[esra22]

Hello, I'm taking venlafaxine and it was working great for the first three months but just the last few weeks I feel down again. not suicidally down like I was before but I just don't have that feeling of well being it initially gave me.
Can I ask others who've increased their dose - how bad were you feeling before you had your meds increased? Part of me says I deserve to feel better and another part of me says every one feels crap and feeling crap is part of life. At least I don't want to end it all therefore I shouldn't ask to have my medication increased.
Before venlafaxine I was taking prozac but that fizzled out on me after 5 months and my depression got so bad I had to see the crisis team. Now I don't feel as bad as that, but not happy either but I'm scared to ask my psychiatrist to increase it in case he think I'm just trying to get high from it or something ! but I just feel rubbish. Probably most normal people feel rubbish most of the time - do they ?

[Leed]

When I notice that my antidepressant isn't working as well as it did previously, I always talk to my doctor. We tend to get accustomed to these meds, and then they lose their effectiveness. Why feel awful when you don't have to? Perhaps your doc can add Abilify to it or something? My doc added that and I felt GREAT! I was wonderful. I was NOT high -- I just felt "normal" whatever that is. LOL But unfortunately I had to stop taking it cause it made my legs & feet swell -- but I'm ALOT older than you I'm sure -- so I doubt you'd have to worry about that.

Talk to your doctor. There are options. You don't have to suffer. There's no need to feel like rubbish! God bless & take care. Hugs, Lee

Originally Posted by esra22

Can I ask others who've increased their dose - how bad were you feeling before you had your meds increased? Part of me says I deserve to feel better and another part of me says every one feels crap and feeling crap is part of life. At least I don't want to end it all therefore I shouldn't ask to have my medication increased.
Before venlafaxine I was taking prozac but that fizzled out on me after 5 months and my depression got so bad I had to see the crisis team. Now I don't feel as bad as that, but not happy either but I'm scared to ask my psychiatrist to increase it in case he think I'm just trying to get high from it or something ! but I just feel rubbish. Probably most normal people feel rubbish most of the time - do they ?

Hi Esra, I just "knew" I needed to change meds/increase dosage/etc.

I spoke with my P and told him what was going on, and he said "ok". So we did.

Then, I was doing HORRIBLY nine(ish) months ago, and we discussed an increase in dosage, but I didn't want to because I increased my talk therapy.

It's really up to you. If you really trust your doctor and have a good relationship and respect, I am sure if your P thought you were drug-seeking, he would not see you as a patient

I wish I knew...I don't know how normal people feel. I've been told I was totally wrong / had unacceptable behavior / or treated passive-aggressively most of my life, so I am just trying to find my self-worth. But no. Miserable. I don't think most people are one step above SI often or most of the time.

[Trippin2.0]

If nothing external has happened to make you feel worse and you're certain it's not a temporary situational dip, I'd say speak to your pdoc. Idk much about depression on it's own, but that's how I dealt with my bipolar depression when I was still medicated. Hope you feel better soon.