Posted by Denise528 on May 21, 2002, at 12:04:23
In reply to how long until you felt better?, posted by sly on May 21, 2002, at 10:38:23
Sly, this time round I had really bad suicidal ideations on Prozac, seroxat and prothiaden although they all worked really well about 4 years ago. Anyway I too have recently started Effexor (about two weeks ago) and am now taking 150mg a day. Thankfully this drug has not caused the anguish that I experienced on the other SSRIs but I am however not really feeling an uplift of the depression.
I just feel really tired all the time, listless and like I could just stay in bed all day. I'm not sure whether or not to increase the dose, I am just really glad I haven't felt any agitation this time.
One thing you might try and it really helped me when I was feeling desparate and I mean really desparate, I have never felt so agitated and deranged in all my life, but the only thing that helped at the time was 10mg of Zyprexa. It might be worth you asking your psychiatrist about this to get you through the really bad spells. It is an antipsychotic and it may not work for you but many other people who have posted on here say that it has helped them with their suicidal ruminations. But then again a few people have said it made them worse. But there is no harm in trying if you are feeling that bad anyway.
Denise
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