Is this shit fucking with my head? I go nuts when I miss a day

psychiatrist user here

it's venlafaxine, an SNRI (serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor).

it works good

take it every day

don't not take it every day

If the guy who took it is taking any of it, it's probably really fucking with him. That stuff isn't something to mess with.

Just like lasing out really bad. Im on the final dose so ive been on it for a few months. Never had a problem until it got taken out of my car.

Hey quick question psychiatrist user

How do the SNRI effects of tramadol compare in terms of strength to first line antidepressants?

OP: My normal doctor prescribed me this. Is this something a pysch should give you?

well "first line antidepressants" are SSRI's, but I think your question is how does tramadol as an SNRI compare to the SNRI's we use (venlafaxine and duloxetine)

it's weaker. we still worry about the potential for serotonin syndrome in combining other serotonergic drugs with tramadol (esp. MAOI's, TCA's etc) but I don't think of tramadol as having strong SNRI effect comparatively. I'm looking up the binding coefficients at the receptors.

im on pristiq, the expensive version of this. how do you like effexor? shit made the last two fingers on my left hand go numb, and completely drains me of energy

no your normal PCP is within his purview to prescribe this. we usually prescribe SSRI's first and then SNRI's if the SSRI's fail or aren't tolerated, but there are various and sundry reasons why you might use Effexor first

Right on that's what I meant indeed.

Thanks very kindly doc

np bb

>implying tablets will fix your problems
>falling for the antidepressant jew

TBH they have helped. Missing days fucks you up tho.

Yeah. I stopped cold turkey because I lost my insurance and had to. This was months ago. I'm still having brain zaps. Can't sleep at night now. Panic attacks worse than before. Please user if you must stop please wean off slowly. Open the pills carefully and remove one or two heads. Wait a few days before upping the amount. Continue like so.

Hey, serious answer.

The pounding / pulsating in your head and instant return of anxiety or depression after stopping use can be stopped completely by switching to Luvox / flucox.

>SSRI
limp dick

Go for Lyrica, I'm on 900mg a day, 3x 300mg.
Also 3x 40mg oxy, 15mg Valium, and 20mg Ambien/zolpidem.
And 2mg Xanax bars which I take when its emergency, I usually have a glass of 20x for 4-5 months.

But Lyrica is much better than SSRI and SNRI, I actually got hornier.

Quick question doc if you're still here:
I'm not OP, but I'm sort of in a similar situation where I start to freak out when I miss a dose of Zoloft, BUT, I've noticed that I function better when I haven't taken a dose, I sort of talk to people at work, but when I take the Zoloft I'm quiet and suicidal.

What do I do?

yeah, i remember this shit. gained 70 pounds, didn't help depression, was hell coming off. almost all prescription psychotropic medicines will fuck you. It's bad news if you have to take it regularly. Try to gtf off. 5htp and l-dopa any day over this shit. Magnesium + zinc +GABA for sleep. and honestly, weed is a lot better too.

talk to your doctor, i feel fine answering questions about drugs but i won't give out medical advice.

sounds like you could make an appointment and ask for their help

I stopped cold turkey by choice, but I prepared for it. MONTHS of journaling and practicing physical coping mechanisms. I stopped during a peaceful lull in my life and locked myself away for about a week so I wouldn't freak people out being weird as shit.

I made it thru, but it totally isn't safe to do without support...

user, is there a "potency" scale for anti-depressants? i'm currently on mirtazapine and don't know how that "stacks up" against other medications.. was prescribed it for depression and mild insomnia

At this point killing yourself seems like the best solution bruh

I stopped, literally three days later I find out my wife is pregnant. It's been 4 months of sheer hell. I figured I was losing my insurance and couldn't afford it, I didn't bother weaning off it. I had a full bottle. I read that weaning tends to more or less just exaggerate the effects and make it last longer
So I said fuck it

Also, no support whatsoever. Anytime I try to get help coping with it I've basically been hysterically screamed at for being an asshole.
I considered death
I considered murder
And much much more
These drugs are fucking evil.

eric harris was on meds that was supposed to make him balanced but in reality its what pushed him over the edge. do you want to be the next eric harris?

Has anyone used sertraline (zoloft)?

Agreed. My docs refused to wean me. I got paranoid because they wouldn't wean me. They upped my dose bc I was paranoid. I dropped cold turkey after I gave myself time to prepare. Docs dropped me and refused to see me when I said I quit.

Yep. That made me rage constantly. And lose a ton of weight.

