eventually the withdrawals got the better of me and the headaches became disabling on their own. So I decided to just start taking it properly again and cancel the weaning process.
So, since taking Effexor properly again, I'm feeling depressed and bad in general. I don't feel any enjoyment in my life, everything seems dull and not worth the effort.
My question to you all is, why do anti-depressants eventually turn around on me and make feel worse? All the medications I've taken, all have done the same thing to me and I've had to switch or come off. I'm just wondering if there is some underlying cause that hasn't been found that causes me to feel worse.