Posted by techduck on February 17, 2003, at 22:19:01
Hello. I have consulted this board before for info about Effexor. I started Effexor XR a little more than a year ago due to severe depression. I started at 37.5 mg, went to 75 mg, and I have been taking 150 mg for many months.
My concern is that I feel that I am extremely irritable. I am much more aggressive than normal. I kick things and have violent thoughts when I get upset now. I recently got angry at my boyfriend over something stupid and irrational, but I told him very rude and hurtful things he did not deserve to hear. I even went as far as to try and slice my wrists open. This is not the first time I have acted this way.
When I first started Effexor XR it was like a miracle, and now I feel like I'm plunging back where I was in the beginning. I feel absolutely horrible and I feel that whatever is happening to me, it is ruining my life by making me so irrational. In a matter of hours, I look back and realize what a horrible thing I did...
Is this normal in terms of depression/Effexor XR, or am I just becoming a bad person? Is it likely that the medication is not effective anymore?
I am sorry this is so long. I am just miserable, confused, and scared. I want to be happy and treat my boyfriend and others like they should be treated.
Miserable,Steph
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