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Medication changes

CherylMc
CherylMc
Hello all. I wanted to know how long have you stayed on a medication before deciding it is not working the way it is supposed to? I switched in mid April from Paxil to Effexor. I have been completely off the Paxil, which I was being weened off of, for about 2 weeks. I just don't feel right. I feel disconnected from the world. Like I'm just going through the motions of life but not enjoy anything along the way. I can't determine if it is because of the anxiety/depression or the medication. I thought I felt better when I was taking both meds, but I know I can't take them both. So, I don't know if the Paxil was keeping even and now that that is out of my system and I'm only on the Effexor, that the Effexor is causing this disconnect.
4mytasha
4mytasha
Welcome to the world of experimentation of meds.
It sucks!!!
Hopefully, you will find an answer as I never did.
mystie
mystie
usually my doctor would wait six weeks and then continue to increase the dosage. Most times I was on a certain med for months at a time. Since December I have been on numerous combinations. Seem the pdoc decides at the 4-6 week mark to change me again.
I've been on effexor again for about 3 weeks and I don't find it's helping my anxiety like it used to.
It is a very tiring process to hopefully find a med that might help.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It's so difficult trying and experimenting with medications. I was on Lexapro for about 2 years and it just stopped working, so they tried me on Cymbalta for about 3 weeks and I had horrible insomnia. I had to stop that for several weeks before trying something else, I just started Imipramine today, and I am keeping my fingers crossed, it's just so darn scary. Hang in there!