Posted by Racer on September 19, 2004, at 15:01:16
In reply to Re: Cymbalta, posted by love bites again on September 18, 2004, at 21:43:08
I can only tell you my own experience with it: the Paxil didn't so much change my personality as just sedate me totally, physically and emotionally. Coming off of it, which I did cold turkey because I didn't know any better, was not much of a problem and I felt like me again -- only with more energy, able to achieve orgasm, and with a wider emotional range. No permanent damage.
The weight I gained on it didn't come off so easily, though, and the depression did come back, although it didn't get *really* bad for a number of years, and the next episode was triggered by a whole slew of stressors all hitting at once: my building was sold to a slumlord who didn't fix a broken heater, leaving me without heat all winter; I was injured at work; I lost my job at about the same time I was injured; my father was diagnosed with cancer; my father then put huge demands on me during the time I was in physical therapy for my injury; I had to deal with worker's comp; I was trying to undergo retraining; my father then died; and I decided to move to another county where I knew very few people. Those are most of the stressors, but there were a few others, too -- I think you can see that that episode was earned honestly, right? And, frankly, it took one last straw once I moved to bring on the real crash, up until then, I was able to function -- albeit, not at optimal levels.
I hope that helps.
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