Celexa is the drug.  Taken for over 7 years. Do doctors even know how long drugs like this can be taken without losing their ability to regulate seratonin?  On low dose for 5 years (20ml) and seemed just fine. Now having occasional days that feel like the "D" is coming back.
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I don't know about Celexa specifically, but many drugs do become less effective over time as you build up tolerance to them.  However, if the drug has been working consistently for seven years it is unlikely that it would spontaneously stop.  More likely, something else has changed that is making you feel somewhat depressed.  Maybe you're stressed out about something, or there's some other reason you might be feeling kind of bad.  However, you should talk to your doctor rather than posting here on Answers cause even if we sound like we know what we're talking about most of us actually don't.
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Wellbutrin is a Godsend drug if it's the right one for you.As far as losing its effectiveness, I'm not sure. What I do know is, your chemistry may need an increased dose. Also, you have to consider which one to take; SR or XL. One of the differences in these two is the way they are released. Over 8 hours or over 24, respectively. The best advise I would give is one, be very careful when it comes to just any doctor prescribing this. It can be a dangerous drug. A history of seizures is a big reason not to take it, as an example. You also need to know your depression.(if your taking this for a smoking sessation reasons, it's a whole different ball game except for the medical warnings). A psychiatrist should determine this, in my opinion. There is no stigma in this. You are not crazy. This is a chemical imbalance. The best thing you can do  is educate yourself. You should never take any drug because someone prescribed it. This could be the wrong drug for your depression. You may need to try several to get the results that decrease your symptoms. Take charge of your body. I'ts your responsibility too; not just your doctors. Good luck.
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Hi i've been on and off it for 2 years,\nFirstly what form is it in,is it modified release or is it a small white tablet.\nWhat strenght is it in mgs.\nCan you add some more details please.\n\nFor me 37.5 mgs [little white one] made me a sick as a dog,I'd feel sick-Nauseous and extremely tired.\n\n75 mgs modified release is the capsule.\nIt gives you the 'jitters' but they wear off after a few week.Do not drive within the first week-They make you grind your teeth and you can't sleep.\nAfter 4 weeks,you will feel better and gain some energy and strength.They are brill after a few weeks.\n\nA word of advice-Never ever stop suddenly taling Venlaflaxine.You will be ill,sick and almost delireous.You will have the worst 72 hours ever with severe depression.You have to be weaned off it slowley by your GP reducing the dose.\n\nGood luck.
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SSRIs such as Prozac balance out the serontin level in your brain. For a person with (genetic) depression, the chemicals in the brain are inbalanced so as to cause feelings of depression. Antidepressents regulate these chemicals to as to levels that allow a person to cope and function without depression. \n Some people may only have to go on antidepressents for a short time; however, others stay on antidepressents for their whole life so as to regulate the chemicals in their brain to prevent the depression from coming back.\n So, the depression might come back or it might not. Either way, see a therapist during this time. If it comes back, you'll need to get back on meds right away; if it doesn't, you might still need to see a psychotherapist for a little while.
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Your first answer is very correct, seratonin has a lot to do with how your brain funtions. However, there are other factors involved such as minerals and other chemicals. It also has to do with electrical impulses sent into the brain. That is why medications that are used to treat epilepsy now are being used to treat Bipolar disorder. (Medications like Lamictal [Lamotragine]). Newer drugs are also on the market that treat bipolar disorder without the side effects of other drugs, like Abilify and Zyprexa. Lithium is also used. Sometimes your doctor may proscribe traditional SSRIs (Select-Seratonin Reuptake Inhibiters) like Prozac or Zoloft. Another effective medication is Lithium. The side effects are usually mild. \nIf you want to learn more go to www.nami.org or feel free to e-mail me.
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I took it for mood swings and anxiety.  I took a very large dose for more than five years.  I actually found it very helpful.  I didn't have any side effects while taking it, but going off of it was very difficult.  I took it 3x a day, and definitely had a lot of anxiety as I gradually reduced the dose and eventually stopped it.
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Yeah it'll take Prozac about two weeks to get through the blood -brain membrane, once it does and you feel better, don't be tempted to suddenly stop taking it, completely follow your doctor's orders and continue with the Prozac.
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I have personally been on Luvox for probably 20 years.  I took 100mg daily until approximately 3 years ago.  At that time I was increased to 200mg daily which is still my current dosage.  I agree I was beginning to be suicidal and dwelled on everything - a constant state of worry.  I also started carrying out daily rituals.  I really don't know if Luvox helps or hinders me at this time.  Recently my doctor added a medication called Abilify.  This is  an anti-psychotic drug.  I feel wonderful.  My whole life seems suddenly much more stable than I can remember in the past.  I suggest you talk to your medical team about this medication.  It's a wonderful feeling.  \n\n\n\n\nt  \nt
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I had been on Effexor for quite a long time - and it's not that hard to get off.  It's only hard if you aren't well enough to come off it.  It works well and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.  It does take 6-8 weeks to have any effect though.
