Posted by Bill LL on August 10, 2005, at 10:36:54
In reply to Cymbalta for social anxiety?, posted by Rocket Jackson on August 8, 2005, at 16:10:16
I was on Cymbalta for about 6 months. I thought that it was a very good medication with not much in the way of side effects. I think that it is less likely than Zoloft to cause sexual side effects.
I stopped taking Cymbalta because I think that it occasionally caused me to lose my temper. But that also happened to me when I took Strattera. Both drugs affect norepinephrine and I guess I'm too sensitive to that particular effect. But I think that most people do not have the temper side effect from those 2 drugs.
I think that taking Cymbalta every day, and then taking the other 2 drugs prn is a strategy to try.
My current drugs are working very well for my anxiety and ADD. I take Provigil (but every day, not prn) 400 mg ; and Lexapro 15 mg. I found that when I increased the Provigil from 200 mg to 400 mg that it decreased my anxiety level.
Provigil costs $1,200 for a 3 months supply of 400 mg per day. (It actually would cost more than that, but that is the insurance company negotiated price). So $1,200 is the discounted price of 180 pills where each pill is 200 mg. That comes to $7 per pill! Fortunately, my plan has a mail order option where I only have to pay $35 for a 3 months supply.
> Has anyone tried Cymbalta for social anxiety disorder? I was recently started on it for my generalized anxiety, but I wonder if it will help with either my generalized anxiety or social anxiety. I also take Klonopin and Provigil prn for anticipated social events, but have been looking for a baseline anxiolytic med. I had initially suggested Zoloft but was instead advised to try Cymbalta. Any thoughts or experiences? Thanks!
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