Hi Ben, Thanks for the encouragement. I have been on Effexor before but I don't remember these side effects. Maybe because I've been on Bupropion for a while which isn't an ssri... I don't know. I...
Hi all, I went to my PCP yesterday and he put me back on effexor for now but wants me to make an appointment with a psychiatrist because he feels I need a combination of meds since nothing else seems...
Thanks everyone, and thanks Cass for your offer to recommend your therapist. Essex would be a bit far for me, but I have a couple of names of APRNs in my area that I am going to call. It's just so...
Hi Hope, I had trouble getting off Effexor but it is doable. I was on Cymbalta and my only issue with that was that if you drink it can really be bad for your liver, so I got off that. But Effexor...
Hi Todd, welcome. I understand your frustration about being in a job you don't like. Perhaps you can look at it like a temporary thing until you find a better fit. Keep looking, network, whatever you...
Hi All, Thank you so much for all your responses. I am struggling just getting by, trying to go to work and bide my time until I can see my PCP. My head feels so heavy and all I want to do is cry all...
Thanks, Raniah. I know I probably need to get back into therapy, but having been in it before (even before the bad experience) somehow the thought of having to start all over with someone new feels...
Hi everyone, I am new here and joined because I need to talk to people who understand this monster called depression. For the past several years I have been treated by my primary care physician with...