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Re: On Cymbalta 4 1/2 months now

Posted by Minnie-Haha on April 30, 2005, at 13:27:31

In reply to Re: On Cymbalta 4 1/2 months now » Minnie-Haha, posted by Sarah T. on April 29, 2005, at 23:05:00

> Hi Minnie Ha-ha,
> Thanks for the update. Overall, it sounds as if you're doing better. I do have one question: You mentioned feeling significant amotivation. How was your motivation before you began Cymbalta? Was it comparable to the amotivation on Cymbalta?

I was on NO AD before the Cymbalta, just Trileptal (and the occasional Ativan, Klonopin or Ambien to try to help me sleep), but of course Trileptal alone was doing nothing for my depression, so I had the kind of fatigue that is common with that (for me anyway). The amotivation on Cymbalta was, I was happy as a clam to just sit in my easy chair and watch daytime TV (which I never do), or read a book or a magazine. Took a great effort to get up and do the things that needed doing. (And that I guess is where it was like my pre-Cymbalta motivation.) However, that probably would have started to affect my mood eventually, because I don't like to just sit around and do nothing productive.


> Do you think that the SSRI portion of Cymbalta might be causing the lack of drive?

I don't know, but it's a good question. Five years ago, when I was first on an MS and an AD at the same time (Depakote and Effexor) I had a good mood and plenty of motivation. (I was going to school full time -- including honors classes -- and loving it.) But over time, I started putting on weight (about 30 pounds in 2 years) and that started making me depressed. But that's another story... And before that (before my BP2 DX), I was on Zoloft for 4-6 months and it did a fine job on my mood and motivation, but I eventually got manic -- or possibly an anxiety disorder, which is why I'm not 100% sold on my DX, but that's another story too.


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