Posted by Racer on October 7, 2004, at 10:34:27
In reply to Re: cymbalta dose? » verne, posted by yznhymer on October 6, 2004, at 22:13:11
That last post cracked me up.
If your experience is anything like mine, the sedation may fade if you stick it out. The appetite suppression, though, seems to stick around. (Of course, in my case, the comorbid eating disorder may have something to do with that... Still, while I still find myself obsessing about food, I'm not acting on it, and I'm only eating as much as it takes to satisfy me at any given time. Again, in my case that's not necessarily a great thing, but it may be good for anyone who's gained weight from other drugs. I'll be interested to see if this effect lasts, since the SSRIs were touted as the "weight loss" antidepressants when they came out. As my new pdoc says, "Prozac is a weight loss drug -- for the first two months. After that, though, it reverses itself...")
I hope you do experience the same relief from sedaton I did. Now, while I can't say I've got insomnia, I'm not sleeping as well. Just something I can't put my finger on: no initial insomnia, waking once or twice in the night and falling back to sleep (waking from full bladder), no real nightmares -- just not feeling as if I've slept well, with nothing to back that up.
Good luck.
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