IS THE CYMBALTA HELPING W/ DEPRESSION & ANXIETY

Like i said in one of the other threads, ive been trying to analyze the effects cymbalta has been having on my anxiety, depression, etc. now that ive been on it a few weeks. A big problem ive ran into at the moment is that i might have gotten mononucleosis from somewhere, cause i have alot of the symptoms. Its rather hard to be critical of minute effects a med might be having on you when you also have a foreign virus in your body causing a myriad of other symptoms. Anyway, some things i can confirm, i think, is that cymbalta for me does not help near as much with my depression as lexapro does, because my mood is much less energetic since being off the lex. The cymbalta does help a good deal with my social anxiety i think though.
In terms of side effects ive had, im not 100% sure. I guess it has made me kind of tired, not massively, but that has gone away mostly I think. I was kind of dizzy for the first week or so which went away as well, for the most part. Im sleeping better. Overall there are a helluva lot less negatives with this med than most all of the others ive been on. I have been alot more talkative around large groups of people on this med, which basically means its helping my social anxiety. I can be more sure of these things once i determine if I have mono or not which I will do in a few days.
Peace.

Yah, yah, everybodys gotta say it. :P And ya, ive probably been kissing too many girls lately. Honestly though, i can attribute that to cymbalta in part, cause its really helped my anxiety in terms of talking with girls, which i usually have a huge nervousness about. With girls and my experiences with meds, i think i would hypothesis that girls are most attracted to guys who have basically no anxieties whatsoever. I mean, I was on a barbituate for ONE DAY that absolutely made me feel drunk as hell but not care about much of anything and I had girls immediately asking me what i was doing that night. It was nice, heh heh. Whats your thoughts on that lilrdktp? Be honest.

Everyone reacts differently to different medication. A medication that helps massively with all your symptoms of depression may turn someone else into an emotional wreck. To find which medication helps you more you simply must trial both.

well I am definately feeling better at this time .On the 31st I go down to 100mg on the Zoloft ,still at 30 on the Cymbalta. Then i geive the Doc a call. I sure it helps me. Flav i know several guys here in GA with anxiety problems who takes anx meds . I dont see it being a turn off for guys to have anxiety problems because i understand it. So your saying the barbituate helped w/ catching a girl ? Krista I sure hope the Cymbalta works for me as well . Do you ever have a beer or two while taking it ? when you are not depressd and doing well? Take care, Kelly

Thanks Krista. The doc said it wouldn't be anymore different than drinking w/the Zoloft . I have always had my beer while on Zoloft. Now i just wonder if i need my liver checked . It does scare the hell out of me the way they put it in the literature.I know people who do worse while taking meds but beer is my limit. Keep in touch and again thanks .

I have been there myself and when i am feeling all symptoms i pull away from everyone and everything except my home and family. I dont want people to notice and they always do because if someone says "KELLY HOW R YOU " i'll bust out crying even in public i just can't seem to hold it together and the anxieties are unbearable. Thank God for my mom she will go to the store for me when i am that bad . Then i've been reading a book called the wounded woman ,i think they have one for men also that says avoidance is oyur worse enemy and makes the anxiety worse. I am always scared to meet a guy and know eventurally he will have to know or will find out and not want to deal with me because those who never have suffered don't have any idea how this crap feels . When i find a med like the Zoloft which worked for 5 yrs w/ Klonopin when needed . You would never know i had a problem . I have been dating the same guy for 3 yrs. When i met him i never thought i would be depressed or anxious to the point where i couldn't stand it and now 3 mo's ago when everything in my life went to extreme stressors ,my dads cancer ,my moms uncurable disease worrying about my 4 old starting pre-k plus more it was just too much and the Zoloft wasn't enough. The b/f backed off said he couldn't take it , my brain was cycling into overdrive,worrying over past,present,future & constant crying and the thoughts of never getting better , all dreadful . His pulling away didn't help either . He dosen't understand that at all. He thinks it would do us both good but thats when i needed him the most. Now i'm doing some better and he's calling more . I have to wonder do i need to end up marrying someone who will pull away in times of crises . I am a one on one person ,can't date around like all my friends . I know exactly what your saying . I worried the whole time while we dated in the back of my mind "should i tell him ,when?,how? i'm doing so well what if i never have a break down again and then i have told him and it scared him away . what IF'S drives me crazy.The book says" focus your attention on what is ,not on what if;s". Avoidance increases anxieties" And fear stands for FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARAING REAL.Dr. Steve Stephens ans Pam Vredevelt wrote this book for women The Wounded Woman Hope and Healing for those who Hurt. Walmart carries it .I think it would even help a guy. Take Care its good to be able to talk with both women and men on our issues . We can offer each other advise.

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