Posted by Allan on September 20, 2004, at 16:50:53
In reply to Re: Cymbalta for anxious depression? » Allan, posted by jrbecker on September 20, 2004, at 16:47:27
Were you already on the effexor when you switched to cymbalta? I am on 100 mg twice a day of the regular effexor and am waiting for a call from my pdoc regarding how to switch it over ... I cannot stand this agitation ...
> > Does anyone have any idea about whether Cymbalta would be better for an anxious depression than Effexor?
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> > The usual SSRI's all cause agitation in me.
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> > Effexor seems to be causing severe chest tension in the afternoons.
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> I have anxious/agitated/atypical depression symptoms as well.
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> I did not suffer from chest tension/shortness of breath, but effexor did cause me some agitation, even at the low dose of 37.5mg.
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> At the equally low dose of 30 mg of cymbalta, there has been almost nil agitation comparably. Of course, I can't speak to higher dosage levels, but it seems that most of the other posters have reported that cymbalta is "cleaner" and is less likely to cause the agitation side effect.
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> As for anxiety and mood, cymbalta has also been an improvement on both.
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