Posted by CEK on June 21, 2006, at 8:40:22
In reply to Re: Which is it theTopamax or Cymbalta?, posted by TJO on June 18, 2006, at 5:08:25
The symptoms you are describing are how I feel when I am depressed and not on medication. I took Cymbalta while being weened off of Effexor and then continued. 30mg seemed ok, but I still felt depressed. The doc increased to 60mg and that was when I started experience full blown mania. It did not have a calming,take away the depression effect on me. It made me want to tell everyone off that did any little thing that hurt my feelings whereas, I wasn't like this before. It really showed its stuff at work when I got in my boss's face almost daily. With Effexor I could hold back emotion, Cymbalta, I let them fly with no recorse of action. It did not help my depression and ended me up in the hospital wanting to commit suicide. I took Topamax at one time. I started out at 25mg for 2 weeks, then went up to 50mg for 3 weeks and never had the stupid like side effect. Just the known tingling in my fingers and it stopped all cravings and compulsive eating within 3 days of taking it. I agree with the previous poster and also the mention that the Cymbalta may not be working for you.
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