Try, try again

I recently stopped taking my bupropion (Wellbutrin) as I was finding that it wasn't really working for me any more. So I've been off anti-depressants completely for a few weeks, and my mood has been getting worse and worse ever since. A lot of it is probably rebound depression from stopping it so suddenly. My psychologist at the drug & alcohol service suggested trying venlafaxine (Effexor), and I asked my doc for a prescription yesterday, but apparently it needs a special authority which could take a week or more to process.

I've grown pretty disillusioned with anti-depressants... I've been on fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Cipramil/Celexa), bupropion (Wellbutrin), and none of them seemed to really help. Part of me thinks that there must be an anti-depressant out there that actually works for me, and the other part doubts anything will help. Meth/amphetamine seems to be the only thing that significantly lifts my mood, but of course that's only a temporary fix, and the comedown and withdrawals only make me feel worse. Still, I'll give the venlafaxine a try... if it works, awesome! If it doesn't, it'll be another anti-depressant to cross off my list.

 

I was on Effexor RX before I started using Meth and I actually tried to commit suicide on it. A month or two later I saw on the news that it has a high chance of suicide while taking it.

Imo I wouldn't take it when not on drugs because it could make things worsen, the overall feeling you feel when not on it isn't nice and my doctor who knows my drug history won't give me any anti depressants because she says that they just don't work when taking something so mind altering.

I hope Venlafaxine works for you, if it does let me know, maybe my doctor will change her mind if I do some research and show her that it might help me again.