II HAVE BEEN ON MIRT 4WEEKS TODAY.. STARTED AT 30MG. AWFUL.CALLED DR .OF COURSE HE WAS ON 3 WEEK VACATION. WENT TO A CLINIC AND STUPID DR TOLD I MIGHT BEGINNING OF SERITONIM SYNDROME. FINALLY A CALL FROM DRS ASSISTANT TOLD ME TO GO TO 15MG AND CUT VENAFLAXANE TO 150 FROM 225.,I STAYED ON 30 ONE MORE NIGHT BECAUSE I READ HERE THAT 15 WOULD MAKE ME MORRE GROGGY. THEN WENT TO 15 FOR ONE NIGHT. THEN I READ HERE ABOUT 7.75. SO I WENT TO 7.5 AND UPPED VEN TO 225. STILL ANXIOS BACK TO 15 FOR 2 DAYS. LAST NIGHT ENT BACK TO 7.5. ALL OF THIS ON MY OWN.STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES. AM I HURTING MY SELFGOOD FOR DEPRESSION EXCEPT I FEEL FLAT. NO MOTIVATION. SEEING MY REAL DR WEDS. DID ANYBODY TRY GETTING OFF ALL. I FORGOT TO SAY TAKE 1MM XANAX 4 TIMES A DAY BUT USUALLY FORGET AT LEAST ONCE. THANK YOU ALL.
Jumping up and down on doses does nothing but harm to your central nervous system. People call it yo yowing its not a good move.
Hi Harry - anti-depressants take 3-6 weeks to work properly. Rearranging doses every couple of days chronically messes with your system. You need to take the prescribed dosage, stick with it, keep your doc informed as to what is happening. If there are probs, dosages can be tweaked if necessary, if not the introduction of a different drug altogether. There is no one-size-fits-all where medicating depression is concerned. What works for me may not work for you. It is also a case of trial and error with ADs.