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Originally Posted by hangingon
Thank you all ,
Ah well the Cymbalta was not good lol. I took it at about 11:40, with food at that and an hour later started getting really dizzy, so I thought whatever, part med. At about 4:30 I got up and started feeling really crappy. I walked into the kitchen and the vomit just came up, like in my hands, ran to the bathroom and did it again. I almost passed out as well. I still feel really cruddy, shaky, clammy, ect....I won't be taken that again.
I see my regular doctor next week and maybe will finally mention the depression to her. I guess I just don't want all this stuff in my records for whatever reason.
Oh, I did have an MRI, and saw an orthopedic surgeon, everything was fine with my back. I had nerve conduction studies in both legs, dopler testing for blood clots ect....all fine.
Its just getting to be a pain to keep doing these tests lol
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I'm sorry your having such a rough time and having to do all this medical stuff to figure out what the origin is probably only makes it more stressful!
The first thing that comes to mind is that the depression is NOT the cause of this pain you are having in your leg, so I'd put that thought to rest to ease your anxiety. Secondly, I would not recommend mentioning your depression to your GP unless you are planning on trying antidepressants. There is no other reason to tell him or anyone else unless you are seeking treatment from him for it. If therapy is working for your depressive symptoms than there is no need to resort to medications. Those all have side effects and can cause adverse reactions, so you don't want to take any medicine if you have another treatment plan (like therapy) for it.
Do you have other health problems that could be related to the pain in the leg you are having? Are you diabetic (diabetic neuropathy is something that comes to mind.You might also be dealing with something related to injury. Is the pain stable, or getting worse over time? I would consider keeping a health journal to record when the problem starts after you awake, what makes it worse, the time you take your meds, if movement of some kind exacerbates it, and try to find any correlation.
I would talk to your T about the depression and antidepressants before you go to your GP (or other doctor) about them.
