I have been taking Effexor XR for several months and just recently I've started feeling depressed. I take Effexor for anxiety. I think I remember in my psych class talking about how when anxiety patients take antidepressants they typically deal with depression as a side effect, and visa versa for depression patients. I just want to know if anyone else feels the same way, and if so, do you take a different medication for the depression?

I started taking Effexor last month it seems to help with my anxiety. I think prozac worked better for depression. I was on prozac for over 20 years and it worked great for depression.

drugs.com

talks about different drugs for all conditions.

You're supposed to contact your doctor if you have feelings of depression so that they can change the dosage or something.

I was on Remeron for the depressive states of bipolar disorder, and I couldn't stand the lethargy side effects… I switched to Celexa, which shot me straight into a pretty intense hypomania after my moods lifted from the initial severe depression. After dropping the Celexa (as well as Lamictal in short order), the depression returned full-force and ingnited an emotional roller coaster of moods in a short period of time. I got back on my lithium and I am doing fairly well, although I don't feel as stabilized as before.

Celexa was a good curb for the depression, when I was taking it.

Try MDMA instead.