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Apr 19, 2012, 06:47 PM
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 10 months ago I took Cymbalta while in the hospital and it was ok at first but I got so depressed after a while of painful depression I took 3 blood pressure pills to try to take my life. I am ok now-I am taking effexor and this took care of my depression. Does anyone have similiar scary experiences? |
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Apr 19, 2012, 09:35 PM
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No, Cymbalta is an SNRI and works as an antidepressant. Cymbalta is unlikely to have caused your depression... it was probably breakthrough depressive episode because Cymbalta wasn't working for you.
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Apr 19, 2012, 09:46 PM
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No, I never took it but, yes antidepressants can cause depression. I've had some nad experiences with others!
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Apr 19, 2012, 11:22 PM
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I've never taken it but on all those commercials for it they say if your symptoms become worse you should tell your doctor.
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Apr 20, 2012, 05:29 AM
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Cymbalta worked for my depression for several years, and then the bottom fell out. I went into a deep depression. The withdrawal of going off the cymbalta was horrible. Six months later I think I am stable, taking wellbutrin, lamictal, and klonopin.
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Apr 20, 2012, 05:57 AM
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...cymbalta made me more psychotic. I became obsessed with suicidal and homicidal thoughts. I felt like I was in orbit...chemically rewired to have an entirely new and disturbing type of depression. I have a history of adverse reactions to antidepressants, but cymbalta was the worst. I ended up in hospital and a psych ward following self injury and I couldn't get off it quick enough!
some people cannot take meds like that....just a few have a seriously bad reaction, and I'm one of them. there is a list of potential side effects on the CMI... I think most people can usually check off a few in there. there is another list of more serious side effects. this is the list to pay most attention to I reckon. There is a reason these side effects are in there...it's astonishing!....but it's true  worsening of your depression thoughts or talk of death or suicide thoughts or talk of self-harm or harm to others any recent attempts of self-harm increase in aggressive behaviour, irritability or any other unusual changes in behaviour or mood http://www.mydr.com.au/medicines/cmis/cymbalta-capsules |
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