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Posted by Phillipa on December 18, 2004, at 20:17:49
I have posted before on other Cymbalta Threads and carefully have followed the Effexor Threads. Knowing that Cymbalta was the same type drug as Effexor only supposedly cleaner , I decided to try to taper off it. I was feeling nothing, no emotion and no desire to do anything. My agoraphobia was worse and I know I should do things,but I just don't care. Was up to 60mgs for 2 months. Cut back to 30mgs and now I'm down to about l4mg by measuring spanules in capsules. I have started to cry and I haven't been able to for over a year. Do have I guess brain zaps, dizziness, and now I am dreaming really wierd dreams. Do you think I should continue to try and get off all antidepressants? I've tried all the SSRI's and Effexor but couldn't tolerate them except Paxil at l0mg 7 years ago when I first started it. When my pdoc decided to experiment with other ones {for no reasaon it was working and I was working} when I went back on it it no longer worked. Help!
Posted by ed_uk on December 19, 2004, at 4:50:42
In reply to Cymbalta Side Effects and W/D Effects, posted by Phillipa on December 18, 2004, at 20:17:49
Hi Phillipa,
Have you considered trying nortriptyline or desipramine for depression?
Regards,
Ed.
Posted by Phillipa on December 19, 2004, at 10:58:15
In reply to Re: Cymbalta Side Effects and W/D Effects, posted by ed_uk on December 19, 2004, at 4:50:42
Years ago, about 25, they tried to put me on a TCA for my presenting symptom of Panic, and I was awake walking around the street all night crying. I only took it once. The pdoc said it was an "upper-downer" and I don't know what it was. Any ideas? I thought maybe it could have been Elavil cause that name sounded like an upper. I was only in my 20's at the time and did not know much about meds. Valium and Meprobamate stabalized me after a while. Some pdocs say I have anxiety didorder and some say major depression. It's so confusing! Phillipa
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