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.

Severe effexor withdrawal - nausea, vomiting, crying, dizziness

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I take 112.5mg of venlafaxine (effexor) every morning. I ran out on Friday and cant get my prescription until tomorrow because my doctor is gone. I am suffering severe withdrawal - nausea and vomting, out of body experiences, +++ anxiety and depression (crying), I feel like I'm dreaming and not...

by Guest over a year ago

Back on Wellbutrin and I experience all the same side effects as when I first started

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I quit cold turkey and experienced much of what you did. I was on 300 mg for the last three years. I recently went back on and I am experiencing all the same side effects as when I first started; weight-loss, increased energy, feeling better and sleeping better. I hope it works for you...

by Guest over a year ago

rash on my arms, thighs and hips from lexapro

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I have also been taking lexapro for almost 3 years and all of a sudden 2 weeks ago I started getting a rash on my arms, now it is on my thighs and hips. But I had such a bad reaction 3 years ago when I tried getting off of the antidepressant fluoxetine and they put me on lexapro. I feel great...

by Guest over a year ago

3 weeks on Lexapro withdrawal, I'm feeling anxiety and been off balance when walking

Hi, I'm 3 weeks off of Lexapro, I have been feeling off balance when walking, I feel very anxious, jittery feeling all day, my stomach feels hungry most of the time. The hunger feeling I'm not sure if its from the anxiety I'm feeling. Anybody else feel like this?

by Guest over a year ago

I believe that Venlafaxine caused me blacking out, awful side effects after quitting it

I was taking venaflaxin for 3 months and i never missed a dose. One morning i blacked out and woke up in the hospital with everyone saying i tried to commit suicide. I am not a depressed person and never have been. I strongly believe the Venaflaxin is responsible. I was taking it for my anxiety...

by Guest over a year ago

Coming off of Zoloft, how long do the effects of withdrawal last?

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I have been on 100 mg zoloft for 2 years! The side effects were startin to make me depressed! I started to cut in half the mg (50) for 4 weeks! Now I have been on 25 mg! In the last week I have been feeling some effects of withdrawal! My question is how long do the...

by Guest over a year ago

The truth and the hype of so-called high likelihood of benzodiazepine abuse.

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with the possible exception of high doses of alprazolam, in general benzodiazepines are highly effective, well tolerated and unlikely to create the propensity to increase the amounts of benzodiazepine on one's own initiative. Some individuals have low self control or little self...

by Guest over a year ago

On antidepressants for years and they all made me gain weight, could Lexapro be different

i have been on anti depressants for years and they all made me gain weight. My friend told me to take Lexapro and you won't gain weight. When I'm depressed I eat like crazy so hopefully this is true. Day 3 dry mouth sleepy happy.

by Guest over a year ago

Effexor (venlafaxine) withdrawal - panic

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Last year, I made three unsuccessful attempts at getting completely off of Effexor. The longest I lasted was two months and they were two of the worst months of my life. With the help of Prozac, I was able to decrease from 225 mg of Effexor to 75 mg and had no withdrawal symptoms. However, going...

by j2345351229 over a year ago

This site is good for wellbutrin and adderall

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good site on wellbutrin and adderal also.trying to find right combo.terrible back pain,vicodins were killing me,quit.doing better with these 2.seems like my docs dont have a clue.prozac.paxil.cymbalta.etc-found this combo on my own,much better.wb prescribed but found adderal on my own.ill ask doc...

by Guest over a year ago