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I Wanted to Posted: 10-19-07 04:57am
But my drug plan would not cover it. So, I
was changed over to Lexepro and doing fine
with it. Was taking Zoloft which did me no
help whatsoever. But, everyone is
different.
Carrie
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brandy681
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Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 6
Cymbalta Works Great For Me! Posted: 11-06-07 18:59pm
I love Cymbalta because my appetite has
been little to none and I have lost weight
without trying and I have a lot more
energy and feel sooo much better! I also
have less pains and I take it with Lyrica
which aslo helps for pain but Cymbalta
works well for depression too.. I felt
immediately better when taking it but now
I feel even better, I would not go without
it.. Espeicially for aches and paines,
fatigue and depresion.. This is gr8 stuff!
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brandy681
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Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 6
Hi! Posted: 11-06-07 19:07pm
Hi again.
Let me first say that I am on 30 mg in the
morning. My doctor said DO NOT take it at
night because it gives you energy and you
may get insomnia so it is best to take it
in the morning. I take BOTH Cymbalta and
Lyrica for pain and nerve pain, etc and
they both work well.. I take one 30mg dose
of Cymbalta every morning and I take 2 75
mg Lyrica in the morning and again at
night. You should try Lyrica it works
better than Cymbalta for pain but they
both work great for me! I have heard that
some people say that the 30 mg dose works
better than the 60 mg dose and I don't
know why but maybe you should try lowering
your doce. I have one of the very best
doctors in Georgia, he is like 65-70 years
old and from India but he is a genious let
me tell you because I asked him that I
want to raise the doce on the Cymbalta and
he said that just because it is a bigger
doce does not neccesarily mean that it
will work better. I have a friend who goes
to him for 20 years and she has major
deppresive order, Scitzoprenia, etc and
she is really doing great because of him!
He said that over a large study of people
they said that the 30mg worked better then
the 60 mg but you need to talk to your dr
about possibly weaning you down. I am
however on the highest doce of Lyrica but
not with the Cymbalta.
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brandy681
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Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 6
Posted: 11-06-07 19:11pm
Hi Carrie.
I was on Zoloft for a short period of time
several years ago. I hated that medication
because it made me soooo tired during the
day and I took it at night. I could not
stay awake for anything and was allready
having trouble concentrating in school at
the time. This just made me worse because
I could not even make it to school
somedays but I was so glad to get off of
it. I also gained a lot of weight, I was
110 and went up to 140 in high school and
so I got off of it. Now that was years ago
but I would not go on it again for
anything and so I am weary now of
medications because of that. I was the
same with Cymbalta and Lyrica and told my
doctor that I allready stay tired a lot so
to please not give me anything that would
make me tired and he told me that he hasd
the perfect pill for me. I thought yea
right but I knew that he was one of the
best so I took it and omg I loooove it..
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CarolDiane
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Hi Brandy Posted: 11-07-07 00:58am
I am no longer on Zoloft. Did not work for
me after several months. My Neurologist
put me on Lexepro and I love it. Then
something in my life cause my deppression
to worsen some and now I take 10mg of
Lexepro in the AM and one at bedtime. I
also switched from Xanax after 4 years to
Klonopin which is a longer lasting anxiety
drug. The duo that I am on now works
wonderful for me and I am a different
person.
As you know, every drug has a different
affect on people. Now, take my son. He not
that fond of the Paxil his physicatrist
put him one. So, I told him next week when
he goes in to ask about Lexepro.
So be happy that you did not start on the
Zoloft. I'm like you, Lexepro works just
great!
Carrie
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jenjen0604
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Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
Re: Has Anyone Tried Cymbalta??? Posted: 03-17-08 10:39am
I'm 29 yrs old and I have rheumatoid
arthritis, which has left me crippled to
the point that I am very limited in the
activities I can do, including driving and
work. As a result I became very depressed
and had high anxiety. At first I tried
Wellbutrin with no success, then my doctor
put me on Cymbalta, b/c it was supposed to
be the this fantastic new wonder drug. My
doctor slowly stepped up my dosage to 120
mg, and one month later I STARTED HAVING
SEIZURES. I have no history of epilepsy,
nor does my family. Yet my first seizure
occurred almost exactly one month after I
started 120 mg of Cymbalta. I have 3 more
grand mal seizures since and numerous mild
seizures. Cymbalta also put me in a
terrible "brain fog," where I would zone
out all the time, and sometimes I felt
almost like I was floating outside of my
body. I would talk jibberish to my
husband, although in my head I thought I
was talking clearly. Then my insurance
wouldn't fill it the way my doctor had
written it, so I went 2 days without. I
thought I was having a meltdown! I cried
uncontrollably all day long. When my
husband asked what was wrong, I couldn't
answer him. But now let me answer how it
actually helped as far as my depression
went: AWFUL. It made me even more
depressed than I was before, but I
thought, given my medical condition, that
I was asking too much to expect a wonder
pill to make me feel better. So I stuck
with it. I couldn't sleep most nights,
usually slept until 2:00 in the afternoon,
would shower, and then go back to bed. I
prayed to sleep my life away. I stopped
going out, stopped talking to my family
and friends, just cut myself off from
everyone. I even tried to leave my
husband b/c I told him he deserved better
then me. So after all of these seizures,
I figure it may be the Cymbalta causing it
and ask my doctor to take me off of it.
He agrees and puts me on Prozac. And I
feel a gazillion times better!!!!! I feel
like I have my life back!!!! You couldn't pay
me to ever try Cymbalta again!!!! I've
talked to quite a few doctors. Half of
them love it, half of them think it's
junk! Of course everyone's situation is
different, but here's my experience.
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bodbh
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Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
just started cymbalta april 9 Posted: 04-13-08 21:43pm
hello
i just stated taking 30 mg of cymbalta for
depression that has lasted approximately 2
years and a little more. i don't feel much
of anything yet, except it makes me more
energetic...which is a good thing for me
compared to what i am used to.
hopefully within the next couple of weeks
i will start to feel more of it start to
kick in.
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You couldn't pay
me to ever try Cymbalta again!!!! I've
talked to quite a few doctors. Half of
them love it, half of them think it's
junk! Of course everyone's situation is
different, but here's my experience.