Posted by LinnieLoo55 on January 29, 2006, at 15:43:40
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal » paddlergal, posted by secretme on January 18, 2006, at 19:16:00
> I have been thinking the same thing about getting back to normal, whatever that is. If there is any research about permanent changes in the brain, or brain damage, I'm sure the pharmaceutical company has it neatly tucked away somewhere. I've been thinking that I have Alzheimer's because my short term memory seems to have vanished. I ran my own business and was very successful. Now, six months after selling it, and one month after coming off Cymbalta, I can't remember the names of many of my clients or basic medical insurance terms, which were second nature to me. If this medication has a chemical affect on the brain, wouldn't it follow that it can make permanent changes that are adverse to a person's functioning? Maybe there needs to be a class action lawsuit by those of us who have come off this medication and still don't feel "right". I'd like to start looking for work and getting back to my former life, but I just don't feel competent enough to do it now. Is there anyone out there who has been off this medication for, say, a year and still doesn't feel right?
I think all of the antidepressants cause some kind of brain damage. I've taken so many medications I wouldn't even know what ones caused my problems. I have trouble with memory also. Sometimes I go totally blank. Sometimes I will watch a episode of something on TV and not remember a thing about it. I just know it was the worse withdrawal I ever went through. I was throwing up and couldn't walk right. All my doctor said was that I was upset with him. He's not that powerful to make me throw up.
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