Posted by Racer on December 28, 2005, at 0:31:17
In reply to Re: Afraid to Start Cymbalta » ed_uk, posted by Phillipa on December 27, 2005, at 15:59:55
> Ed I thought I just posted my response to you but I don't see it. Sorry if it's a repeat. I started at 30mg and had no side effects but that was the time I found this website so I didn't know about how strong it is. Love PJ O
If you started at 30mg before with no problems -- and that was the dose I started on, too, by the way -- then there's really no reason you'd have trouble now. Except if you work yourself into a frenzy about it. It's no stronger when you know a bit more about it than it was when you didn't -- you've already learned that you can start at 30mg without problems, and that's what your doctor prescribed for a starting dose for you.Every so often, I think it's good practice to follow doctors' instructions. (Hard as that is at times.)
Phillipa, am I getting the feeling that you really don't like or trust this doctor? If so, there's really only one thing you can do to get help: find a doctor you trust. If there are no doctors out there that you can trust at this point -- something I'm experiencing, so I do understand -- then maybe you really need some sort of counseling to get you through the adjustment phase. Maybe even going into the hospital for a week or two to adjust upwards.
But seriously, Phillipa: I don't think you're doing yourself any favors at all to break up the capsules and take the individual pellets. All you'll really do by that is prolong your agony, and it will take that much more time before you know if Cymbalta will help. How long have you been suffering now, PJ? Long enough, right? Why extend that suffering, when you know that you've taken it before without problems? Why not just start at the dose your doctor ordered, and see if it is once again a good, easy transition.
Good luck
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