[panic48]

I have horrible anxiety, I am 56 years old and have struggled with it forever. The cymbalta seems to help but I just started it. Has anyone had success with this med for anxiety. I have tried most of the meds out there. I have a lot of skipped heart beats and they are benign but it causes me a lot of anxiety.

[northraven]

Hi,

I just started taking Cymbalta (30mg) about 4 weeks ago. First time taking an anti-depressant for me. Also taking Ativan for anxiety management. Everyone's reactions are different. For me it worked quickly and for about a week and a half. Since then I feel more jittery, more anxious and weird all the time. It definitely has not helped with the insomnia I was having- likely is making it worse. Anxiety is increasing daily.

I am back to the doc tomorrow to look at other options. What little I have read and understand about SNRI's (like Cymbalta) is that they also increase the availability of nor-epinephrine (adrenaline) in your brain to give you an energy boost alongside the increase of availability of serotonin. I think for me this 'boost' is a little too much.

I hope that Cymbalta is the one that works for you!