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[Anne Ledgard]

Hi, I have just registered so please here goes. I have suffered from depression and anxiety for a number of years now. Last year I had a scare brought on by severe pains. I was told by a doctor I had liver problems and to stop taking my anti depressants. I was on 225mg venlafaxin. I went into panic mode as the thought of living through all those years of anxiety was terrifying. I have reduced my anti depressants to 75mg and on bad days I take 1mg of lorazapan. I have been really pleased with myself, but these past few weeks my anxiety seems to be getting worse again. Should I increase my tabs? I dont really want to, but then again I hate feeling like this. Stomach in knots all the time. If anybody has got any information that would help!!!!!!!!!!! I do take fish oil capsules and various B vitamins, but know I am limited to what I can take because of my anti depressants.

[alankay]

You might ask about a more potent SSRI like paxil, celexa or lexapro. That way you'd be taking few mg's of the med. 20 mgs or celexa is about equal to 20mg paxil or 10mg of lexapro. These are about as effective as the 75mgs of effexor you're taking now and easy on the liver for the most part. Ask about them and lean on the lorazepam until you can ask your doc about the ssri's I mentioned. Alankay