Posted by ed_uk2010 on January 22, 2015, at 20:19:21
In reply to What is stronger Amitriptyline or Cymbalta?, posted by fido on January 22, 2015, at 19:51:41
Hi there,
Sorry to hear you've not improved much with medication. Have any of the medications helped at all? Have you suffered many side effects or were side effects only a problem with Anafranil?
I don't think it would be a good idea to make treatment recommendations without knowing more about your problems/illness. For example, what are your worst symptoms at the moment? Have you suffered from depression for many years? How old were you when it started? Any history of manic episodes? You mentioned OCD, what are your symptoms and is this still a problem? With respect to the attention problems... were you diagnosed with ADHD as a child? Attention is normally impaired during episodes of depression.
>I was thinking about amitritypline but since I could not tolerate the anticholinergic side effects of anafranil (digestion problems, dry mouth, racing heart) I doubt that amitriptyline would be much better.Amitriptyline is highly anticholinergic. It wouldn't be the best choice for you at this stage.
>I started with cymbalta 11 days ago.
Well, it's still early days to be honest. You'll need to give it longer to decide whether or not it's going to help you.
Take care.
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