Hi There,

I wanted to let you know that everybody has bad days, that's to be expected even with anti-depressants, but probably not at the level you're describing. I would suggest you ask your doctor about upping your meds or maybe adding a new one on. I personally take 300 of effexor so I know you can take more than 150 whether or not it's recommended I do not know. I also wanted to say that the bad days may be a result of the therapy you're doing. When we're in therapy things inside start to shift and they loosen the dark memories we don't like to deal with. So the bad days may be those memories trying to break through. It could also be a signal that your brain/body is ready to deal with some of the harder stuff.

I hope you're psych understands where you're coming from and helps you out. If not find a different psych that listens. There are plenty about. But it sounds like you already have a good one. One other thing, don't be too quick to go off the meds just because you're doing better. Don't even let the doctors talk you into reducing your meds if you're not comfortable with it. You know the meds are making the difference keep the meds stable to keep yourself stable. Once therapy is coming to a conclusion and you have dealt with your issues then look at decreasing your meds because you won't have any issues coming back to bite you in the butt.

I hope this has been of some help to you.

Love and Hugs,
Tara