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I would ask the doctor. I am prescribed 20 mg/2 times a day, but made the mistake of self-dosing and it's not a very good idea. I think most people have trouble when adderall wears off. You could ask about Adderall XR, which may have a smoother effect overall and would only need to be taken once a day. \nHope it works out!
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Don't worry, your will come down. What goes up must come down! You need a doc! I take 50 mil of serequil at night. I have episodes of severe mania also. This works for me. Before that Depakote worked well too.
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How to Stop Taking Paxil, Paxil CR: Your doctor should be recommending that you reduce your of the CR dosage by 12.5mg every four days. You should probably make it five days because Paxil's discontinuation syndrome is so harsh. That means putting up with the suck-ass side effects for longer, but trust me, it really sucks less this way.  Based on the 15-20 hour half-life.  If your doctor says something that's slower than that, go for it!  I'm all for slower discontinuations.  Four to five days is the fastest you can step down the dosage.\n\n\nHow To Safely Stop Taking Psychiatric & Anti-Epileptic Medications\n\nLots of people hit this site wanting to know how to stop taking their crazy meds.  That's understandable.  There are many good reasons to stop taking the meds.  There are also many bad reasons to stop taking them.  I'll try to help you sort out the good from the bad reasons.  But if you do have good reasons, you have to stop taking the meds safely.  Sudden or rapid discontinuation can lead to many problems.  This guide is just to use to make sure that you and your doctor have worked out a good discontinuation schedule for a medication, presuming you have the luxury for such. \n\nYou must work with your doctor! You are not qualified to make this decision on your own.  Got that?  What you and your doctor need to do is work out a discontinuation schedule for any medication.  This is the reverse of the titration schedule (if any, which I'm actually against), which was the plan of how your dosage was increased.  The discontinuation schedule is the plan of how you'll decrease the amount of a med you'll take.  Ask your doctor what it is based on.  There are three things a discontinuation schedule should be based on:      \nthe half-life of a drug \n\nlooking for the return of any symptoms \n\nexperience with taking someone off a med \n\nThe last one is either other people going off the same med or you coming off of the same or other meds.  Or both. \n \n\nIf you're lucky enough to get an explanation from your doctor, the half-life of a psychiatric medication is often explained like this, "It's out of your body in that many hours, but it's still in your brain." That's a gross oversimplification, but it's close enough for government work. Here's a way to picture the half-life in action. Take a glass and fill it half full with some beverage. Now fill it the rest of the way with water. OK, now empty it half of the mixture out and top it off with water. Keep doing that until you have something you'd drink and that could pass as water. The number of times it took to do that is the half-life, expressed in a quantity of water, of a particular beverage. Try it with a different beverage and you'd get a different half-life. Half-life means how long it takes for half of the metabolites to get flushed out of your system. The half-lives of meds is expressed in time because the process of adding water to the glass is more-or-less constant in your body. And in the environment for the half-lives of radioactive materials. So using Effexor (venlafaxine), if you're down to your last 37.5mg dose after 20 hours you'll have 18.75mg left in your body. Twenty hours after that you'll have about 9.4mg left. And so forth until it's gone, about 80-100 hours after your final 37.5mg tablet. Please, don't get all Xeno's Paradoxical on me, after four or five passes, as it were, a med is so broken down that the effects shouldn't be noticeable. The only real variable is not if it's four or five times the length of the half-life, but if you metabolize the med quickly or slowly. These half-life numbers are the based on the arithmetic mean averages from clinical trials and studies. Read the pharmacokinetics section of the med's PI sheet carefully to see what the known range of a drug's half-life is.\n\nAll right so where does this "In your brain bu
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if it is not controled with a change of diet , you probably have to take medication for all your life, but some drs try and lower the dosage after a period of time, and if it does not go up again they may stop it. but even then you should have a healthy diet and check your blood pressure regularly.
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I hope that you discontinued this medication under a doctors supervision. You should never just stop taking an antidepressant without telling your doctor, you can have all sorts of problems; this applies to some other prescriptions medications also. In any case, you should be telling your doctor these symptoms and not asking people on Yahoo Answers. I can tell you that even if you get some good advice you will get a lot of bad advice also, and how will be able to tell which is which?
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It depends on what it was before. I mean it's still on the high end of the good range but still a marked improvement from 200/110. Whatever you do, do not quit taking that med! You're young and have an excellent chance at controlling this problem if you take the maintenance drugs. Ask your doctor - those numbers may satisfy him or he may want you to switch if it doesn't come down more, some meds take a while to start worthing at their full potential. Sometimes people will feel sick when their bp is high - chest pains, headaches, fatigue, blood shot eyes. It takes it's toll on your body.
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6 Months I believe. Go to www.erowid.org   That page will answer EVERYTHING you've ever wanted to know about drugs.
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25mg is the minimum dosage. It also comes in 50mg and 100mpg dosages (all are the same price per tablet by the way). Since you are on the low dosage, I can't see much harm in taking a couple of them at different times in the day once in a while if you need them and don't get any extra side effects. Best to see your doctor to be sure though!