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Originally Posted by Tommy-tunes
Thanks so much Lee. For 15 years I was taking Effexor. This last year my pdoc switched me to 60mg Cymbalta b/c Effexor "pooped out". I haven't been off meds completely for over 15 years and don't know what to expect if I ever tried. Maybe I should try, although I'm sure the pdoc will recommend against it.
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If it hasn't worked for 15 years, time to try something new. Maybe a new med, maybe no meds. Personally, I don't ever see meds as the answer.
But go see a therapist, apparently therapy + meds is like twice as effective as just one or the other.
You don't have to listen to your Pdoc, especially if they don't seem sensitive to you. Ask them questions, pry until you find the answers. If they can't answer, they're not trying hard enough to help you.
If you go into therapy, make sure you let the intake person know exactly what kind of experience you'd like, ask what people normally get from it, just ask all the questions on your mind.