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Originally Posted by lch539  I have had period problems and almost all the other symptoms my whole life, and in College I got so fearful / depressed, I couldn't leave my apartment. They tossed me on Effexor XR, in one month I gained 25 pounds, it solved my problems for a while but then they came worse and she doubled my dosage, gained another 15 pounds. I was switched to Lexapro (gained 5 pounds in one week) and my diet / exercise had not changed at all. I'm 22 and finally got one of my doctors to listen to me. I just got diagnosed with PCOS and I can honestly say that going on anti-anxiety / depression makes it worse. |
I take Effexor XR and I think about killing myself frequently. I doubt I would, but my depression is so bad that I go into comas when I go into sleep. I can't wake myself up. I can't take birth control because of my anxiety and depression, it makes me psychotic.