Posted by blueberry1 on December 16, 2006, at 18:34:03
In reply to Cymbalta Evaluation, posted by Sonny Liston on December 16, 2006, at 15:14:43
I do not qualify for a valid appraisal of cymbalta. I am so sensitive to most meds. But I can share my experience.
My first day on cymbalta was great. That norepinephrine kick was just the thing I needed. The problem was that by day 3 it was all gone and I already had side effects I could not tolerate, so waiting a month or so for the real effects to kick in was just not possible. I made it one week up to 30 beads. Side effects for me were heavy sleepiness, sexual dysfunction, anorexia, ringing in the ears, feeling extremely cold, and emotional numbness. You would laugh if I told you the dose. 10 beads, which is 1mg. Actually, I saw an abstract at pubmed.com where a patient did poorly at 37.5mg effexor but she reached remission at 18mg. So I guess I'm not the only one sensitive. Sometimes more is not better.
Anyway, the only real way to find out how cymbalta goes is to try. Mileage varies a lot. And hopefully it will be tolerable enough that you can give it a fairer trial than I did.
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