Effexor was just added to my collection of meds by my pdoc today. I adamantly told her that any type of serotonin inhibitor seriously alters my mind. Hypomania and mixed states have always been scariest when I was on SSRI's or SNRI's. She either didn't care to hear my pleas or felt that lamictal has made me stable enough to pursue it.

I worry about anxiety as a side effect bc I am currently not taking any type of anxiety med. I asked for one today assuming she would oblige considering the insane amount of scripts she has given me in the last 3 weeks and the fact that I'm under 30 and had a heart rate of 130 when I got my vitals today, but she said she wanted to go the Effexor route. I was completely disheartened... I can't pinpoint what it is in my "cocktail" that is making my anxiety skyrocket. Mainly because I have (except for a few) never been on any of these meds before.

I know, some people may think it's the adderall, but I have been diagnosed ADHD for years upon years and have never had the anxiety issues I am currently experiencing. Even prior to my BP manifesting and not taking any type of sleepy meds, I was able to sleep without any issues while being on adderall.

I just wish she didn't force effexor on me. It makes me anxious just thinking out the downfall and past downfalls I have experienced with those types of meds.