Posted by Ritch on April 5, 2005, at 9:35:07
In reply to Depression, Hypomania, or Anxiety????, posted by D minor on April 5, 2005, at 0:56:55
> Hey guys,
> I'm having major trouble concentrating. It started when, for no appearant reason, I got depressed again. However, I started Cymbalta and now my mood is good again, but I still can't concentrate. When I sit down to read in the afternoon, so many other things are going through my mind. I can't seem to sit still. I feel like running around in circles.
>
> What's the matter with me? Is my lack of concentration due to lingering depression? Or is it hypomania setting in or just anxiety or akathisia due to the Cymbalta?
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> Thanks,
> dm
>
It could be the Cymbalta. When I tried it, I got super restless and agitated. You said your mood was ok after being on it, so it might be Cymbalta-induced activation. I go through phases where I'm just "scatterbrained", not high or irritable. Projects get started and I'm driven to get a lot of stuff done, but there's no "high energy" or really impatience behind it.. like a pure ADHD thing (racing tangential thoughts w/o euphoria or hostility). There are lots of AD's that cause my thoughts to race. It could be a "hypomania" thing, or the med just triggers restlessness, or it could simply be that you have got a lot of stuff you are worrying about (a GAD thing), and can't focus.
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