Posted by verne on November 9, 2004, at 0:40:51
In reply to Cymbalta, morning or evening?, posted by Cruz on November 8, 2004, at 15:13:01
I've been on cymbalta 2 months and tried doses from 20mgs to 60mgs per day, all at once or split, in the am and pm, and I've settled on 40mgs in the morning.
For the first 5 weeks I was logging some pretty serious nap time - especially about 4-6 hours after taking it while at the same time being stimulated the rest of the time and unable to sleep at night. Anyway, over the last few weeks, I've noticed less sleepiness and more of a steady calm throughout the day.
I've had alot of trouble with other AD's and was surprised I could take cymbalta at all. The side effects I first noticed - sedation, agitation, and sexual dysfunction - have all improved.
It's been a great anti-depressant but I noticed I have more trouble now with close social contact. I feel better but I have a deep sense of meaninglessness and emptiness that makes socializing difficult.
My daughter came by for a visit and I realized there was nothing I wanted to do - even talk. I didn't give a rip about Christmas, the movie she was talking about, or life. Yet I'm not depressed and have no SI plans. Just feel like it's all been a lie, that I grew up with the lie and, in turn, passed it on to my daughter.
And now that I know it's a lie - everything from Santa to the Meaning of Life - I can't pretend to be interested or feign enjoyment anymore. My heart just isn't in it anymore.
Yet, in spite of a life without purpose or enjoyment, I'm doing better with a combination of cymbalta and inderal. I've even experienced mild euphoria (how isn't that enjoyable one might ask?) yet I'm so detached, empty, and disengaged. Like being all dressed up with nowhere to go.
We have good news and bad news: At times you will feel euphoria, while at the same time, you will realize that life is meaningless and there's nothing worth doing.
Perhaps, I'm still feeling the after effects of a mini binge and I'm just in a crummy mood. I'm not depressed, really. I'm not acute, just chronically numb.
verne
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