Well, i went to see my Dr yesterday for the second time about changing my meds. Again, she was reluctant to do so. I told her that I was feeling worse and that I needed to do something about it. She then discussed putting me onto Prozac. I've heard bad things about Prozac in the past, so I didn't really want to be prescribed that.
I mentioned the possibility of trying Venlafaxine, as my friend said it has done wonders for her, and I had read good things on this forum. Eventually, she agreed to try it, so gave me a script for 2 weeks worth. It was a battle, but I got there =+-
I'm a little worried about the dosage though. When I was taking Citalopram, I was on 20mg. The Venlafaxine I have been given is 75mg split over two tablets a day! this seems like a massive increase, after telling her that when my Citalopram had been put up to 40mg i suffered hallucinations and my suicidal thoughts were rife.
Is this too much of an increase? I forgot to take my Citalopram in the morning yesterday, so once I'd collected my new script I went straight on to that. She said I don't need to wean off the Citalopram then slowly work up on the Ven, I can just start on the Ven straight away. Am I being silly worrying about it?
This is my second day of taking them. I feel a bit spaced out, am clenching my teeth (I got this with the Citalopram, but it eventually faded and just reappears when I'm feeling under pressure), I got snappy with a colleague earlier - which is not like me at all - and I feel generally weird. No major side effects as yet, so I'm doing ok.
My mood is very low and the suicidal thoughts are still there, but I want to at least try this to see if it helps. I have an appointment to go back in two weeks to see how I'm getting on, but she said to go back earlier if I need to.
Am I right to worry about the dosage or is this normal practice?
(P.S. Thanks for all your support so far guys, it really does mean a lot x )
