Posted by ShellyM on November 29, 2005, at 19:09:40
In reply to Re: Cymbalta and Anxiety, posted by Racer on November 29, 2005, at 12:58:18
So that's the trick- I read some people who said they had a lot of constipation on Cymbalta and I have been having the exact opposite. I'll try eating before I pop the pill.
Thanks for your positive feedback. So far, so good. I have had some disrupted sleep- waking up in the middle of the night for a few hours, but all in all, I've had worse side effects so this is bearable. If it knocks out this anxiety, then I'll be good to go.
Shelly
> All I can really offer is some advice on getting through the first week or so, with the GI problems it can cause: Eat before you take the pill.
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> When I first started taking it, I sat down at the breakfast table, took the pill, and then picked up my fork and ate my egg. And had diarrhea. Once I learned to eat the egg first, then swallow the pills, that went away right away.
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> Since then, the GI stuff has all gone away, whether or not I eat before taking the pill. And it only lasted a couple of weeks, anyway.
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> Good luck. I think it's a pretty durn good drug.
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