Posted by SLS on August 21, 2004, at 7:55:16
In reply to YOU TOOK FIRST DOSE OF CYMBALTA AND NO FOLLOW UP?? » SLS, posted by theo on August 21, 2004, at 7:36:53
> I woke up this morning expecting this thread to be lit up since you posted taking your first dose of Cymbalta. Was your first dose good, bad? I'm currently taking only Lamictal at 150mg. I see my pdoc this Thursday and I want to add an antidepressant. Since Cymbalta's new and suppose to be a true dual I was thinking about asking for it, but want some feedback because I have heavy anxiety and if this med has radical initial side effects I may not want to. Post when you get a chance. I called my local Walgreens and they said they have the 30mg and 60mg of Cymbalta in stock.
I really didn't know what to write about.
How's this for a start:8/20/2004
First dose - 30mg
No side effects.
I felt a small "blip" improvement that lasted for a few hours beginning an hour after dosing.
I was reluctant to post this because the interpretation of this observation is confounded by the fact that I have just finished weaning from high-dosage imipramine. I almost always experience a positive rebound improvement from discontinuing TCAs. It would be difficult to conclude what to attribute this post-dose experience to.
8/21/2004
Second dose - 30mg
I did not experience the same sort of positive response that I did yesterday. However, it is not uncommon for someone to experience a brief improvement during the first 3 days of beginning a new antidepressant, only to watch it disappear and re-emerge several weeks later. This is a good sign in most cases.
- Scott
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