Information and opinions on health from Kelly at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/519924/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/519924/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/519924/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/519924/141278/medication Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:18:54 -0400 Kelly In the process of moving from celexa (citalopram) to effexor. Hoping it will help. The GP and pharmacist both say many people tolerate effexor with wellbutrin reasonably well. I shall see won't I? Effexor is a SNRI (I am given to understand) so it will also address my anxiety aka fear. So I've got wellbutrin and effexor for team Depression and Clonazepam (with our new friend  - hopefully - effexor) for team PTSD. Clearly Effexor is a... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/519924/141278/medication http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/519924/134108/discuss Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:07:48 -0400 Kelly I've been wanting to talk about my silent companion for a long time. I just need to. I am astounded by the taboos that still surround suicide. Don't talk about it! Danger! You'll give someone the idea, they'll do it, it will be your fault! NOT TRUE. Trust me. I think about it almost all the time. Like I said, companion. More people think about suicide than we would suspect, yet may never act on it, no one may ever know. I know. Sometimes my... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/519924/134108/discuss http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/519924/133613/depression-ptsd Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:48:50 -0500 Kelly Today a trauma clinic in Vancouver is discussing "my case" to see whether a reassessment would be to my benefit. I have agreed to this with my Veteran's Affairs Case Manager but I am still quite unnerved by the whole process. It's one of those catch-22 situations: it will be good to talk (detox) about my experiences yet it will be hard. I cry, I feel so sad, I feel so angry and helpless to change the terrible past, the people I couldn't help,... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/519924/133613/depression-ptsd http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/519924/133208/ptsd-fault Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:22:00 -0500 Kelly   Some of what my former clients told me, some of what I told myself. I wrestle daily with the guilt, real and/or imagined mistakes, things I could have done differently. The guilt is the most powerful it all brings such despair. Many days I just don't think I'm going to make it, and hold on until I get connected, sometimes it takes a long time. I guess it means I still want to be connected. So far  my will to live is winning. But... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/519924/133208/ptsd-fault