Per my pdoc, I was a bit hypomanic this summer and she was thinking the Cymbalta may be the cause of it. I actually disagreed with her as I was still getting good sleep (6-8 hrs/night) and was not out of control...I felt good. Anyway, being that I continue to ride the up and down bipolar roller coaster, she thought it was worth a shot taking it out of the cocktail. It may have been the wrong move but the past 12 years of being on an antidepressant hasn't been the cure all for me either. I trust her and she is good at what she does but right now I am rather impatient as I want to get this wet towel of depression lifted immediately. I'm sure some of you can relate.

It's interesting you mention cannabis. I was a big fan and user for years and looking back, I wonder if it was helping my general anxiety and in turn, a reason I was a big fan. However, until that can be available for my pdoc to administer, I'm not gonna add that as an adjunct med. FYI, my pdoc and I did discuss cannabis during one of our visits and she thinks some of the current research looks interesting and maybe even promising but it's not legal in my state and not something she can write scrips for.