u/carrieblanco

I started Effexor XR at 75mg, then went up to 112.5mg and 150mg, but I still got no real benefit for my severe depression. Today my psychiatrist increased it to 225mg and told me to stay on it for 10 days, and if there’s still no improvement, I may need to go up to 300mg.

What’s frustrating is that after every dose increase, I feel better for a few days once the second week starts — almost like it’s finally working — but then I crash again and the depression comes back just as hard.

Has anyone else experienced this pattern with Effexor? Did higher doses eventually help, or was this a sign the medication just wasn’t the right fit?

2,5 aydır şiddetli depresyon ve sürekli intihar düşünceleriyle boğuşuyorum. Gördüğüm her şey, kendimi nasıl öldürebileceğimle ilgili bir düşünceye dönüşüyor. Doktorum bunun depresyon olduğunu söylüyor, ama korkunç derecede gerçek geliyor.

Hayat artık tamamen anlamsız geliyor. Kendi ailemle bile bağlantı kuramıyorum. Kapımın önünde yatlar ve Ferrariler olsa bile, onlara bakmaya bile tenezzül etmezdim. Hiçbir şeyin önemi yok. Hiçbir şey gerçek gelmiyor.

Bu kadar derin bir durumdan geçen ve gerçekten iyileşen oldu mu? İntihar düşünceleri hiç durdu mu?

Şu anda 150 mg Venlafaxine ve 5 mg Abilify kullanıyorum.

I’ve been dealing with severe depression and constant suicidal thoughts for 2.5 months. Every object I see turns into a thought about how I could kill myself. My doctor says it’s depression, but it feels terrifyingly real.

Life feels completely meaningless now. I can’t even feel connected to my own family anymore. Even if there were yachts and Ferraris outside my door, I genuinely wouldn’t care enough to look at them. Nothing matters. Nothing feels real.

Has anyone been this deep and actually recovered? Did the suicidal thoughts ever stop?

I’m currently on 150mg Venlafaxine and 5mg Abilify.