Posted by bob on August 6, 2004, at 0:27:39
In reply to Re: CYMBALTA - I am VERY afraid!, posted by nmk on August 5, 2004, at 18:12:58
> My pdoc can't wait for this drug to be released and has been talking it up for months. He thinks I may benefit from it but I am very frightened due to my horrible experience with Effexor. I was on Effexor for approx. 3 months and all it did for me was increase the depression, anxiety, and agitation. I won't even go into the withdrawal experience.
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> Help me out here please. I have been on this med merry-go-round for 2 1/2 years and am tired of all the med trials. Is it worth a shot or should I go with plan B which is to try Parnate? I am so confused.
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> Thanks,
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> NicoleI think I would agree with KaraS. Maybe Parnate should be tried first, since it is more different from Effexor than Cymbalta, at least on paper. You can always go and try the Cymbalta. It is a very unfortunate fact, that there is really no way to predict any particular person's reaction to any particular drug. There is very little science to that aspect of taking these meds.
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