Feeling disheartened

[Hardtotalk]

I have been on duloxetine 30mg for major depression for 8 weeks and up to 2 weeks ago,all seemed to be going really well.I informed my doc that some negative feelings and ideas were returning and last week put duloxetine up to 60mg daily.... I am also on propranolol 80mg twice daily for anxiety

My question is... why ?

Why does this happen when I am taking medication to stop it

Any information appreciated

Thankyou j

[20Voices]

Hi,

I have had to switch my medication at the start because some didn't work for me and another although it worked to start with eventually it didn't. I am on venlafaxine at the moment and althought it was okay to start with I needed to get the dosage increased to provide a better result, because I was getting some negative feelings back. I found that because I was getting out and about doing more I was putting myself into more anxious situations so that is why I needed the increase. I am now also taking propranolol as well because I was getting tearful and starting to feel like I couldn't go out again because the stress over my divorce increased things for me.

I am okay again and will be coming off the propranolol once my divorce is settled and then coming off the venlafaxine as well.

I would always say that you should be sure to discuss any changes to your medication so that you know exactly why it is being changed. If you forget to then be sure to make a list of questions to take the next time you have an appointment.

I hope this helps.

Take care.

[Hardtotalk in reply to 20Voices]

Thankyou 20Voices 👍😊

[MAS_Nurse]

Hello Hardtotalk, welcome to this supportive community. Many on here will empathise with your situation and will hopefully offer some useful advice. It usually takes 4-6 weeks for anti-depressants to take effect, and increasing your dose isn't unusual. Everyone's body responds differently to drugs and dosages, there's no one size fits all, they usually have to be titrated up or down according the user's response to find the therapeutic level at which they are most effective. Anti-depressants/anxiety medications don't deal with the root cause of the problem, only symptom management and often it is more effective as an adjunct to psychological therapies. Have you asked your GP for a referral to mental health services local to you? Take a look too at these links to the NHS Choices site for more information about your drugs etc.

nhs.uk/Conditions/Antidepre...

rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthi...

Also take a look the Pinned Posts section to the right of your screen at the free Mental Health guides for more information.

Hope this helps, keep in touch. Best Wishes.

[Hardtotalk in reply to MAS_Nurse]

Thankyou for this information, I have been attending private CBT sessions for about 7 months, but up to about 3-4 weeks ago everything was getting so much better 👍 only recently these negative feelings and emotions came back for no reason. I feel silly going back to the therapist as the last time I was there beg Aug, I told her I was fine now and so much happier, thanks to her help and medication ... do people have relapses for no apparent reason ? Nothing has changed in my current circumstances

Thankyou

J

[20Voices in reply to Hardtotalk]

Don't feel silly to go back, she will be more that please to see you and will certainly understand that sometimes things will take a step back. I had to go back and see the psychologist that I had been seeing twice because I had started to feel like I was going back down into my pit of despair ( as I called it).

You can relapse and sometimes you might not know the reason but your therapist might pick up on what the reason is.

I relapsed a couple of times because my brain was not used to the feeling of being happy and I seemed to want the comfort of how I had been feeling because it was safe.

I look at times when I feel like I have slipped back as being a minor detour.

Hope this helps.