Hi all, I am currently taking 125mg Lactimal (Lamotrigine). I have been taking it for about a year now and find it very effective. However, I have a really itchy scalp which I cant stop scratching....
Hi everyone, I have been on Cymbalta for the past 3-4 months. I mostly take 120mg but when I feel myself slipping (about every 3 weeks) I increase the dose to 180mg for 1-2 weeks. This seems to kick...
Hi all, I am currently back on effexor having tried Mirtazapine. I couldn't stand the Mirtazapine because of severe fluid retention - I looked like I was pregnant. But it was good for sleep. Now I am...
Sorry, I posted this message yesterday but forgot to fill out the Subject field so many may have missed it. I have been on Mirtazapine 30mg (Remeron) for about a month now having changed over from...
Dear Ralph, Glad to hear you have come out the other side again. It is a great feeling isn't it - why can't life be as good as this all the time? Maybe our bouts of depression make us really...
Dear Elisha, Thank you for responding. When I said my doctor was considering changing me from Effexor to Mirtazapine to help sleep I meant that he thought I would sleep without sleeping tablets. I am...
Hi Jim Have you ever been on effexor? My doctor recently suggested coming off effexor and going onto Mirtazapine. Apparently Mirtazapine is much better for sleep than effexor. I am really struggling...
Last week I ran out of my effexor 75 mg XL capsules. I currently take 112.5mg daily (1 x 75XL capsule and 1 x 37.5 tablet. I just switched the 75 XL for 2 x 37.5 tablets. Within a day i could feel...
Thanks so much for replying. It is good and reassuring to know that there is someone out there. Since late teens I have had recurring bouts of depression but didn't know what it was as it felt mostly...
Hi all, My current episode of depression/anxiety started Oct 06 and doc decided to try Lithium instead of my usual med Effexor XR. I was getting worse with Lithium so doc added in 225mg Effexor XR. I...