Relapsing?

I haven't logged on, let alone written anything, for a couple of months now. I had been feeling so much better since starting Viibryd, but recently, I feel like I'm having a sort of relapse. On my medicine, I would have one, maybe two, panic attacks every two months, and one minor depressive episode every three months. But now, I've had over eight panic attacks and five episodes in the past two months. I don't know what to do, and I'm terrified to deal with this again. I was doing so well; I don't know what happened to me. I'm going to see my therapist on Tuesday to see if I need to up my medication, and I have a gynecologist appointment on Thursday. I want to see if my birth control is conflicting with my Viibryd. I fairly certain I have PMDD, but my therapist told me that Viibryd should help with it. I just don't know what to do, and I really don't want to go through all of this again. I guess I want to know if it's "normal" to relapse and have episodes once you're on medication.

Unfortunately, relapses like this are pretty common. It sucks though. Also, meds can work great for a while and then stop working and then you need to find something new. Do you see a psychiatrist?

No, I just see a therapist. I took a gene test to see which antidepressant would work best for me, and there are only three I can take without any major side effects. Of course, the one that seems (seemed?) to work the best is hella expensive -_-

That's too bad it's expensive.

So do you have a regular doc prescribe the medication? I think seeing a psychiatrist might be a good idea.

Yes, I do. My therapist told me which medication I should take, and my regular doctor prescribed it for me.