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I don't know how to define those. I've never really been there. The Cymbalta has improved some things. I do notice I cope with stuff a little better than before, but I still feel blah and have no energy. I still don't enjoy stuff that I usually like (although that's gotten slightly better). I still have to kick myself in the arse to do things.
My husband notices positive changes. I guess sometimes the patient is the last to notice anything. I am in that kind of numb/don't know how to feel about stuff mode. Oh, and my therapist retired so now I have to find a new one! Blah. |
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Hello TaubTaube: I was on Cymbalta (& later on its generic equivalent) for over a year. I don't recall how long exactly.)
![]() What I found while I was on Cymbalta was that it didn't really alleviate my depression altogether. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() __________________ "I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
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What is recovery?......that is a question I often ask. Our local secondary mental health service is called the "Recovery Team" I was far from the "well" I knew before my mental health crashed when I was discharged, but objectively I am functioning a bit better than I was when referred to them. I'm adjusting to the new "me" with a different setting for relatively "well". Others get back to nearer their previous "normal".
Sorry about your therapist retiring. That is a blow. Good luck with finding a new one. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() __________________ We're people first, anything else is secondary. |
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I don't know Cymbalta. I use another antidepressant. Since things have changed, you are in recovery. May be you cannot expect the meds to do all the work for you. Very often recovery is a mix of meds and more. May be you have to add other "ingredients" now that Cymbalta has started to work; ingredients like physical exercise (swim , walk, run, work in the garden or whatever) and perhaps relaxation exercises. It might help to take up an old hobby as well or go to a coffee house with a friend ...
Sorry to hear about your therapist's retiring! It takes time to adjust to a new one. ![]() Send good thoughts your way .... ![]() ![]() |
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