Posted by PoohBear on September 18, 2004, at 20:55:50
In reply to Been taking Cymbalta for 4 days now..., posted by ChicagoPete on September 18, 2004, at 12:04:27
Pete:
Though Straterra is used for ADHD, it's actually an AD, as you have noted. If you're seeing a marked increase in productivity asnd concentration, my guess is that you really were depressed and didn't know it. I have depression and ADHD and Effexor helped me part-way with concentration, because the depression wasn't getting in the way. That's most likely what's happened with you.
Tony
> Over the course of my life, I've been told I'm ADD, depressed, GAD, or Bipolar - depending on which psychiatrist I talk to.
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> But no anti-depressant has ever helped me, and stimulants make me feel anxious, and that's about it. I'm not sure that I'm "depressed", but my mood has definately been poor most of my life.
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> I'm almost 23, and I have had difficulty going to classes and holding jobs because of these problems that I can never really put a finger on.
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> I finally decided to see someone again, and I've been on Cymbalta for four days. It's another anti-depressant, so I didn't really expect much, because I'm not convinced that I'm "depressed".
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> Strangely, I have noticed a marked improvement in concentration, focus, motivation, and finishing tasks at work.
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> Does Cymbalta help with ADHD symptoms? It's pretty remarkable to me, since this was the first day at work in my life when I wasn't completely miserable and feeling overwhelmed by total boredom and wanting to die.
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> From my research, Cymbalta affects Norepinephrine, which is the same chemical that Stratterra boosts, and that drug is for ADHD. Could I have had ADHD all these years? And is it unusual that it's started working within a week?
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