Hi brianblue,
I'm really sorry that there has been so much loss in the family.
I hope your wife is feeling better soon.
Please do check out those links that mrsD has left you.
I don't know much about GABA at all except for what I've read, but what does concern me most today from your post and considering that she has been off all supplements for 2 months, is below...
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As of today she still has the following depression symptoms:
1. Constant Fatigue, 2. Whole body tremors, 3. loss appetite, 4. constant "head in a vice" aches, 5. chest pressure, 6. confusion, lack of concentration, 7. greatly decreased energy , 8. emotional numbness, 9. a loss of pleasure in everyday activities that she used to enjoy, 10. constant anxiety, 11. lack of sleep, 12. difficulty remembering, 12. excessive worrying, 13. difficulty making decisions, 14. "heavy legs" , and 15. no libido.
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Some of those could be related to the medications.
Whole body tremors? Chest pressure? Constant "head in a vice" aches?
I don't understand how that is a symptom of depression.
I can understand that difficulty remembering, difficulty making decisions and confusion and lack of concentration
may play a part in depression, but they can also be due to a medication, or in your wife's situation, a combination of medications.
Trazodone combined with Effexor comes up with a major warning for serotonin syndrome but that is usually when a medication is started or is increased.
MedlinePlus - Serotonin Syndrome
Has there been an increase in one of those medications lately?
Has there been a change in the times that the medications are taken? Different meds have different half-lives and sometimes if there's a change in the time that it's taken, that can cause side-effects.
I was reading an interesting news article in a local paper here (in Australia) by a GP who is concerned about the over prescription of antidepressants here.
I was particularly interested in his take because it's difficult to find a GP here who will entertain alternative treatments and his approach makes so much more sense to me.
Anyway, I will leave the link to the news article below in case it is of interest to you.
http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/...-1226946103619
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[NEVER stop a medication yourself without a doctor's advice]