OP, I have bipolar disorder and I take Venlafaxin myself. The stuff has been a godsend to me but it has given me some side effects that I take additional medicine to counteract. What happens to me when I forget a dose is something called Head Zaps. It feels like a momentary electrical discharged just zaps my head. Don't take your medicine two days in a row and it really gets fun. The head zaps dramatically increase and you will get a migraine headache. One you restart the Venlafaxicine it will take a day or two to return to normal. If you are just starting out on Venlafaxine, it will take some time for your body to get used to the medicine. During this time you may get the shakes, head zaps or experience auditory hallucinations. After about a week the side effects will be reduced considerably. Good luck.

why do that when u can stay high and be a neet with goodies, the go for a nice price too $$$$$

I was on 37.5 daily. I did it for about a month or so before I quit. It was for "anxiety" but I found ativan or lorazepam was better. The wife has situational clonazepam which I don't like.

But you are on 150 a day, which is 4 times what I was on. If you miss a day, you may swing a little, but it shouldn't bebad as Venaflaxen has a 30 day build up....roughly. I would ramp down slow with your doctors guidance. If you want off of it.

It's what is called a Serrotonin - Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor. In your brain you have these groovy chemicals called catecholmines (which come in three flavors - dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine). There's also this other groovy compound call serotonin, which is a jillion times more complicated, but in short is responsible for a bunch of autonomic functions and making you feel good. Normally your brain works to eliminate these compounds from constantly being there, this is called reuptake. The drug you're taking works to slow down the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin (in some areas), allowing more and more of the neurotransmitters to build up in your brain, treating depression, anxiety, and other stuff.

Holy shit seratonin syndrome is no fucking joke. I OD'd on trazadone and had it.

I politely disagree with you. Yes on the two weeks to get going part but I can tell if I've forgotten a dose the same day I should have took it. I experience a pretty pronounced headache sometimes, occasional auditory hallucinations and mild head zaps. I've been on the med for 5 years now and it's done great things for me but the med's come with a price in the form of side effects.

My Doctor put me on bleach 4 months ago and I have never felt this good in my entire life.

OP here. I'm on 150mg a day. a little under two months on this dose. It's doing good but i dont want to rely on this forever.

Id get so angry over LITERALLY nothing id grab my wife by the throat and just choke the absolute FUCK out of her
Then be depressed as fuck two minutes later
Then perfectly fine five minutes later like nothing happened
My memory went to shit, I couldn't remember a conversation that took place twenty seconds ago. It's still almost as bad. This shit fried my goddamn brain. And it was the first thing my doctor tried. For fucking panic attacks.

whats up eric harris?

Holy fuck are you me? I had piles of issues on that shit. I was doing fine smoking a little weed in the evenings to relax and taking Lorazepam during the day when I needed it.

I couldn't even eat without weed. I still can't. It burns. And hurts.
I'd need it to even be around people without flipping shit.
Somebody would say one word I didn't like and I was in a rage the rest of the day
Id only be able to be awake literally 4-10 hours a day max.
And most of the bad side effects haven't gone away or even lessened. It's like it rewired me
I still get pissed over nothing, I'm working on it and making progress but I refuse to take it ever again or anything of the sort.
I even accidentally killed my kitten in the middle of one of my rages. I still am upset about it, I loved that little fuck

Psychiatrist user

I have ocd, anxiety and depression and am being treated with 1mg of abilify and 30mg of cymbalta. I feel like a zombie. What's going on

My doctor put me on this a month and a half ago because I suffer from severe anxiety and social phobia. After about two weeks of being on it I started to have severe headaches that then turned into migraines. Furthermore, I felt like a zombie all the time, never felt happy, and slept like 20 hours a day. Worst experience for anti anxiety meds I've ever had and I stopped taking it a month and a half in. I was only on 75 mg which was the lowest dose so tapering off it was relatively easy. Shit was terrible though and oh I couldn't ejaculate because of it.

I stopped mine cold turkey after taking it for awhile. The first week was horrid. I would get little tingles in my head, my eyes would feel like they are crossing, and just overall horrible body sensation. Best choice i ever made though. Was on pills for about 3 years and was a completely different person. The meds were legit making me crazy. If you do come off, taper. I can not stress enough.

Yes. It's called "discontinuation sundrome". You literally will have withdrawl symptoms from stopping venlafaxine (Effexor).

An alternative might be venlafaxine's metabolite, now a drug: desvenlafaxine (Pristiq). Desvenlafaxine can still induce discontinuation syndrome, but it isn't as awful as that caused by venlafaxine.

The third option is levomilnacipran (Fetzima). This is my personal favorite substitute. For some reason it makes it a little hard to finish peeing, but works as well as venlafaxine and as far as I can tell has no discontinuation syndrome.

Duloxetine (Cymbalta) is in the SNRI class, too, but I have no experience with it.

Wife went bonkers after primary care didn't taper her off, manic episode for months then rehab... all better with correct medication regimen. Be careful.

Oh that's a rel thing for sure. I can't keep it up during sex let alone ejaculate. Porn does the trick though. Probably has to do with the fact that she's a shitty lay though.

Mix the bleach with pure ammonia, and take the party to a whole new level!