Posted by SLS on July 23, 2016, at 3:32:04
In reply to Re: Can Ativan help with Cymbalta withdrawal? » addinbc, posted by Horse on July 22, 2016, at 22:26:09
> Please excuse my ignorance here. Do you need to completely discontinue before starting desipramine? Or maybe Cymbalta withdrawl continues while on desipramine. Well, I discontinued Cymbalta abruptly and found that Lyrica reaaally helped. I don't know if the anticonvulsant properties did this, or maybe my case was a fluke. I think this or something similar might have been why SLS mentioned trileptal. Personally, I like the mood brightening effects of Lyrica and find trileptal a depressant, and again, maybe this is a fluke.
Using Lyrica was a great idea. I have not seen people complain of depression as a side effect of Trileptal, but I imagine it does happen. There are studies indicating that Trileptal helps mitigate withdrawal from benzodiazepines. Of course, Cymbalta is not a benzodiazepine. I thought perhaps that an anticonvulsant would help with alcohol and SRI withdrawal, too. Perhaps Lyrica is a better choice. I'll keep my eye out for evidence of this.
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