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As promised, my successful tapering off Effexor (Venlafaxine)
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The question is how do you know if you truly suffer from depression? I have come off meds and get depression back but then back then I never spoke about my emotions or challenged my mindset. I am in a much more stable place now and think it is worth a go. There is depression in the family but then they have never spoken about their feelings either.
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Before I had a name for it I suffered from depression starting my freshman year at college. I managed to cycle in and out for years but obviously there were times it wasn’t pleasant.
One day I was reading a Time Magazine with Prozac on the cover. The next day I called my primary care physician and said this article was talking about me.
Long story short I started taking Zoloft and after five weeks I started feeling better. My primary care physician referred me to a psychiatrist and we added Wellbutrin and Buspar along with Klonopin.
I still get ups and downs as everyone does but my depression has remained under control. I have even cut my Zoloft dose in half because as you know all SSRI’s cause sexual side effects.
Depression definitely runs in families and both my son and daughter have issues but since I was very open with my depression they both addressed their issues.
I believe once you have depression you have it for life. It is how you deal with it that determines your quality of life.
Good luck to you.