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Old Mar 12, 2013, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by RJ78 View Post
Hi PC friends (and people I haven't met yet),

I've had a very difficult day, lots of crying and worrying about my own well-being. I noticed that this is the third time in a row, more or less, that after about 2 weeks of very good emotional stability, I fall back into mid-high anxiety and crying breakdowns.

Has anybody experienced this type of pattern before? About two weeks upswing, and than about a week downswing.

I started taking Effexor in November and have been making some good improvement since then, except for these periods of depression. What do you think, does it warrant a new dosage (I'm on the lowest therapeutic dosage right now)?


Thanks!

RJ
I have experienced this kind of cycling in mood, it can be very trying---feel so good, build up those hopes and dreams and WHAM, like the rug gets pulled out from under again (like a voice saying "gotcha" for me)---A dose boost sounds like a good way to go, Effexor is often titrated up from low to a therapeutic dose, which of course varies person to person. Best to you, and hang on to the good times!
Thanks for this!
RJ78