bailey 33, I had such similar symptoms that you described & was dxed with bp abut 6 years ago. I also went kinda nuts when my family doc put me on Prozac. Within hours I felt such rushes of euphoria & incredible self esteem, etc. I just thought the Prozac was working & I thought, wow, this is great. But it ended up being a mania & then after a few weeks I slipped back into the deep depression. I think the Effexor could have put you into a hypo mania--the symptoms you described sounds like it to me. Mania can also cause extreme rage & drastic behaviors.

I have a friend who gets into such rages that she scares herself. She locks herself up in the house with the curtains drawn so she doesn't have a chance to attack someone.

I'm doing better after a year of trial & error to find the right meds for me, but even with the meds I had a relapse into a deep depression after 5 years of being stable. I had been hypo manic for about 5 mos. & didn't tell my pdoc cuz it felt SO GOOD. But then my husband made a hurtful comment to me & I swung into a depression & ODed.

I'm hopeful I can get back on an even keel again. The pdoc is messing with my meds a little--basically changing the dosages & adding some to help me sleep & combat anxiety.

Are you going to therapy? Therapy with medication is supposed to have the best results for bp. Good luck & keep us informed about how you are doing.--Suzy

P.S. My mother had bp & I had to call the police on her several times when she started beating up my brother . Bp can cause some very dangerous behaviors so you need to get it treated right away.