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.

zoloft withdrawls - should i get back on it?

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I have been on zoloft for almost a year. I have post traumatic stress disorder and suffer from panic attacks and insomnia. i stopped taking my zoloft almost a week ago. when i first started it, i felt worse than i did before. i had these weird feelings come on strong. i would get really hot from...

by felicity2193254385 over a year ago

Effexor replaced by Pristiq

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I was taken off of 300 mg a day of Effexor cold turkey and put on Pristiq, my doctor said that since it was a metabolized version of Effexor, it would cut down on the side effects...uh NO, it didnt! I spent the weekend and a week day either screaming and crying, dizzy, headaches and feeling like I...

by lasvbg252128 over a year ago

Trying to quit raw from Trazodone

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I have been taking Trazadonesince '94. The dosage was increased from 100mg to 150 a couple years ago. Now I have become extremely fatigued during the daytime. Ihave been told to skip a dose one night and then take 100mg the next night. The first night I skipped the dose, which was sleepless, I...

by Jacquia over a year ago

Side Effect of Wellbutrin

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I've been on Wellbutrin XL 300mg for 2 days and 100mg topamax. I've taken topamax before but never Wellbutrin. The only side effect I am having is nausea from the Wellbutrin. It last all day. I force myself to eat. As long as I sip on water I'm ok. How long will this last and is there anything...

by 2bcont246408 over a year ago

withdrawl from zoloft and my symptoms

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I have been on zoloft for four monts and since my incarceration ive had to stop abruptly. I moved to Texas and i cant get insurance to get my scripts filled. It is hard right now i am constantly experiencing headaches,insomnia,i sleep for extended periods of time when i can fall asleep,loss of...

by Guest over a year ago

Zoloft sucks and the withdrawl feels the same

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I took Zoloft for about 5 weeks and had every single stupid side effect on the box, and then some. I stopped cold turkey last week thinking how bad can it be. OMG. Does anybody know if I start taking a very small dose 25mg and slowely taper down will it get better? The only that helped was when the...

by AnnSho240309 over a year ago

I have been on Zoloft for about 3 years now, 150mg should i drink?

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I have been on Zoloft for about 3 years now, 150mg. I take it for anxiety, not depression, no depression problems at ALL I am an incredibly happy individual, it was to help control the severity of my anxiety. Anyways, I never actually noticed in before but the past few weeks I have noticed some...

by KannerZ240139 over a year ago

Help day 2 of Zoloft terrible diarea

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It is weird because when i take the pill (25mgs) I get dizzy and antsy. I feel good all night but hyper. Then I can't sleep, my mind races and I'm right back to feeling like a total panicky mess in the morning. Plus I'll have diarea over and over again the whole night after I take it. It's only been...

by Lizsag over a year ago

Taking Effexor and Thentermine

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Does anyone know if a person can take Effexor and Thentermine together. I have been on Effexor for about 10 years and it works great for me, BUT I have heard that the weight loss pill Thentermine can not be taken together. I NEED a weight loss medicine and heard this one works great. Any feed...

by Marsha Lanier Cholewinski224061 over a year ago

Wellbutrin XL versus SSRI's @ 46 yrs old

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Hello, I am 46 yrs. old and my whole situation began in the year 2000 when my second child of 3 was born...post partum depression at 36 and what hell it was. Thought I was loosing it and then panic attacks...Wow what a ride! I had so much going on thought i would have been better off dead. ...

by kelly over a year ago