[Charly1]

I have been on Cymbalta for a while now. I am so tired of the side effects. I am dizzy, i have balance issues, blurry vision, constipation etc... I have this intense feeling that I have to just get this med out of my system; that it is extremely toxic to my body right now.

I know that I should talk to my pdoc, but I am about ready to change pdocs. I don't respect his opinion anymore, I don't respect him. He doesn't listen to me and kind of laughs at me.

I am very fortunate that I have insurance and that I have a lot of pdocs to chose from, but I just don't know who to pick. There are over 160 pdocs within 20 miles of me. My husband and I are going through the process eliminating ones, but it gets frustrating.

I guess I am just so tired of feeling bad. I am having a hard time just getting out of bed and living life. I want to live life. I want to be able to get up and get going in the morning, not the late afternoon. I want to be able to leave the house by myself during the day. I don't know what to do anymore.

Sorry for complaining. I have so much more that I would love to just get out, but it is difficult right now. I don't know.

[PiperLeigh]

That sounds really rough. I know what you mean about it being really hard to pick a p-doc. I live in a huge city and there are a million to choose from. In the office I go to, there are about 20 doctors. I notice some only spend like 5 or 10 minutes with each person. They rush them in and out. And I know how crummy the side effects of some of these drugs can make us feel. Don't worry about complaining. We've all gone through this and it is difficult. This is the right place to vent.

I actually chose to see a Nurse Practitioner instead of a doctor. I got so lucky. She is so patient and explains everything. If I have questions she answers them and I feel like she listens. She doesn't rush me the way I've seen the other patients in the practice get rushed. My mom is a nurse practitioner and she has a tendency to do a little more patient education than my sister (who is a doctor), which is why I chose a nurse practitioner. I think NP's just have a different approach to working with patients than doctors do. NP's work under doctors and are typically very knowledgeable and it's generally been my experience that they can be a bit on the more compassionate side. I'm not sure if you would be comfortable seeing an NP instead of a doctor, but that may be something to consider. I just looked on the list of my insurance providers that were covered and found an NP and then I did a bit of research to try to find one that had a good reputation and had been in practice for a good long while.

But even if you don't want to see an NP, I do hope if this p-doc doesn't feel like a good fit that you will look for a new one. It's hard enough to deal with feeling bad. We don't need the added trouble of trying to work with one that we can't respect or laughs at us. {{hugs}} to you.

[Seaswept]

I changed Dr.s too my last one didn't listen to me at all. He had me on Celexa and it did not work for me. I was dizzy also and couldn't drive it was really bad.

If you start calling Dr.s, as I did, a lot of them will not be accepting new patients, which good or bad as that sounds, will narrow down the list.

Also do you see a therapist? maybe she could recommend someone. Or your G.P.

Good luck to you,