Posted by moesje on October 15, 2007, at 14:19:36
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal - Publicity, posted by Troy Tempest on October 15, 2007, at 13:00:05
Yes, I agree, especially on the telling people about the withdrawals.
I was on it for only 6 months, and I personally did not benefit from it. I spent most of the time being tired, as if I'd been up all night long; no energy and just didn't care about things. Only in an emergency did I appear capable of dealing with life - like when my 14 year old daughter was sexually assaulted. Other than that, no emotions, no disires . . .all the same symptoms of being depressed.
Bottom line, it didn't work for me. I agree that each of these drugs work differently for different people, and someone out there has gained all the benefits promoted. And I sincerely agree that those who did NOT have problems with it at all are NOT the ones here complaining. Only the ones with difficulties.
In fact, I believe you've stated my beliefs better than I could . . . if you need a drug, get on it. If you don't need it any more, get off it. But make sure you know ALL of the possible side effects, both of being on and getting off.
Moesje
> To clarify - I do think that I benefited from being on Cymbalta. Out of Venlafaxine, Fluoxetine and Lithium, it seemed to be the only one that actually helped to get me through a major depressive illness.
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> I was on it for over 24 months, at maximum licensed dose for most of that period. I did not suffer any severe side-effects while taking it, and I was at work for almost the whole of that time, so it did not impact my ability to function (although I could have entered the sleep Olympics).
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> However, I had major withdrawal problems, despite reducing the dosage gradually over several months - as I have posted previously.
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> I don't necessarily believe that it should be withdrawn, but that the impact of using it (and coming off it) should be explained in much greater detail by the prescriber BEFORE anyone starts taking it.
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> TT
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