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Posted 8/1/2012 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
Hi All,

I had been posting before about going off Cymbalta 30 Mg.  I went off of it May 1st and then just restarted last week on 20mg.

My anxiety was getting the best of me I have to admit.  I hate that I am having this anxiety but there is just nothing I can do....it's the way I'm wired I guess.  That, and I'm going through menopause (I'm 50) which I'm sure isn't helping.

I do feel much better already after being back on the meds for about 10 days.  I'm figuring that it's likely that I will have to be on something for the rest of my life (or at least until I retire when I don't have the stresses of work, etc.). 

Anyhow, just wanted to update...... 

Carrie

Posted 8/1/2012 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, and thanks for the update.;)

I am glad that you have explored your options and come up with what is going to work for you.

Sometimes you...have to go through some trial and error to get the answers that you need...and

while this can be frustrating, it is important.

The way I see using meds for an anxiety issue is the same as I see using it for a physical one. My husband is diabetic, so he takes insulin...if you are anxious or depressed...why wouldn't you use meds to help you to feel better?

I hope that you continue to do well, and keep posting!

S.C.
Posted 8/4/2012 1:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Carrie, This is probably a disappointment for you after going through the withdrawal. You were my inspiration to show me that I could get through it. It's now been about 63 days off Cymbalta for me and I still have a few symptoms occassionally. So sorry to hear the anxiety has become an issue again. Hope your decision is the right one for you. You are right about the stress of working. I am retired now and if I feel anxious I can stay home or take my time working through it. I hope the 20mg level continues to work for you and you don't have to increase the dose, I know that's when I started having problems with it when they upped me to 60 mg. Hang in there and keep letting us know how this is working for you.
Posted 8/8/2012 5:01 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Bronco:

I am so happy for you that you are doing so well!!! Good for you! I did good for a long time, but then my health anxiety starting creeping up on me again and I started having anxiety attacks and other things happen, so back on the Cymbalta I went. My anxiety is almost purely all health related since coming down basically overnight with Lyme Disease (which I most likely had for years but didn't surface until after my gallbladder surgery). Anyhow, I'm doing pretty good on the 20mg and I know that in the future when my health gets back on track (I'm on my way) that I can get off the Cymbalta because I did it once already. So...I'm not to worried about it.

Keep up the good work Bronco!!!
Posted 8/8/2012 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Carrie, you gotta do what you think is best for you. 20 mg is a small dose, hope you don't have to increase at some point! I fell hard 3 weeks ago on my tail bone and they took x-rays but couldn't tell if it's fractured but it's definately bent in at the bottom. Dr. said about all he could do was give me something for pain and wait for time to heal it. I asked for something non narcotic and he gave me 50mg of Tramadol. This is my first experience with it and I was doing OK till yesterday. I started feeling irritable and not a good sense of well being so I didn't take any yesterday afternoon or evening and so far none today. The pain is still somewhat unbearable at times but I feel better off the drug. At first it dulled the pain and after the first hour or so I waould feel OK but something changed. Don't know much about this med.
Glad you're doing good again and hope you get back to where you can come off it again!
Posted 8/8/2012 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Bronco...

oohhhhh...tailbone injury. Very painful, I'm sure. I cannot take pain meds. Vicoden makes me crazy with anxiety/sound sensitivity. Hopefully, if I ever need them, there is something I can take for pain but for now...no pain (my lyme mostly causing neuro issues like tingling, sound sensitivity, patchy numbness at times...that kind of stuff). Thankfully, my lyme isn't causing me joint issues like many lymies suffer from (knocking on wood right now!)

Anyway, I pop in here every now and again just to see what's going on and to remember that I'm not the only one in this world who suffers from anxiety. People that don't deal with it (like my hubby), don't understand what it's like...

Take care!!!
Posted 2/22/2018 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
Hi - I am 35 F being asked to take 20mg Cymbalta by my ND. I have spent a week reading forums and going back and forth between feeling ready to start and being too afraid to start. My Anxiety stems from health related things I feel in my body (like BP changes, heart rates, dizzyness etc).

Can anyone give me encouragement to start taking the pills? I feel "frozen with fear" and afraid of the side effects or inability to have a normal life after starting them/coming off of them (if i ever start..).

Thanks for any help...

-Tif
Posted 2/22/2018 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

Thanks for the update I hope the Cymbalta works well for you second time round.

Keep us posted.

Hibee
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