Posted by Llurpsienoodle on May 6, 2008, at 15:22:09
So, today at the APA conference (psychiatry) in DC, I was walking around the exhibitions, trying to pick up a pen from each of the medications I am on.
Well, I got to the cymbalta kiosk and told the drug rep about my withdrawal that lasted 6 weeks and landed me in the hospital (ca. 2007).
They whisked me away to the back of the kiosk, to talk with the "medical people". I demanded to see studies about discontinuation effects, having already seen the ONE study, which lasted 2 weeks and found 50% reduction in symptoms, with 50% of the cases unresolved at the end of the study.
"Any plans for future studies"? no
"Any public disclosure of adverse events?" no
"Any plans to publish adverse events in the next study of discontinuation syndromes" possiblyThey had no idea what to do with a conference participant who was a consumer of the drug.
I also went up to the abilify folks and told them that they made a great product.
still, I feel like I kicked Eli Lilly's *ss. I made sure that they wrote "increased suicidality" as one of the side effects from the discontinuation, and that they noted that I spent 8 weeks doing a gradual taper.
I wish they actually listened. boo
-Ll
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