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Originally Posted by erraticpendulum
I am quessing this will leave you to drop into depression with only another anti depressant to add to the not effective list.
Did you find cymbalta was therapeutic at 30mg?
Can you remember if you started cycling around introduction or increase of cymbalta?
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I had a baaaad mixed episode before starting the cymbalta. After starting the cymbalta, I had one manic episode after another. But when I dropped the dose to 30 mg, I got depressed and anxious.
However, now that I'm on Valproate, I think I'll be okay to go off the Cymbalta. The valproate is doing wonders for my anxiety, and my depression seems to be mainly anxiety driven.
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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