Posted by Christ_empowered on July 31, 2010, at 8:46:46
In reply to Re: treatment options... » Christ_empowered, posted by g_g_g_unit on July 30, 2010, at 23:37:29
hey. yeah, I've been on cymbalta @ 60-90mgs/day. The 60mgs/day was reasonably effective; it kept the worst of the depression at bay, but it didn't really touch my anxiety. The 90mgs/day was an Rx from a not-so-great doc; it made my stomach hurt and caused pretty intense anxiety. There's usually no reason to go above 60mgs/day...the Cymbalta people tested higher doses and settled on 60mgs as the best doses for the vast majority of people.
It did numb me up some. Taking it with Adderall kind of helped with that. I think the dual reuptake inhibition helped prevent full-blown SSRI style apathy and lethargy, but, still...its not as if Cymbatla is some sort of amazing breakthrough drug. It just may be slightly better, for some people, than other options.Good luck.
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