Posted by Unh on October 26, 2005, at 10:59:15
In reply to Re: Cymbalta or Lexapro? Need help and patience. » Unh, posted by Glydin on October 26, 2005, at 9:00:19
> My diagnosises are a secondary issue of unipolar depression with a primary problem of an anxiety disorder. I'm not sure my experience will be of use to you, but.... I trialed Cymbalta and found I could not take the increased norepi with such a high sensitivity to anxiety. I found the same thing with Wellbutrin and the norepi influence. I have been on Lex for about 9 months. It has been great for me for the depressive symptoms and EVEN BETTER - for the anxiety symptoms. I no longer require a daily use of a benzo and my use of a benzo has decreased to rare.
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> Lexapro did have a moderate amount of startup upramp of anxiety which I treated with Klonopin. This was a startup finding for me and it did passed after a few weeks. I have not experienced weight gain. I had sworn off SSRI's prior to Lex as I had not had good experiences with them. Lexapro has been very different - in a great way - for me.
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> I'm not sure I'm really helpful, but that's my experience.
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> Your post was just fine, BTW.Hello.
Thanks a lot for your reply.
I tried welbutrin, and it worked well for a
while, until I had a seizure and had to
forcibly stop. I was taking it along with
clonazepam, but I developed tolerance to it,
and it no longer did anything (the seizure
happened, indeed, when I stopped). I suppose
it was masking the possibility of anxiety
from welbutrin. That's why I'm afraid of
trying anything which could trigger a
higher deal of anxiety or a seizure (I
wouldn't have a back up, except for a rise
of lyrica). Is there anything
beside benzos or antipsychotics that could
help with the startup anxiety? How long did
you try cymbalta? Was the anxiety increased
with the doses or time?Sorry for the excess of questions.
Have a good day,
Bye.
J.
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