Posted by butternut on March 2, 2011, at 15:03:44
In reply to Re: Going from Effexor to Cymbalt: How's it going?, posted by Elanor Roosevelt on February 28, 2011, at 11:51:03
Thanks for the welcome back floatingbridge! I like to check in every year or so to see what meds are popular and how they are working for people. I'm sorry Cymbalta didn't work for you either. I have sort of given up on hopes of a cure for depression right now, and have settled for the fact that Lexapro at least keeps my panic disorder and severe depression in check. I can function, but just barely. I have a problem with being dead tired ALL of the time, and that just never seems to change even if my mood changes. So I don't know if it's more physical than mental, maybe I am just overweight which I have read will cause fatigue even if you don't have any other problems.
I have read a lot of things on the Web about cymbalta having a lot of side effects. My stepmother was on it briefly and it caused some kind of heart problems for her, although she already had a mild pre-existing heart condition. Effexor was harsh-- made me a little wired, and I sweated all the time--but it actually worked very well. I kind of wish I were still on it, but I had so much bruising while I was on it the doc took me off it. I am kind of scared off the SNRIs now.
To the poster who asked what else I am on--the answer is only lexapro. That and a lot of vitamins. A few years ago I found that I was severly Vit D deficient. Unfortunately I've let myself get there again. I am awaiting results of some new bloodwork to check for thyroid,anemia,mono and some other things to see why the fatigue has recently increased and my period has lengthened.
Sometimes I still wonder if I should be on a mood stabilizer, even though I don't have manic episodes, just severe anxiety and depression. I was at my happiest with a regular daily dose of Zoloft and Klonopin (a tranquilizer that some doctors believe has mood stabilizing properties).
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