Information and opinions on Depression from EffexorByeBye at MyDepressionConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/370769 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/370769/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/370769 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/370769/91986/finally-left Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:04:34 -0400 EffexorByeBye Through my psychiatrist I was on Celexa, then Effexor 75mg, then, finally 150mg for a year, to "give me a boost."  A boost I did not experience; I didn't experience productive energy surge, but rather 6-hour intervals of extreme drowsiness and fatigue, followed by insominia at 3AM, just when I needed to sleep. My life was going to hell.   Tapering off Effexor over 6 weeks I experienced increased mood swings, irritability... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/370769/91986/finally-left