Posted by rskontos on February 9, 2008, at 13:01:52
In reply to Cymbalta dosage, posted by Maxime on February 8, 2008, at 22:08:39
Hey guys, I am no expert but I took cymbalta for a year and I started at 30 which I took at night since it made me so sleepy at first so it made sense to take it when I would be sleeping anyway. I intially took the 30 in the am and then I would sleep all day. So that is why I switch and my doc agreed. I did not take it in two dosages at first becuase my doc only had 30 mg. pills. She did not give me 20 mg. to start. I started with 30 and within I think it was a month I was at 60. She always wanted me at 60 . So it was like 30 for two weeks then 60 and that was that. The upset stomach if I recall last about 2 weeks but I took her advice and took it with food. It helped and worked better if it was protein vs. cereal etc. I felt better I would say in 6 weeks. The sleepiness subsided. When I went up to 60 I took 30mg am and 30 mg. pm. Does this help.
If you are only wanting to take 30 I would give it at least 5-6 weeks to see if it helps. Cymbalta has a short half life. I don't remember the specifics. Do a search and you will find a lot of cymbalta thread. Do it on cymbalta and half life.
rsk
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