The first medication was Lexipro, which did not help with my depression. So then he put me on
Effexor XR. That made my depression unbelievably worse
and I had major thoughts of suicide and experienced the worst sadness I think I ever have. I made numerous appointments to see my doctor, to get off of this medication, but missed the first few. I finally got myself there and he put me on less effexor (so I could be weened off of it I suppose) and prescribed me to Welbutrin.