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.

Trying to concieve while husband on cymbalta

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hi, partner has just been put on the above drug and we are trying to have a family. the reason for the depression in the first place is that we have a small % of chance to have children due to his fertility. My question is has any wifes become pregnant while on this drug? Any info would be great???...

by Guest over a year ago

Coming Off Of Effexor XR with Lexapro?

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I've been on Effexor XR 225 mg since I was 15 years old, I am not about to be 24. I hate the stuff. It worked for a while but I think the last couple of years it has reversed. MY doctor has started me on Lamictol and it is doing great. Now she is taking me off of Effexer by having me take Lexapro....

by Guest over a year ago

Should I switch from Venaflexine to Cymbalta

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I went cold turkey off of Effexor(venaflexine) 16days ago. My doctor had me switch to Prestiq until my insurance approves Cymblata. I have had withdrawls from quiting the Venaflexine although my doctor told me I would'nt. The Prestiq is an XR, I take it at night before I go to bed. It does not last...

by faithfulserver108120 over a year ago

Getting off Cymbalta after four years

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Okay, I have been on 120 mg of Cymbalta daily for the last four years. It is no longer working and is time to get off of it and try something else. I was on it for depression and bi polar. I have read horrific stories of people coming off of the 60 and 30 mg pill, but very few about the 120 mg...

by Lostinspace2009107855 over a year ago

zoloft cold turkey

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This is day one of no Zoloft. I lost my refill script and the Dr.s office was not concerned to replace it, so I guess it is time to quit. I am taking 200mg of Zoloft now; I have been on it for many years. Maybe it's all in my head but I feel weird a little. Is it normal to move your eyes back...

by Guest over a year ago

Cymbalta side effects

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I have been on Cymbalta for over a year. The only intollerable side effect has been the libido issue. 2 months ago my dose increase from 40 to 60mg. It seemed to be a relatively invisible increase but 6 weeks in I became constipated. I have eliminated all other possible explanations (except a...

by Tdebb8594104027 over a year ago

Well butrin and weed

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Hi there My Dr says that i have depression and has put me on Wellbutrin xl,but i have smoked weed for a while now and i dont want to stop smoking while also being on Wellbutrin.I have been on it for a couple of mths and smoking weed and i dont think im getting better because of doing the both at...

by helpless over a year ago

I need some help with cymbalta withdrawal

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hi everyone im was on cymbalta for 6 and half months. just when i started i had terrible symptoms,like shaking ,dizziness,could n eat at all,vomiting,nausea ,and i felt numb. well i kept taking it.the first 3 weeks i was ,avoiding people ,didn't want to go out from home ,no talking to anybody,and...

by Guest over a year ago

combining stettera and zoloft.........i felt "numb" mentally

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i have been taking 100 mg of strettera and 100 mg of zoloft and have felt a flatness with life...........not the same as depression.........didn`t want to do anything spiritually, physically, mentally etc. can you help i think getting off the zoloft will help Ineed the strettera for ADD

by penguinjoy over a year ago

Zoloft and Irrational Behavios

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I stopped taking my Zoloft a couple weeks ago for no real reason except I just started college and forgot to work it into my new hectic schedule. I know that there are side effects for quitting this medicine cold turkey, including the fact that I barely am motivated enough to leave my room for...

by Guest over a year ago