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Old Apr 23, 2014, 10:45 PM
jean17 jean17 is offline
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Wondering if others have had this happen. Most likely some have. How do you cope?

Have been on Effexor 225 mg for at least a year, along with a few other meds. Have been getting increasingly depressed so we added another 25 mg bid. This has not helped in the least and I am feeling worse & worse.

So my psychiatrist decided to wean me off the Effexor over 3 weeks and then start Wellbutrin. I am down to my last week of Effexor. I am having severe, sharp pain over my sternum. I can't eat without having excruciating pain. Also terrible social anxiety. I just want to be left alone. Easter week has been very busy at church and this week is busy with church activities again. I feel so guilty not going, but I can't bear the pain anymore.

Help. Lots of . We all need them.