Depression
"In the last 6 years I&#039;ve been on Effexor and Pristiq (synthetic Effexor and I had horrible withdrawal from them), Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, and Mirtazapine. None seemed to work for long and most didn&#039;t seem to help at all and I&#039;ve wondered if I am resistant to the meds. In addition, my anxiety has been awful. Finding an anti-anxiety drug has been tricky because I&#039;m in recovery (used to self-medicate my depression and anxiety) and I need to be extra careful about taking certain medications since I have the tendency to abuse them. It&#039;s too early to tell if Brintellix will work for me but the genetic testing shows it&#039;s a good match. The nausea is bad, but I&#039;m used to taking meds on an empty stomach so will start taking it with food."