Posted by boomarang on September 13, 2004, at 22:07:40
In reply to Re: Starting Lamictal with Cymbalta Combination » boomarang, posted by 4WD on September 13, 2004, at 20:43:17
> I've had half a dozen doctors tell me that SSRIS don't cause a stiff neck. I tell them it does. They think I'm a hypochondriac.
>>I've had the same reaction from my pdoc. i can't believe they have never heard that complaint before.
>I think it's the serotonin without the norephinephrine counteraction that does it. I was thinking that if worse came to worst I came try an SSRI plus a small amount of nortriptyline (which is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) to counter the neck stiffening effects of the SSRI.
>>that's good to know. i'm going to log that thought in case it does happen.
> I was on Prozac for nine years before I realized that was what was causing my neck to hurt so much worse (I have some neck problems).
>>it is hard to know what medication is causing what side effect. thanks for letting me know i am not alone in experiencing that. sometimes i feel like such a hypocondriac when i complain about the different side effects i get from a/ds.
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