May 18, 2005
Still Adjusting to Cymbalta instead of Paxil
Well, I may have spoken too soon. I was told to wean off the Paxil over 5 weeks from 50mg to 0mg 10mg per week. As I wrote, the last couple of weeks were HELL ON WHEELS! I was bedridden for the most part.
I thought, hey I can do 5 weeks, I've done longer than that trying to get better. But i didn't count on the time it would take for Cymbalta to be effective for me. So 5 weeks off Paxil, and now 2 weeks on Cymbalta 30mg. The 3rd & 4th days I felt like me inside again, mostly. Then it was crash again. And so the doc upped the dosage to 60 mg and I've been taking that for 5 days now. started last Friday, and Monday I felt more like me, and now it's not as bad of a crash, but I'm still down, wayyyy down, anxious, depressed, in pain, & not sleeping. If this lasts the week, I'm calling for another increase. I signed on for 5 weeks of 'not feeling good' and this is my 8th week of hell from changing meds and I'm just about to give up. It's so hard. I feel so bad. I don't whine, but every evening I've snapped at my husband for really no reason other than I'm agitated. (Well he is a man, so he should bear some of the blame!)
Back to bed with me now.......just wanted to post, and say why I haven't been posting.
Hugs and Blessings, Judy
Posted by on May 18, 2005 09:08 AM
Above all I do not want to scare you, just want to warn you...they tried me on cymbalta and it did not work at all for me, it had very adverse side effects. I have never felt suicidal in my life until I was on cymbalta for three weeks finally I went to the docs office totally hysterical and they took me off and put me on lexapro and it has helped alot. And again-this is just to let you know how it affected me so please watch for any signs that you are getting worse. It works great for alot of people and then you have me :( I hope it works well for you and helps you out alot. Good luck.
Posted by: Lisa at May 18, 2005 07:41 PM
Thanks Lisa, I appreciate the heads up. Actually I felt suicidal for the first time in my life the last 2 weeks coming off Paxil. The Cymbalta seems to be helping overall, but I'm still agitated aka B*tchy easily. I'll definitely pay attention to my feelings more now. Thanks again. Hugs, Judy
Posted by: judy at May 20, 2005 03:59 AM