Posted by quarterwit on September 22, 2004, at 16:45:07
In reply to Re: Cymbalta (duloxetine) - report, posted by SLS on September 21, 2004, at 7:39:17
BTW, was Parnate your last AD before Cymbalta? If so, how long did you wait after flushing Parnate to start the new one? I know the guideline is 2 weeks, as always. Thanks
> > Scott, this is great -- didn't you have a bad spell when you didn't think it would work -- after an initial POSITIVE response?
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> Yes.
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> I experienced a significant antidepressant response on my 12th day of treatment. It lasted for about 3 days and then disappeared. This has been the pattern of drug failure for me. I really had no reason to believe that an improvement would reappear - only hope.
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> I'm not out of the woods yet. It is still so early in treatment. I can't help but to be optimistic though.
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> This is what I'm taking:
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> Cymbalta 60mg
> Lamictal 150mg
> Namenda 20mg
> Abilify 10mg
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> Because I am bipolar, it is possible that I need one or more of these other drugs for the Cymbalta to be effective.
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> - Scott
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