Posted by Minnie-Haha on January 18, 2005, at 15:13:28
In reply to need cymbalta feed-back, posted by AmeliaBedelia on January 16, 2005, at 12:24:05
> ... i just started cymbalta yesterday, 20 mg (i am very sensitive). i have the usual insomnia i get with these meds, and some anxiety, both of which i expect and can handle, as i can the headache. but both days i have been really...well, not tired, exactly, but UNMOTIVATED - i can't get off the couch. if this is going to to be lexapro redux, i don't want to gain 10 pounds and lose a week of work to before i realize that. has anyone had this lethargy to start and then overcome it? btw, wellbutrin was great for my compulsive-overeating and lack of motivation but it eventually left me just jittery and irritable...
I went through a number of SEs starting up on Cymbalta. Most have resolved or are manageable but the feeling that stays and worries me most is amotivation? Apathy? Low-energy? Not sure what to call it. I've finished about five weeks now and I wonder how much longer to give it. My mood is definitely better (not crying all the time) but I mostly want to sit around and watch DVDs. Then again, I'm kinda at a transition point in my life, so maybe I have some decisions to make and some moving-on to do. Maybe this is an anxiety thing? Ugh... Don't you get tired of trying to figure things out?
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