Posted by secretme on January 6, 2006, at 15:13:06
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by Male' on January 6, 2006, at 14:49:31
In response to Male, I have to add that my psychiatrist has pretty much washed his hands of me because I stopped the Cymbalta. As I have tried unsuccessfully all other SSRIs, Cymbalta was the last resort, before hitting other terrible medications, like Neurontin. He said (paraphrasing), "if you come off Cymbalta, I will have to refer you to another doctor." Actually, I am happy to get the brush-off so I don't have to dump him. In fact, I will not see another psychiatrist because it will simply be an issue of "try THIS drug!" Unfortunately, anti-depressants sometimes have "boomerang" effects for some people in the population, and I am one of them. In some instances, medication only exacerbates the depression, but it seems by the few psychiatrists who have treated me, they cannot accept that. After all, where would they get their patients?
My son takes an SSRI for his OCD, and it seems to work for him. I would not encourage him to do anything to jeopardize the success of the medication for OCD, but I cannot take any for my depression.
Eventually, you will not feel depressed because the side effects of the medication will go away, and you will have a new life. I'm still in the grips of Cymbalta withdrawal, and my oncologist said she will wait one more month for the Cymbalta side effects to go away before she reintroduces the cancer medication. Finally, she listened.
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