Cybalta Users I Need Your Help Please

[salty]

Hi. I am nauseous and don't feel any relief from the depression. I went directly from lexapro to cymbalta (as my dr. told me to do).

I did 30 mg. now I'm up to 60 mg. I thought for sure when I got to 60 mg. that I would notice some improvement.

Did any of you go through this? How long does it take to feel the good effects? Is this normal to go through the bad side effects before you feel well?

I'd hate to go back to lexapro, it did wonders for my depression, but I had terrible cravings and gained 50 lbs.

Please give me some input. I really do appreciate it.

I can't call the dr. until Monday. I'm so tired of looking for an A.D.

Salty

[jacritch]

I am not familiar w/cymbalta. Is it new? My experience w/antidepressants have been it does take a little while to feel better. I went from zoloft to effexor and it took me about a month to feel good again.

Have you read up on the side effects of cymbalta? (Not sure if I am spelling it correctly). It may be a side effect. Is it stronger then the lexapro you were taking?

I would definetly call the doctor on Monday and let him/her know how you are feeling. She/He will be able to tell you if what you are experiencing is normal or not.

My heart goes out to you!

Judy

[chrismom]

I've been on Cymbalta for about 5 months now. It has done wonders for my depression/energy. It lifted the fatigue of my depression which many other AD's did not. At first I had sleep problems, but those went away after about a month or two.

It took about 3 weeks to feel the effects of the Cymbalta. My energy increased right away, but at first my depression felt worse. My experience with ADs is that you feel worse before you feel better. Give it about 3-4 weeks or more maybe.

I take a low dose, 20mg. At higher doses I felt agitated.

Good luck.

Chris

[debdough]

Hi. When I was first hospitalised I was told that the meds do 50% and we have to do the rest! Yeah great. I didn't feel any better.
It was only last year I had yet another one of many changes of meds and it was cymbalta. I thought I was ok then I started to go down again, in bed for most of August. I got to the stage where I was convinced their was something physically wrong with my head. Again another change of meds but I also found some inner strength to ask everyone for space family included. Now I have freed myself from all the surrounding negativity I am now able to put energy into my recovery.
Depression is for most of us a very 'dark' place and in my case it was people around me that prevented me from recovery.
So as for cymbalta it was probably working, maybe, they all were but I just couldn't see. I now can see that most of the people I had around me were all in ther own darkness. As someone said to me recently 'misery loves company'.
Living with myself is easier than having negative traits around me. Hope this helps. Take care debdough

[salty]

Thank all of you for your responses. I am just miserable right now. It's only been 5 days on the Cymbalta 60 mg., but the depression is worse and I have anxiety too.

My dr. wants me on 60, so that's why I'm on it. I was no better at 30 mg. All I want to do is cry and escape to my bed---I hate this, it's awful.

My dr. is so hard to reach. I call all day and I'm lucky if I get a call back. I was just there so I don't know if I will go back so soon.

I guess I have to tough it out and wait at least 2 weeks, uggggh, I can't imagine waiting that long. Lexapro gets me out of a depression in 3-4 days so I'm not used to this "week" thing.

But Lexapro puts lots of weight on me, gives me intense food cravings and makes me feel heavy. The sexual side effects are awful too.

I've noticed so far with Cymbalta that I feel light, I don't have any cravings, and I'm not very hungry, but that might be because I'm in a depression. I'm so tempted to take some Lexapro...it's very tempting when it's right in your drawer and you know it's going to take your depression away.

Salty