tom1
09-06-09, 01:08
Hi, I don't know if any of you saw my other thread in the medication section, but basically I've been having a hard time for a while now.
I'm not sure what the root cause of my problem is, and I just can't find the right treatment.
I'm on Effexor XR 75mg which at first was helping a lot, but then over time like all anti-depressants I've taken, it starts making me feel worse. I'm reluctant to go up a dose because I'm not sure I want to remain on it. All other medications in the past (when I've gone up a dose) temporarily fix the problem then I feel worse again.
It's weird because, I'm constantly trying different anti-depressant medications but they seem to eventually cause bigger problems than I had to start with.
I'm in a bit of no win situation, as my CBT is lacking progress again and just everything I'm being told to do is not working.
For the last few weeks I decided to wean myself down off Effexor because I was just so annoyed with not being motivated and bored of my life that I wanted to do something about it. But the thing is (with every time I start to come off my medications) I get better and I can think clearly again and experience certain parts of happiness, until my anxiety takes over and then I crawl back to the pills.
So, as you can see I feel pretty hopeless and like everything I try has a no win effect.
I'm starting to question my diagnosis which was done several years ago, for anxiety and depression and whether it is correct or if there is some other underlying cause.
I'm not sure what the root cause of my problem is, and I just can't find the right treatment.
I'm on Effexor XR 75mg which at first was helping a lot, but then over time like all anti-depressants I've taken, it starts making me feel worse. I'm reluctant to go up a dose because I'm not sure I want to remain on it. All other medications in the past (when I've gone up a dose) temporarily fix the problem then I feel worse again.
It's weird because, I'm constantly trying different anti-depressant medications but they seem to eventually cause bigger problems than I had to start with.
I'm in a bit of no win situation, as my CBT is lacking progress again and just everything I'm being told to do is not working.
For the last few weeks I decided to wean myself down off Effexor because I was just so annoyed with not being motivated and bored of my life that I wanted to do something about it. But the thing is (with every time I start to come off my medications) I get better and I can think clearly again and experience certain parts of happiness, until my anxiety takes over and then I crawl back to the pills.
So, as you can see I feel pretty hopeless and like everything I try has a no win effect.
I'm starting to question my diagnosis which was done several years ago, for anxiety and depression and whether it is correct or if there is some other underlying cause.