Posted by Sarahmarie on May 14, 2002, at 20:35:05
In reply to Meds do not work after a time, posted by yazzer on May 14, 2002, at 19:16:33
> Hi all:
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> I was wondering if others have faced this problem. I have had Panic Disorder (PD)/Depression for most of my adult life ( I am now 42) but was not diagnosed correctly until about 1990. My symptoms are mostly anxiety-related with the chief manifestation being the feaky derealization sensation. Anybody who has had this knows how strange this is and how disconcerting the feeling is!
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> Anyway, about 1990, I was finally diagnosed correctly and placed on Prozac (in 1991) and my symptoms disappeared almost completely - life was great. However, in about 1997, the symptoms returned as Prozac seemed to stop working inexplicably!
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> After months of trying other meds, my doctor finally hit upon Effexor XR and it worked! Now, after 4 years on Effexor, my symptoms are coming back in full force. :-( I guess I now have to work with doc to try and find something else.
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> My question to y'all is, Have others experienced this tendency for meds to stop working after a time? It's like a cruel joke where, when you finally find a "cure" and get back into life for a while, the meds stop working. Any comments/discussion would be greatly appreciated!
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> Yours sincerely,
> Mike
There have been many others who posted at different times regarding this. It is usually referred to as the drug "poop-out". I am on Prozac and had a similar experience after 1 year, when my depression seemed to relapse. I am now at a very high dose of Prozac and doing well. I have heard though, that in cases like yours when it takes several years, that after a short period on a different AD, you can be put back on the Prozac. I would check this out with your PDoc. Maybe others have some ideas on this. Good luck. I hate those downer periods.
SarahMarie
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