Hello and welcome to PC.

Twenty years of meds and various other forms of treatment so it is a long complicated story. I have had limited success with meds. Some times they work ok sometimes not at all. The ones that work pretty good all ways poop out. Meaning they quit working.

After twenty years the meds I am currently on have worked far better than anything in the past but I am afraid the Fetzima is starting to poop after only 5 months. I usually get one to two years out of them. I am considered very treatment resistant though. I am right now increasing the dose. Well starting Monday as I just went to the pharmacy and they are out until Monday.

As far as side effects I am very lucky. I have very few and they go away. Two that are very common and I have had with all of them is disturbed sleep, vivid dreams, and the sexual ones. Fetzima seems to be better for me with those two.

Everyone is different though and you have to try and see what happens is the way it goes. I knew a guy on Prozac for twenty years and he swears it has saved his life and has always worked great. I don't know his current situation.