Posted by greywolf on September 26, 2006, at 14:44:33
In reply to Re: Everything else failed, now it's Cymbalta's tu, posted by Racer on September 26, 2006, at 12:09:18
Thanks, Racer. Anything helps.
My frustration level after years of this is at an all-time high. Frankly, I'd take my idiocy during the manic times anyday over this depression and the side effects caused by the ADs. I wish my docs would just give me a stimulant to offset the AD SEs, but they're concerned about making the manic aspect worse. I understand that they have a job to do, but I'd rather be going 110 mph than 5 mph in reverse.
Thanks again.
> Well, good news/bad news...
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> Cymbalta did have fewer side effects for me. Far fewer, in fact, than any other med I've tried, except Wellbutrin. That's the good news.
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> Fatigue? Uh... I didn't have fatigue, per se, but I was so entirely unmotivated that standing up seemed pretty ambitious. Again, it wasn't fatigue, not at all. It was something different, but the result was the same.
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> As for OCD, yeah, I'd say it makes sense to treat that more aggressively. If you don't get manic/hypomanic regularly, the OCD is likely to cause more impairment. Cymbalta might be a good choice for that, by the way.
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> I know I haven't told you much, but I hope the little bit here helps.
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