Effexor/klonipin combo

Hi,

I'm 31yr. old female who has recently been "upped" to 225mg of effexor xr and 1mg of klonipin, because of increased anxiety and depression (go figure.) It seems as though after a year or so, I become "immune" to my meds. I've been on effexor for a year, and before that, it was a year of lexapro & ativan, and before that it was a year of zoloft and ativan, and before that...well, I can't remember - the golden oldies era of prozac etc.

I have been feeling extremely apathetic and doing the whole "why are we here?" "why do we bother" routine for a couple of weeks now. Instead of changing my meds, my psych increased them, and I guess I'm just waiting and hoping that these feeling will go away.

Does anybody know of any good depression chat rooms, or if depression chat rooms are even a good idea? I just need a good forum to vent and listen to other people...Not ready for the psych ward (again) just yet. All advice welcomed. Thanks

I have been on effexor for 3 years, at one point taking 300mg a day. I was down to 37.5 a day and then I went down the well again and am up to 150 mg a day along with Cymbalta. Not only do I deal with depresssion, I also have fibromayalgia which makes me even more depressed. I too am questioning "why we deal with it". I keep telling myself that my children would be lost without me. My husband wouldn';t be able to take care of them properly, OK not properly in my eyes. Somedays though, I think I need to be in the psych ward just to keep me safe. Just remember you aren't alone in this and pray that tomorrow will be a better day. Just take it one day at a time.