[Winterblue]

Hi there,

I’m new. Just wanted to comment on my Valdoxan experience. I started taking 25mg one tablet per night a week ago. Almost immediately I had all over body itching to the extent that in the first few nights I made myself bleed by scratching legs, arms etc continuously. I thought this might subside so continued on. Over the next few days I started feeling more depressed and suicidal and on the 5th day started writing a suicide note to my therapist. I managed to distract myself but by that stage had totally withdrawn from seeing anyone or caring about life. My sleep patterns got worse only being able to sleep one hour from 11-12 at night and then again for an hour from 4-5am. I managed to put on 5kgs in 5 days too. Subsequently felt life was not worth living and wrote another suicide note for my therapist. Luckily I went to my psychiatrist on the next day and told him I wanted to come off of it. He was surprised that I reacted that way. I’m on no other medication and this is the first AD I’ve tried in 5 years when I last took zoloft. Zoloft had other effects but they did not appear as quickly or intensely. Hope this helps others. I know everyone reacts differently but I’m staying away from it.

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