That list of side effects above had me going, "check, check, check...." as I think I've had most of them over the past couple of years. If nothing else, at least it makes me feel less crazy to read it, for I can see that my bizarre side effects are not unique.
I have been particularly interested in the problems with dreaming, and, as noted, I've found myself questioning whether a dream I had was a real event or imagined. This is very strange and scary. For me, it ends up being a weird combination of being exhausted (I could sleep on my desk this very moment) on one hand, but not wanting to go to sleep and endure a night of vivid, tiresome and often disturbing dreams.
I have been on
Effexor and
Wellbutrin in the past and didn't, in the long run, like either. If I back off of Lex, which I'm building up to, how do you all feel about alternatives? I spent a lifetime being depressed and angry and I really don't want to go back to those days -- despite all the downsides associated with SSRIs.
Thanks...
Overeasy