Effexor was the DEVIL for me. I won't touch that stuff with a hundred foot stick.

An update -- saw my doc today, took my friend's advice of writing out all my concerns and giving it to him to read. He was pretty concerned about it, and has agreed to refer me to mental health services (and forward my notes to them) so I can have a psychiatric assessment. In the mean time he's prescribed me fluox, which I know in the short term will help, but I'll probably look at trying something else in the long run once I've been assessed. I think I'm going to be assessed for bipolar disorder. I'll know when I get a phone call from a mental health person.

Thanks for the encouragement