Posted by lemon68 on October 5, 2004, at 20:09:23
I have been following this board since right before Cymbalta's release, and reading the anticipatory posts largely inspired me to switch meds myself. I've been pretty surprised at the underwhelming response to this new med, and I can't really say it's been a fireball for me, either.
I'm wondering if any previous meds have been so highly anticipated and then found to be less than miraculous by elder members of this site. I think most reviews would tend to be somewhat negative, given the treatment resistant nature of most of us on this board. However, it's hard not to take the lackluster reception of Cymbalta into account when considering if I made the right choice. I know, only I can judge if it's working or not, but I am a little bummed it hasn't helped more of us.
For the record, I am on Cymbalta 30mg for 2 weeks. I was on Effexor XR 225 mg, and I reduced 75 mg per week - thus I am at 75 mg Effexor per day and apprehensive about quitting altogether. I have had no discernable withdrawal symptoms thus far. I also take 50 mg Trazodone at night for sleep, which I have been augmenting with Klonopin .25-.5 mg as needed.
take care all
poster:lemon68
thread:399380
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