You can't possibly know how helpful you have been to me. As I said before, I never had been depressed until all the deaths in my family. At some point, I think I can get off this stuff. Unless I have changed my brain function permanently....have I??

I noticed that the time of day that I took Effexor was very important. It does not last a full 24 hours. The last 4 hours are downhill - like a withdrawal. I finally figured out the best time to take it - so that the withdrawal occurs in the middle of the night, and the kick-in starts when I get up in the morning. But even so, I felt terrible in the mornings, and I'd cry for no particular reason - once at the doctor's.

There is nothing psychologically wrong with me other than a depression which is the result of the events in 2003. I believe that being irritable is a normal consequence of having CP. Many of the symptoms of depression overlap with the symptoms of CP. Fatigue, feelings of hopelessness, eating more or less, etc. So, I am going to hang in there with Effexor for a while longer. Let's give it a chance.
BUT, I must say that Prozac acted within one hour. Hmmm.

Flavia

Thank you for talking with me.