Posted by AmeliaBedelia on January 18, 2005, at 16:06:38
In reply to Re: need cymbalta feed-back, posted by Minnie-Haha on January 18, 2005, at 15:13:28
> I went through a number of SEs starting up on Cymbalta. Most have resolved or are manageable but the feeling that stays and worries me most is amotivation? Apathy? Low-energy? Not sure what to call it. I've finished about five weeks now and I wonder how much longer to give it. My mood is definitely better (not crying all the time) but I mostly want to sit around and watch DVDs. Then again, I'm kinda at a transition point in my life, so maybe I have some decisions to make and some moving-on to do. Maybe this is an anxiety thing? Ugh... Don't you get tired of trying to figure things out?hi, thanks for the post.
i decided to bag the cymbalta after 2 days at 20 mg. i didn't get that initial "sproing" even, just tiredness, apathy, amotivation right off - not a good sign. can't afford to stick it out and see if it diminishes. reading others' posts, i think it'd only get worse. now i'm totally confused. i've tried it all, desperately want my p-doc to supplement an SSRI with provigil, but she won't bcz i'm bipolar and she's afraid it'll induce mania. but i think we should at least give it a whirl. if i get manic, i stop. what's the big deal there? so, now, i've decided to shell out $350 for a consultation with a top NYC p-doc for another view. feel like i have to leave no stone unturned, don't really trust my p-doc anymore. (she's occasionally given me mis-information about meds that i've researched at producers' own websites!) and now i think she's plum out of ideas - her next "new" idea is for me to go back on celexa. been there, done that. yeah, it helped, but pooped out then the withdrawal, even slowly, was horrible. there's seems to be nothing left to try. and with an eating disorder (compulsive overeating, no purging), i won't even CONSIDER anything likely to make me want to eat more, i.e., the SSRIs. wellbutrin was great for energy and appetite suppresion but, after awhile, just left me jittery. luvox knocked me on my rear, too, but for those first few lovely days of clarity, humming to myself, improved concentration. soomn as i went to a therapeutic dose, wham, i was in couch and DVD-land. it's better than suicidal despair, but it's still no life, especially with a mouth full of carbs, which the SSRIs make me crave. thanks for the feedback. wishing you luck...wishing us all luck.
Amelia
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