re: #667 Jadespring

My doc gave me effexor to try. First time I’ve ever taken a any of these types of pills. I don’t like pills and have done everything possible to try to avoid that route but it was failing to work. Unfortunately it looks like I have the family curse too…Grandparents, parents and siblings who have all had problems to a certain extent. Though the doc thinks mine is more realted to a Seasonal Affective Disorder because it happens mostly in the winter and every winter I seem to be hit with it worse. All the non- pill routes don’t see to work though…frustrating because intellectually I know what’s going on (seen it with my family) but am unable to stop it. Finally gave in a said okay I’ll try a pill because it’s getting ridiculous.

Have you tried a SAD light? A real one, not the $30 ones you get at Walgreens?

I’ve been on nearly 40 different meds since I was 16 or so. They become like vitamins after a while.