Cymbalta and xanax

If by 'this med' you mean Cymbalta personally it saved my life. Or more to say it saved my sons life because I had severe PPD and Cymbalta changed everything. I am on 30mgs a day and two 2mgs of xanax for anxiety then for night tremors/sleep anxiety they have me on 50mgs of serqual.

After reading your post again are you saying that after taking the cymbalta you feel weird or that only the .5 of xanax having you feeling weird?

I have had mental issues for 30 years. Even though cymbalta has numerous withdrawal side effects if you ever have to switch meds, I have found this med to be the best antidepressant I have ever had, and I have been on almost every antidepressant there is. Remember though that everybody is different and for some people it does not help at all and may do more harm than good. I don't take Xanax now but 30 years ago I did. I have been on quite a different number of benzodiazepam tranquilizers and valium was the first I encountered, then Xanax, which was new at the time and very costly. At the present time I take Klonopin and have no trouble with the drug combination, which also includes an old Tricyclic in a small amount and welbutrin which I hope to see if I can wean off from. I have been on up to 6 psychiatric drugs at a time. I have to tell you that when a medicine works for me, I know within a day that it is working because I can feel it in my head - it actually makes my brain feel right! I spent 4 years on trial meds which was horrible, then welbutrin worked for quite a number of years, then suddenly did not work (but then again it did not take away ALL the depression, but this cymbalta does! I take 30 mg and have done so since this med came out a number of years ago!

Each drug (even antibiotics, have to reach what we call a "Blood Level". Meaning that it takes awhile for the body to get use to somethng new in the system. Normally, after about a week, you body has gotton use to this new drug and most symtoms should subside. Now, if the symtoms are very severe the first couple of days, you should really stop the medication emmediatly and call you doctor as it could be you body is rejecting the medication altogethr. All in all, most medication will have some slight to moderate side effects that first week untill you reach that balanced level. If you feel something is wrong, always consult with you doctor to make sure. I know when I was a medical assistant, a patient would call me on day to of an antibiotic and say they did not feel any better. I always told them if you not any better by day four, call me on day five and we will address it. Again, "blood level".

Carrie

i am on 60mg of cymbalta a day. i have insomnia now. i was also prescribed xanax for emergency panic attacks only at .5mg. 30 pills go fast because i found that the cymbalata makes me very agitated about an hour and a half of taking it, i just took it 30 mins ago and i have no xanax. its not been fun. going to see my doctor this afternoon. so far the doctors ofc hasn�t refilled my 30 pill .5mg xanax rx. i have a feeling she isn�t going to. I�m honest and i will let her know that 1.5mg of xanax taken when the agitation and anxiety hit after taking cymbalta helped me feel normal. sane. at peace. is that ok? I don�t know because both of these meds are new to me.

i am on no other meds.

i hope something works out but as it sits the cymbalta is helping but at the cost of insomnia, severe agitation along with more anxiety.

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I was once on 60 mg of cymbalta a day and it made my brain feel "numb" so it has been at 30 mg for a number of years and I do fine with that dosage. Maybe it is too much for you. I also take a tranquilizer and I take it at the same time as the cymbalta and sleep well.
Remember that everyone is not the same. What works for one person does not necessarily work for another. I know this because I have been on almost every antidepressant that there has been in more than 30 years! Hope something works out for you!

you should watch combining the two they can cause you to loose control of your central nervious system. I just had a very bad reaction because of which I might loose my job!!!!!! together they can cause you to black out and not know what you are doing..

I take 20 mg of cymbalta and tried taking my 2 mg of Xanax and it has really helped me!!!! I tried taking no Xanax and just the cymbalta but my chronic pain and panic attacks started coming back so I think if you just take the Xanax when you know your most stressful times of day then it's a really helpful combo. Hope this helps as well!

I'm three weeks on Cymbalta (60 Mg). Insomnia is the only ill effect. Last night I tried .15 mg of Xanax which helped me sleep better. I'll simply have to experiment with the combination of the 2 drugs to get rid of the insomnia. I think the Cymbalta however is working and perhaps a higher dosage of Xanax will kill the insomnia.

I'm three weeks on Cymbalta (60 Mg). Insomnia is the only ill effect. Last night I tried .15 mg of Xanax which helped me sleep better. I'll simply have to experiment with the combination of the 2 drugs to get rid of the insomnia. I think the Cymbalta however is working and perhaps a higher dosage of Xanax will kill the insomnia.