CYMBALTA

So my pdoc calls in a prescription for me to take 20 mg of Cymbalta once per day. I take the first one last night. Couldn't go to my internship today. I felt completely detached from myself... some sort of weird fog... so weak that I couldn't stand up for more than a mnute... body was shaky all over.... I pushed the hell out of myself, took a shower, got dressed, even got in the car, stopped at the store to get a drink, and once I got back in the car realized that there was no was in which I could go to my internship today. I could barely move. I called in sick. Physically, I felt so horrific it was unbelievable. On top of all of this, I had two panic attacks. I haven't had panic attacks in a long time. My pdoc said to stop taking it and to come in tomorrow. I am so upset that this interfered with my work. When I got home, I didn't even take off my work clothes. It was 8:30 AM, I plopped down on the couch and the next thing I knew it was 12 PM.

I am %#@&#! done with antidepressants. No more. I'd rather be depressed then like this. At least when I'm depressed I can still push myself to do the really, really important stuff. But not when it becomes physical like that, from the meds. No more.

((((hugs))))
I'm so sorry that happened to you.

I was talking to my two sisters the other day and one was telling me how she had taken Celexa for some time with good results, and the other sister chimed in that she had tried ADs several times but just could not take them. She had bad reactions every time, just like you did pinksoil, and she never got past a day or two on them, before feeling she just had to quit. I know the body can take weeks to adjust to this kind of med, but sometimes it is just hard to make it through the first phase.

I hope you can find something that works for you.

I was on Lexapro and doing alright but pdoc thought I needed to go in different directions or toughen up or whatever so he came out and said here is Cymbalta. I tried that for about 8 excrutiating (?) weeks. Then nothing for a month or so then Lamictal for another 8 weeks... anxiety which may or may not be connected to the Lamictal.

I remember that fog. Sucked... Sorry Pink. I hate switching up drugs or starting new drugs.. Really I understand. In the thick of it right now.

Hang in there.

Some people have good reactions to it so as we all know.. different strokes for different folks.

Over the years I feel like a guinea pig for drugs. I look at my med records and find I've been switched eight times. Cymbalta for me and my brother left us totally sick. After 14 years I have not had an anti depressant pill in over a month. I hope I can make it away from these terrible drugs.