June 30, 2005
Cymbalta reduces Fatigue, but may cause Agitation
Hi all :)
Well, since I've been home, I've been to the doc and I told him that I've been getting agitated in a snap then it's over and that's not like me. If I got agitated before I'd play it out slamming doors and the like.
He said that since I've been on the 60mg of Cymbalta for only a month and 11 days of that was on a trip, which is stressful enough, the Cymbalta 60mg hasn't had a fair test. Also he said "I'm hesitant to increase your dosage of Cymbalta because it could increase the agitation factor". Oh really, didn't see that in the side effects list. Hmmm. So he has me taking 100 mg Neurontin am, lunch, dinner, along with .5 Klonopin in the am to try to relax me and quit the agitation (and the random frequent tears).
Frank and I fought in Maine, well he snapped, then I snapped, then he snapped back. It wasn't fun, and it wasn't 'us'. I know now it was the stress on him of trying to be with his kids and me being agitated, perhaps due to the Cymbalta. Anyway, I'm so very glad we've made peace and gotten over that stuff.
Since Garrett decided to stay in Maine for the summer, we have the empty nest to ourselves. We're enjoying the lack of kid stress, though we still have it from afar and we're still dealing with the grief of leaving the kids to come back home.
And again I say that I fix my wallowing by editing and printing my digital pics and creating our album and mini albums for the girls, which we mailed to them yesterday. It's busy work and immerses me in the memories of the time with the kids.
Now that I'm done with the photo albums, I may not know what to do with myself, though there is cleaning to do, dusting mainly. Living in AZ even without open doors or windows, we tend to be dusty. Must dust weekly.
NEEDED to get into my counselor and when I called last week her first appt was 7/8...heck, I'll forget my issues by then! But now my mom has a cold/flu bug :( , and I may take her slot tomorrow a.m. I'm supposed to be seeing the counselor regularly to be 'trying to recover' for the d*mn insurance company. Plus I can use it. Somehow, the right stuff always bubbles up and Karen, the counselor, always seems to help.
Still very tired from the trip, though the Cymbalta does keep me from wanting naps. So when I'm exhausted and didn't sleep well, I sleep in or go back to sleep after taking all meds BUT the Cymbalta.
Going to try to attach a photo of Frank and I. One of 3 that we've ever had taken.
Hugs and Blessings, Judy
Posted by on June 30, 2005 10:12 AM
I was diagnosed with fybromyalgia several years ago. I suffer from depression and been on medication for about ten years. I started Cymbalta 3 months ago - and am interested if you experienced weight gain or other symptoms besides agitation.
Posted by: cyndie at January 1, 2006 10:13 AM