Hi Anabela and everyone else
I think you might be interested in my recent experiences with meds. As mentioned above my doctor had previously doubled my dose of fluoxetine (generic Prozac). I had changed from venlafaxine (Efexor) about 3 months ago, effectively at my own request, as I felt that the effect of the med might be "wearing off" as I had to go on higher and higher doses. Although I think the fluoxetine was helping me I did not feel the same strong positive effect as when I was on Efexor (a couple of years ago).
I went back to my doctor on Friday and asked him if it might be a good idea to try Efexor again. He thought that it was, because of that good effect that I had before. He put me on a starting dose of 75 mg (BTW in modified release form), but thinks that he may need to increase the dose when I next see him in 3 weeks time.
I do have a good feeling about this, as in many ways I regretted coming off the Efexor, especially as the suggestion came from me! Efexor helped me much more than anything else I had ever been on and I hope that having had a "break" of some 3 months that it will do so again. If it does the break will have been a good thing, and it has proved that I can come off it easily as I know than some people find the withdrrawal effects difficult.
So I am now in a position similar in some ways to Anabela. When I first went on Efexor it started to work very quickly, in DAYS rather than the usual couple of weeks with most antidepressants! It would be nice if these meds worked instantly, but they don't of course!
I will post back again and I encourage others to pesevere with their meds and finding the right one for them as I know from my own experience that they can help greatly.
Kind regards
MRB
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