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Posted by torrid on June 12, 2011, at 11:04:28
Cymbalta is making me sleep like a teenager 12 hours a night and a 3 hour daytime nap. At first I thought it was the illness then death of my grandmother. Now I figured out it's the cymbalta. It could be the busbar too, I was sleepy ever since I started the busbar a couple weeks prior to started the cymbalta. I guess I should stop the busbar and see if that wakes me up.
I'm reading so much conflicting info,ie take the cymbalta in the morning for circadium rythum, take it at night due to sleepiness that follows the dose. Also conflicting info about side effects going away with raising the cymbalta and side effects going away with lowering it. I'm fatigued going up stairs and can't feel my left foot. The left foot thing is likely from my being in bed 12-15 hours a day, to much sleep is very bad for my back.
Also I want to thank you all for all your help support and encouragement, thank you so much.
Posted by Phillipa on June 12, 2011, at 11:10:53
In reply to cymbalta question, posted by torrid on June 12, 2011, at 11:04:28
Strange as cymbalta gave me a lot of anxiety second time on it. First time on it at 60mg didn't feel a thing that was when I didn't know had backpain til went off it . Phillipa
Posted by torrid on June 12, 2011, at 12:42:27
In reply to Re: cymbalta question » torrid, posted by Phillipa on June 12, 2011, at 11:10:53
it's 25 days I'm on busbar and I've been sleeping like a teenager ever since that, so maybe it's not from the cymbalta, I hope because I think everything is coming together for me. My anxiety is down the past couple days and I've been out of depressionfor a week or two. I'm going to cutout the morning dose of busbar and see if that wakes me up.
So you didn't have back pain till you went off cymbalta? how long were you on it?
It's working on my pain, if I could stay out of bed at least 15 hours a day that would reduce the pain I'm in right now.
Posted by Phillipa on June 12, 2011, at 20:28:50
In reply to Re: cymbalta question » Phillipa, posted by torrid on June 12, 2011, at 12:42:27
Honestly took for three months. First month 30mg second 60mg. Then I found this board and saw someone fail their trial so went off it. I didn't know at the time lots of treatment resistant people as it doesn't say that anywhere on the board. Phillipa
Posted by torrid on June 12, 2011, at 21:28:44
In reply to Re: cymbalta question » torrid, posted by Phillipa on June 12, 2011, at 20:28:50
cymbalta and busbar seem too be working but the sleepy side effect isn't managable. I'm going reduce the dose of both meds and see if that helps. I reduced the busbar to 5mg twice a day and next month I'll ask doc to cut down the cymbalta if I'm still sleepy. Gosh you hung in there for 3 months with no luck on cymbalta, your very patient.
Posted by Phillipa on June 12, 2011, at 23:34:35
In reply to Re: cymbalta question » Phillipa, posted by torrid on June 12, 2011, at 21:28:44
I guess I have no idea what normal is anymore? I thought that three months might not been long enough? Phillipa
Posted by torrid on June 13, 2011, at 17:38:32
In reply to Re: cymbalta question » torrid, posted by Phillipa on June 12, 2011, at 23:34:35
After thinking about your patience I guess I should give it the busbar side effects more time to go away. I did cut the dose down from 10mg 2x day to 5mg 3x day. It's just about 4 weeks on busbar and I've been sleeping 15 hours a day ever since. To much sleep is causing severe back pain. I'm trying so hard to stay up and on my feet at least 12 hours a day but I'm only lasting about 10 hours. I can't believe I'm not gaining weight with such a reduction of activity I think I lost a couple lbs since I started busbar
Posted by phillipa on June 13, 2011, at 21:28:22
In reply to Re: cymbalta question » Phillipa, posted by torrid on June 13, 2011, at 17:38:32
You could be losing muscle lying in bed. Buspar making you tired? Compare to a benzo as took buspar 5mg a day with benzos when new. Didn't feel a thing? Well I'm wierd. Phillipa
Posted by torrid on June 14, 2011, at 0:50:52
In reply to Re: cymbalta question » torrid, posted by phillipa on June 13, 2011, at 21:28:22
that's a good point, before this sleepy month I was shaping up fishing, swiming, biking. all part of my recipe to get better. I'm no longer a helpless victim, so in a deep depression with herestrical anxiety, I took action to help myself in stead of crying about it. This is a new for me I hit some kind of milestone in my recovery.
Tonight something has changed, anxiety is up and I can't sleep. I have some legal matters that I have to deal with, things that I ignored during my grandmothers illness. This is likely the source of my flipping from sleeping all the time to abruptly not being able to sleep. I'm getting back on the horse and facing the overwelming tasks that I wasn't well enough to face for the past 3-4 months.
How are you? My impression is that you have severe anxiety and experience living with it. Do you have chonic pain too? How are you doing at this point, I'm truely intersted to hear your take on living this way.
Posted by phillipa on June 14, 2011, at 19:09:25
In reply to Re: cymbalta question » phillipa, posted by torrid on June 14, 2011, at 0:50:52
Torrid have no choice. Now I guess I'm my own doc. Oh well. Things I guess could be worse. Glad you are functioning better. If a life circumstance you will heal with time. Love Phillipa
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