Posted by ShellyM on December 1, 2005, at 8:13:18
In reply to Re: Cymbalta and AnxietyBob, posted by ShellyM on December 1, 2005, at 8:11:23
By the way, I just "eyeball" the pellet split.
Shelly
> Unfortunately there are not dosages lower than 30mg (that I know of) for Cymbalta and there is no easy way to split those capsules. What was recommended was:
>
> 1. open the 30mg capsule- be careful, there are a lot of these little "pellets" so you'll need a plate
> 2. split up the pellets the best you can into two or three doses
> 3. wet your finger and take a dose
>
> This seems to be really working for me, but if you aren't having any nasty side effects (insomnia, too much sleep, too little sleep, stomach issues) on 30mg and don't feel the need to slowly work your way up, then you probably won't want to go to all this effort.
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> I have found, for me, that it works better if I work myself up to the recommended dose slowly versus diving right in. Seems to be working - my anxiety is definitely improving and the side effects are not nearly as bad as I had feared.
>
> Next week I'll go to 15mg for a week then up to 30mg.
>
> Shelly
>
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > Good luck- so far so good for me.
> > >
> > > What has worked for me is splitting the 30mg capsule into three doses. Not easy considering that there are a lot of these little pellets in there, but after reading a lot of posts, I wanted to acclimate my body to the med slowly so will work my way up to 30mg over a couple of weeks. I've had a few minor side effects (slightly disrupted sleep and some stomach-aches) but nothing major.
> > >
> > > The good news is that I am noticing an improvement in my anxiety :-)
> > >
> > > Shelly
> >
> > How do you split the doses? Do you have a scale for weighing the powder?
> >
> >
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