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Originally Posted by jo_thorne
I'm not sure that 30 mg is enough to work very well. You might do better at 60 mg. Or switching to Pristiq might be a good option.
I have taken Cymbalta for several years for depression and fibromyalgia pain. Last year it seemed to stop working for depression and I started having delayed-onset sleep (falling asleep around 3 am or later most nights) and needing to sleep 10-12 hours every day.
My pdoc added 7.5 mg Remeron/mirtazipine at bedtime to help my sleep and I have started sleeping well again and my mood is much better. I've been taking the mirtazipine for about two months now, so I feel like it's too early to say for sure that it's going to keep working this way, but I am hopeful.
I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to stop the Cymbalta with the side effects you are having. If you do, remember to taper down.
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Thank you. Are you still taking your Cymbalta then, with the Remeron augmented? This is exactly what happened to me, it stopped working last year and I just tittered down until I went off of it, without going in to see a Dr. or psyche. Now I guess they wouldn't have taken me off it without have adding an augment or upped it. I was up to 60mg last year when it stopped working. I have been given Remeron to take as well but haven't started it yet as I need to see how I react to Cymbalta first. I'm sure I will get back up to 60mg eventually but I'm so sensitive to side effects that I have to go slowly.