[joker_girl]

I'm a wife and mom, I live in a very small town. I normally am an RN, but I have hurt my knee and need another surgery, and so right now I'm just working part time at our family business. I don't like it, I am not used to only working 3-5 hours a day, and I'm not used to being in pain all the time.
I have been depressed as long as I can recall, and have just switched to Cymbalta four days ago. I was on Celexa before. I have, at different times, taken Effexor, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, and Lexapro. They eventually have to increase them, and when it stops working, I switch. I am also diagnosed with ADHD, for which I currently use Ritalin, and anxiety, which I do not treat, because I do not like benzodiazapines. They just absolutely wipe me out. I just can't take them.
I take Relafen, an arthritis medicine, for my knee. I also take Aleve for pain, Vicodin when it is bad, and use ice packs. If I ignore it, it will get really bad and I will get dizzy, sweaty, and throw up.
I also take Ambien if I have trouble sleeping. I don't like being on all this, but idk what to do.
Does anyone else take Cymbalta and find it effective?
I hope it helps. I lay in bed and cry a lot, and like to be alone. I will not eat or shower when it is real bad. I don't like to live this way. I just get so tired of it.
I go to counseling, too.
Thanks.

[allimsaying]

Hi Joker girl,

That seems like a lot of meds. Ive always wondered how the docs keep them all sorted out and prevent one from counter acting the other and vice versa. Wish you could flush your system out and find out how you realy feel without all that medication so you know what your baseline is again but Im not a doc and that may not be a good idea. just sorry you feel bad. Keep posting if it helps.

[joker_girl]

I know, I don't like to be on all this mess. I thought about just stopping it all. But each thing has a purpose. I worry how they all react inside with each other. I asked the doctor about just stopping the psych meds, the antidepressant and the adhd medicine, but then, on the other hand, what if I get even crazier? I didn't realize how much worse I was getting til there it was!
Right now, this is what I take every day:
Relafen 750 mg 2 tabs every morning (ant-inflammatory)
Cymbalta 60 mg once daily (depression)
Ritalin 20 mg (adhd) morning, noon, and late afternoon. So, three times a day.

I also take Aleve or Ibuprofen for pain, Vicodin for more severe pain, and use rubs like icy hot.
These are as needed, not all the time.
I also take Ambien 5-10 mg for sleep as needed, which is often.

[CharactorAssassin]

Cymbalta worked very well for me at first. I was on 120 mg. Eventually all sex drive went away, had serious fatigue(watch for that), and constipation and paranoia eventually set in. I was however on a high a dose. Keep it low is what I would suggest.