At my last pdoc appointment, he gave me a script for a med to relieve nightmares. I have emotionally-charged dreams during which I thrash about, yell, & sometimes fall out of bed! I started taking it & it worked... except that it made my mouth feel like Death Valley & it has caused my weight to mushroom! I have allot of emotional energy tied up in my ability to keep my weight in check. So no more anti-nightmare medication for me!

I've been on Cymbalta for a couple of years now. It's okay. I don't know as it's performing any miracles but, it's something. A while back, my pdoc added Lamictal to my Cymbalta. I got the Lamictal rash. Prior to being on Cymbalta, I was on Effexor. I tried to delete myself.

So here I am in the middle of my 6th decade... "retired" (which is code for: too screwed up to hold a job.) Nowhere to go, nothing to do... I don't even like to fish! I guess I'm just supposed to accept this as the way it is. And I try to do so. But it's hard...