Posted by barbaracat on February 21, 2005, at 15:58:34
In reply to Re: Cymbalta from a BP-II, posted by Minnie-Haha on February 19, 2005, at 18:00:21
Hi Friends,
I had to stop Cymbalta because the trippy side effects were no fun. It wasn't the colors or sliding landscape - they were fun. It was the weird 'claw' feeling in the back of my neck and throat that I remember from my days of taking acid lo these many years ago. It's like a constant need to yawn and a feeling of strong tension at the base of my skull, lika a claw is gripping it. My brain was feeling tight and pressured as well. Also a feeling of too much electricity, staring eyes and dilated pupils. Closed my eyes and saw a flood of intense images, some rather disturbing. Anyone who has tripped knows what I'm talking about but perhaps others have felt this thing as well.So I stopped, which is unfortunate because I was feeling like it was making a difference in my overall mood. I feel much much better, no more claws or shifting landscapes, but I don't want to slide back into depression. The situation is not so clear cut becuase I also stopped Seroquel that same night.
Here's my question: maybe 30mg was too much for my extremely sensitive consistution. Does anyone have any ideas about taking very very small doses, like a few sprinkles at a time? One would think, well sure, less many be better. But not always. Sometimes a lower potency of a med produces unpredictable effects. I think of Remeron which is a different drug at higher doses. I guess I can always try and report back my guinea-pigedness but would welcome thoughts.Perhaps the combo with Seroquel was screwing things up. I know I feel better off it.
I don't understand what's going on with the pdoc profession with this antipsychotic bandwagon they've jumped on. I mean, we're talking dopamine, the 'feel good' chemical they're messing with! Anyhow, please write back. I'm feeling kinda lonely with this question. - Barbara
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