Posted by Marilyn on August 7, 2004, at 18:28:01
In reply to Re: Side-effects to be expected from Cymbalta/duloxeti » Marilyn, posted by Leo the Lion on August 7, 2004, at 16:25:32
> So, marilyn, drop dead.
Well, we all have to die sometime, but until that time arrives I will continue to provide the truth to people who are unbeknown of the powerful physical and mental side-effects of these antidepressants.
I came accross another recent post regarding physical and mental side-effects due to another Lilly SSRI antidepressant known as Prozac (fluoxetine). You can find it at: http://forum.conductdisorders.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=055041
Just another example of the side-effects to be expected with the new Lilly drug Cymbalta (duloxetine)
posted August 07, 2004 12:30
My personal experience withdrawing from Prozac. I felt like I was coming out of my skin, would feel like needles were shooting out of my fingertips,would have awful nightmares, shake out of control, felt sick to my stomach, it was without a doubt the worse thing I ever lived through, and it was at that time that I thought back to my daughter's withdrawal on zoloft, and it made me feel so bad for her and relieved she made it through it. I dont know many people(actually none)who have lived through this nightmare to even remotely share the experience of how it felt, so I feel I should share this here, just as general information/food for thought. My family all knew I was coming off the drug and was alert to my mouthyness, aggitation,all the physical symtoms, and it was living hell. I missed work until I could function.I tapered extremely slowly, right down to breaking open the capsules and putting the powder in something else so I could try and prevent withdrawals. I could feel episodes coming on. I would feel extremely sick, the shakes and the buzzing would start and I had to sit down for at least 30 minutes to ride it. I had a awful time. I am still on trazedone(which also interacted with the prozac)for sleep leftover from my own anxiety from my daughter. This drug is what I now feel is the reason for my excessive sweating! I googled sweat and trazedone and ended up reading a lot about some ADs having excessive sweating as a side effect. I am in the process of coming off of this drug now, as it isnt needed and am not seeing any of the nasty withdrawals I had on Prozac. I find the more I read, and lots of the fine print on how these drugs actually work in the brain/body help understand better. Makes you feel like a home grown scientist.Good luck.
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