Posted by yazzer on May 15, 2002, at 8:28:02
In reply to Re: Meds do not work after a time, posted by ben on May 15, 2002, at 7:38:32
Yeah, I am actually trying to increase the Effexor. I am only at the 150 mg level and my doc tells me that's on the low side anyway. Usually, I get relief with relatively lower doses of an AD and that makes the doc believe my "problems" are more anxiety-related versus depression. [However, I have gotten quite depressed in the past.] However, since I have had the same doc and have been doing this so long, he lets me adjust the amount of the meds myself within certain bounds. I also have Klonopin which I can used to augment the Effexor, though I have rarely had to take it over the past 4 years. I have incorporated it more lately - esp. at bedtime and it helps on the sleep end. I am back at work this AM but had these nagging background feelings of "dread" having to come in. One would think that after 25 years of this, it would get easier, but it isn't. I guess it's the contrast between feeling well for a while then dropping back into the "funk" that seems troubling.
Thanks,
Mike>
> You may try:
>
> 1) Increasing the dose of Effexor
> 2) Adding an other AD or Lithium
> 3) Switching to an other AD
>
> ben
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