Posted by surferchica on February 1, 2011, at 13:08:58
In reply to Re: An introduction + request for ideas, posted by MissThang on January 23, 2011, at 21:30:01
I was on Cymbalta--up to 60mg, but had side effects of SEVERE constipation, difficulty urinating & sweating. Tapering off was hell. Severe body pains was the main withdrawal problem as well as dysphoria. These occurred even with a very gradual withdrawal.
I'm still stuck on 20mg Cymbalta. My mood becomes too unstable even trying to decrease to 10mg (((but, this is just me. Your experience may be totally different)))
Sigh, getting the med mix "right" is a difficult process at times. Trial and error.
I think one thing to consider with Cymbalta is its short half life. For me, it was just too short and led to too much mood instability. (I have BP2)
What about Prozac? or the supplement Sam-e? or adding low dose Abilify to help with the depression along with an AD. Abilify is FDA approved for this purpose.
Good luck.
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