Wow - GREAT info Cam, and highly readable. I love that about your posts. What about Effexor and going off and back on? Have any experience with that? I do know it's pretty famous for it's "poop out". I've been on it for 4 years. This year my depression came back full force, however there were also life nasty lisfe circumstances impacting me simultaneously. So, I'm not sure if effexor pooped, or life pooped...ya know? Anyhoooo, my pdoc added Lexapro, and I'm doing much better. Now, I'd love to get off Effexor, so I could get rid of some of the side effects....and because I don't think I'm getting any benefit from it. I'm just in the wondering stage now, since I AM feeling good and don't want to rock the boat. But if I got off Effexor, I could also stop taking Tamazepam for sleep, and perhaps enjoy better...um...ya know....fireworks displays this summer.

emmy