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Have Gained Weight, Low Mood, Not Working, Diagnosed Depressive Disorder, Taking Venlift, Prodep
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i am 30, female! i had been diagonsed major depressive disorder five years ago after i got married. i am on venlift OD 300 mg though my doc suggested to increase to 450 mg and prescribed lithium which i didnt start! i went to another psychiatrist who suggested me 10 mg prodep that is i think mood stablizer. today my present situation i like i am not at all productive. i dont do anything whole day, my weight has incread by 60 lbs, i am undecisive, more like alive corpse, extremely low mood, not connected with anybody closely, almost dead.. i dont to do anything for myself.. i am putting in very much efforts even to write the question and still i know i have not written that should have been told to u!!
i am 30, female! i had been diagonsed major depressive disorder five years ago after i got married. i am on venlift OD 300 mg though my doc suggested to increase to 450 mg and prescribed lithium which i didnt start! i went to another psychiatrist who suggested me 10 mg prodep that is i think mood stablizer. today my present situation i like i am not at all productive. i dont do anything whole day, my weight has incread by 60 lbs, i am undecisive, more like alive corpse, extremely low mood, not connected with anybody closely, almost dead.. i dont to do anything for myself.. i am putting in very much efforts even to write the question and still i know i have not written that should have been told to u!!
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Venlift is venlafexine, it is a good antidepressant medicine. Lithium is mood stabilizer drug. Your weight has increased following the treatment of vanlafexine. It has potential to cause weight. Now your symptoms as indecisiveness, apathy, low mood, poor social interaction etc has increased. These should not be ignored. Visit a doctor for expert advise. Prodep consist of fluoxetine, and it is a good antidepressant drug, it is not a mood stabilizer. If you were prescribed fluoxetine you can take it, it is a see drug and it help in maintaining the weight also.
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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi, MD
Welcome to HCM
Venlift is venlafexine, it is a good antidepressant medicine. Lithium is mood stabilizer drug. Your weight has increased following the treatment of vanlafexine. It has potential to cause weight. Now your symptoms as indecisiveness, apathy, low mood, poor social interaction etc has increased. These should not be ignored. Visit a doctor for expert advise. Prodep consist of fluoxetine, and it is a good antidepressant drug, it is not a mood stabilizer. If you were prescribed fluoxetine you can take it, it is a see drug and it help in maintaining the weight also.
Thanks
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi, MD
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