Posted by boomarang on October 10, 2004, at 12:36:41
yesterday and today i have finally felt the anti-depressant effects of cymbalta. Hopefully this is not just due to the upward titration to 40mg a few days ago in which case it will wear off shortly. we shall see. i am encouraged now tho. If i could feel this good from now on i would be very happy, so to speak.
dosing schedule to follow:
25 days @ 30 mg cymbalta (200mg lamictal)
6 days @ 40mg. cymbalta (200mg lamictal)I'm back to my usual coffee intake. The jitters only one cup gave me initially on cymbalta, are gone. The coffee may be contributing to eliminating my naps or else that side effect has passed.
my appetite isn't as low as it was the first few weeks. Still, it's not like it was before and eating is not as ravenous as on other a/d's. I've lost something between 4-6 lbs.
sleeping fine thru the nite.
i've haven't tested to see if the anorgasmia is still there since the initial disappointments.
irritability seems to be better on 40mg than 30mg so far.
more social, more self-confidence. Also the apathy seems to be letting up. Again, these positives could be related to the recent titration of dosage and may not last (pessimistic me) but then again, they may. Keep you posted. With the lamictal boosting the cymbalta I am hoping I don't have to go higher on the cymbalta.
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