Posted by antigua3 on June 12, 2009, at 7:16:04
In reply to Re: What to Expect? Going from Effexor to Cymbalta, posted by butternut on June 9, 2009, at 15:07:43
I switched from Effexor at 300 mg to Cymbalta (can't remember the dose) with no problem. I kept cutting down on the amount of Effexor while increasing the Cymbalta, per my pdoc. I didn't notice any side effects really. I credit my pdoc with doing a good job with it.
I quit the Effexor because I was at such a high dose and it wasn't touching a new round of depression that hit. I was on Cymbalta for maybe three years, and I liked it a lot better. It made me feel less like a zombie.
Last fall the Cymbalta started making me feel so anxious and I thought I was well enough to go off of it. My pdoc had me taper and it was OK.
Just to add, why is it that we always want to go off the drugs when we think we feel better???? My depression came roaring back after 5 months or so, probably long enough for the Cymbalta to really get out of my system, and I caved and went on Celexa, which I like even better than Cymbalta.
Just my two cents,
antigua
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