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Antidepressants

Are you on antidepressants, about to start, or hoping to come off them? Antidepressants can be divided into the following classes: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), Norepinephrine/noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (NRIs aka NERIs/NARIs), Dopamine reuptake inhibitors (DRIs), Opioids, Selective serotonin reuptake enhancers (SSREs), Novel antidepressants and Tetracyclic antidepressants. Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of different types of antidepressants on this forum, and share your experience.

side effects of antidepressants

Hi, good people. My sister has been diagnosed with clinical depression. Her psychiatris thinks it is time to introduce antidepressants into her treatment. I must admit that this little scares me. What would side effects of antidepressants be? Can anyone tell me something more? I would appreciate it....

by User avatar jackson425153369

SHOULD I TAKE SMALL DOSES UNTIL I'M OFF

I AM A 41 YR OLD FEMALE, BEEN ON LEXAPRO FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS...RECENTLY WENT OFF IT BY ACCIDENT FOR A WEEK AND A HALF....THOUGHT I WAS DYING..........WHEN I REALIZED I WAS MISSING MY PILL I DID TAKE IT, ONE, THIS JUST HAPPENED, AFTER READING THESE STATEMENTS.....SHOULD I TAKE SMALL DOSES UNTIL I'M...

by User avatar lena s.

How do I lose weight taking pscy medications

My name is Michelle and I need advice on tips to lose weight while taking the following medications:   Wellbutrin XL 300mg, Abilify 2 mg, Lamictal 400mg, Lexapro 40mg, ativan as prn.   I'm also 50 years old and just started menopause, I used to be a size 7 now a 14.   S.O.S.  Help    

by User avatar Guest

effexor : my story and successful weaning

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Last year, I suffered from anxiety and depression, prompting my Doctor to put me on Effexor. The medication successfully helped me overcome a rather bad period in my life, but the side effects were creating other problems, especially when I went back to work. I was on a strong dose of 225mg a day. I...

by User avatar ciel2121

SUE, SUE, SUE

Let's sue the $ %&* out of the company who makes this awful drug. I orginally started taking this because of my jealousy. I was fit, trim and all that. I weighed about 120. Now I weight 185 and cannot get off of it. It is so depressing to know that I could look good again if only I could wean...

by User avatar Let's Sue the Company who makes

Effexor Nightmare with 22 year old.

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Hello, I am 22 years old and have been taking Effexor for 6 years! I am just starting to get off. During this time I have noticed I went from 119 to 133 and I am completely stuck on 133 cant go any lower but I go higher! The symptoms of going off really bad. I feel dizzy, I get hotflashes, I get...

by User avatar Guest

My mistake... that I thought I could handle

I've been on Effexor XR 225 mg (3- 75mg at a time) worked for me but still would experience occasional bouts of anxiety and depression. Over the last 4 months I've gone through some pretty life changing things in life, lost my job (80% of workforce laid off),mother for sick soI took some time to...

by User avatar Guest

are there anti depressants that don't cause weight gain?

Are there any anti depressants that don't put weight on or even help to lose weight?

by User avatar oneistwomany

plan for venlafaxine withdrawal

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Greetings to you all on this forum. My name is John and I had (I really hope it's now behind me) depression issues since my childhood years. I was teased during elementary school, bullied in high school, and that wasn't improved on college, either. I had many suicidal thoughts, and even cut myself...

by User avatar John Lucas

Trazodone and Sexual Problems? How Common?

Currently taking Celexa for about 4 weeks and my very active sex life with my younger husband has severely changed. I don't have the want or craving and can no longer reach orgasm, it's like I went numb down there. Doc also gave me Trazodone, but I plan to wean off Celexa and switch to Trazodone,...

by User avatar breezy40