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Posted by pizzaslap on July 13, 2006, at 22:10:04
Yow. What a great find this board it. I'm a first time poster though certainly a lifelong sympathizer. I've been on Cymbalta for about a year now and I've been on meds of some form or another for about 4. Well, about 3 weeks ago I noticed that my vision was getting wobbly and that I had noticably declined in my ability to study. Typically I'm a solid academic - though now it seems that I've picked up some dyslexic traits. For example, if something has been written with a grammatical error, I now get stumped pretty hard and have to reread the sentence. Before, I'd be onto the typo in a snap and would continue through the text without hesitation. Yikes. The thinking problem comes and goes throughout the day, as do the vision problems, all of which are accompanied by a sort of pressure sensation in my head. Also, my eyes get fatigued even when I'm not straining them much. This also comes and goes. The four symptoms seems to be in sync with eachother. Anyway, I'll be going to the doctor soon --- but, as many folks here will probably attest to, I have yet to find a doc that I feel comfortable with. I feel like I've researched this stuff significantly more than my physicians ever seem to care to. I don't think that there are NO good docs out there, but, I unfortunately don't think I've had success in finding one. So, I'm preparing to demand a brain scan of some sort just to rule out "tumor". Of note: at first I thought it might be the Cymbalta. I stopped taking it for about a week now. Though I've experienced a host of withdrawal symptoms, the symptoms mentioned above have remained relatively unchanged. It's scary stuff. Anyway, any comments? This is pretty scary in that my career is awfuly important to me --- to the point where I've definitely shrunk my closeness with family and friends. To have my analytical ability hindered is really bad news.
Anyway, nice to meet everyone and my best wishes to all.
Posted by Phillipa on July 14, 2006, at 15:34:27
In reply to Tumor? MS? Cymbalta? help :(, posted by pizzaslap on July 13, 2006, at 22:10:04
An MRI will rule out all of the above. Sounds like stress to me. Love Phillipa
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