I just had an awful depression so my doctor is switching me from Wellbutrin to Cymbalta I have been reading different blogs on the internet about using Cymbalta and feel VERY nervous. I just started it yesterday at 30mg.
hello katrina, cymbalta is very powerful and in some patients like me could trigger to mania so it should help you out from depression if you exercise and watch your sleep, if 30 mg dont kick in ask your doctor for 60 mg, a lot of patients use seroquel and seem to be a good antipsycotic that's how i killed hypo a month ago, i took it regulary but it sedates me too much so i stoped using it.
For me both lithium and serequel were very bad medications for me. The lithium seamed to do wonders for my bi-polar disorder but physically it was killing me, the same was the situation with the sereqoreul. The effect of the serequel [although I have been off of it for quite some time are still with me. I find myself having lots of trouble remembering things, I could remember nothing when taking serequel not to mention my sides hurt so much I had trouble finding a comfortable postion to sit or lay down. I gained lots of weight in my stomach which went down after I went off the serequel, in my opinion serequel and lithium were two bad experiences.
The only negative effect I suffered was sudden mania, which turned out to be a bad thing. However, I was also taking Chantix to quit smoking and I am convinced it was a mixture of the two becasue prior to my start of Chantix, Cymbalta was doing me great. I found myself up in the middle of the night having suicidal AND homicidal thoughts. I did maintain the presence of mind to realize they were just thoughts and not feelings but it still scared me.
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I just had an awful depression so my doctor is switching me from Wellbutrin to Cymbalta I have been reading different blogs on the internet about using Cymbalta and feel VERY nervous. I just started it yesterday at 30mg.