antidepressants

When I was 19 I took an antidepressant (can't remember what it was but it was a tricyclic maybe imipramine or the tri something or other) . It made me vomit and I stopped taking it after a few months. At 32 I took two zoloft tablets (one for two days) and spent 3 hours on the second day vomiting, having hot and cold flushes, trembling etc. Now at 35 I am on Luvox for depression and have been taking it almost 3 weeks. I have only worked my up from taking one seventh of a 100mg tablet to one quarter. I tried just under one half a few days ago and woke up and vomited once and had the familiar cold tingly feeling. But once I'd been sick I went back to bed and it was over in 5 minutes. so i cut back to one quarter which i intend to take for another couple of weeks before i again try to wean myself up. my question is, are some people just not meant to take anti depressants? ie, they just throw up and get those horrible side effects. Also, should I continue trying to wean my self up? Also, I weigh 55 kilos or 8 and half stone, so what would be the least therapeutic dose that would be effective for long standing depression? Anyone elses experiences with luvox would be appreciated.

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[Roger Gould, M.D.]

I just answered this question below. Sorry for the delay.