Help Pills stopped working

[LapisLazuli]

Hello. I have a problem, and I thought that I might ask you for help with it.

Im suffering from OCD, depression, and anxiety disorder. I`ve been taking efectin (wenlafaxine) and I felt great, I had so much power, and energy in me, that I sometimes decided to just skip sleeping. However my pills were changed to duloxetine because OCD was still bothering me a bit, and I thought that I would feel even better, just without the OCD, but duloxetine made me feel weak, and always tired. It made my depression worse and I kept sleeping all day, because I couldnt force myself to get up. Now I came back to taking efectin, but I no longer feel, what I felt before. The energy and strenght that I felt back then is gone. Now I keep feeling tired and exhausted, and anxiety is also bothering me a lot more.

Can you tell me what could have happened that Efectin stopped working ?
Also can you recommend me an anti depressant that has helped you ? I will visit my Dr soon so I will probably get new pills soon.
I`ve read good things about pill called Escitalopram. What do you think of it ? Has anynoe here tried it ?

 

[SarRy]

Are you sure it was the medication? Medication should have consistent effects.

Feeling great, having energy, and not sleeping sounds a bit like mania. I have heard that Bipolar disorder is often misdiagnosed as depression/anxiety. I'm not a professional, but it sounds like it might be worth checking out.

Good luck.

 

[Kempel556]

Have you ever tried Trazadone? it helped improve my energy and it also helped me reduce anxiety, Ive been taking it for a couple of years now and it really helps me out
Hope this helps

 

[Hollowman]

No one knows not even the doctors. It's nowhere near an exact science.

 

[Fadenself00_]

No one knows not even the doctors. It's nowhere near an exact science.

from my experience with psych drugs it sounds like the duloxetine is responsible. @LapisLazuli are you still taking the dulox or have you stopped it before taking the efectin again? (even if you did it may still be withdrawl related perhaps)
worst case the dulox has caused a permanent change.

(it could also be your underlying brain chemistry ofc, but as you yourself find it weird/are aware of it, from my [not licensed professional] experience, i find that pretty unlikely (like i'd say only 20%ish chance of that vs the other stuff i have mentioned)

lol i have just realized i have posted to a dead thread, oops haha

gonna leave it here for others to get some information out of it though