New meds, great.
So the Zoloft wasn't working.
I've been having major fits of rage and crying and self hatred, including suicidal thoughts, unlike anything I've had before. My short term memory has also gone completely down the toilet, as has my sleep. Not to mention my creativity and urge to draw is virtually non-existent.
So after the last rage attack my despairing mother swore she'd go with me to my next docs appointment and demand to get me off the Zoloft.
It took a bit of explaining but doc decided it was time to try a new one, so I'm back on the roller-coaster again. -_-
This time it's Effexor-XR, I've been started on the 75mg dose.
Doc says I shouldn't have as bad side effects to start off with this time as I've still got some of the other one in my system the main difference between the two is that Zoloft is a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor while Effexor is a serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor.
As usual, I've done the interwebs rounds and have found horror stories that have chilled by blood but hopefully this one won't affect me as adversely as the first one did.
I've been looking into support groups for depression and stuff around the coast but so far the pickings are really slim. Considering the nature and prevalence of this condition, it worries me to no end how difficult it is to find recovery support like that.
Anyways, I'm off to await the first effects (namely side effects) of this new drug, I'm making no excuses to myself that there won't be any because the nature of this drug pretty much assures it. (i.e. messing with brain chemistry).
Wish me luck. Please.
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I've been having major fits of rage and crying and self hatred, including suicidal thoughts, unlike anything I've had before. My short term memory has also gone completely down the toilet, as has my sleep. Not to mention my creativity and urge to draw is virtually non-existent.
So after the last rage attack my despairing mother swore she'd go with me to my next docs appointment and demand to get me off the Zoloft.
It took a bit of explaining but doc decided it was time to try a new one, so I'm back on the roller-coaster again. -_-
This time it's Effexor-XR, I've been started on the 75mg dose.
Doc says I shouldn't have as bad side effects to start off with this time as I've still got some of the other one in my system the main difference between the two is that Zoloft is a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor while Effexor is a serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor.
As usual, I've done the interwebs rounds and have found horror stories that have chilled by blood but hopefully this one won't affect me as adversely as the first one did.
I've been looking into support groups for depression and stuff around the coast but so far the pickings are really slim. Considering the nature and prevalence of this condition, it worries me to no end how difficult it is to find recovery support like that.
Anyways, I'm off to await the first effects (namely side effects) of this new drug, I'm making no excuses to myself that there won't be any because the nature of this drug pretty much assures it. (i.e. messing with brain chemistry).
Wish me luck. Please.
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I've decided to make these public in case anyone else suffering from this that comes across it will be able to read what another sufferer is going through.
Comments, however, will be screened.
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