Posted by blueberry on January 2, 2006, at 18:41:15
In reply to Success with just Cymbalta pellets? not full dose?, posted by spriggy on January 1, 2006, at 21:36:26
I have not tried the pellets for long enough to know how well that would work in the long term. But I do know for sure that in the short term it works awesome for me. I can go from depression to euthymic in about 6 hours after dosing. Lots of things like insomnia, lack of appetite, a bit of tiredness on top of the good activity level, and the fear of withdrawals, has always had me cut the trial short. But I've done it 3 times and each time was real nice.
I started with 4 pellets first day, and increased by about 4 pellets a day until I got up to 20 pellets. I was amazed how well it worked. I don't care what the drug instructions say or what the doctor says or what the clinical trials say, I go by what actually works for me.
If I get in trouble and really need a lift, a few pellets will do it every time. I just can't seem to commit to it long term. I am so sensitive to most meds. And since all meds seem to poop out sooner or later, I like to keep cymbalta onhand as my life preserver, but I don't want it to be on my poopout list after taking it every day for a long time.
I'm not sure, but I think something like 8 or 10 pellets equals 1mg. Someone said I was having a placebo effect...NOT. The idea is to fix the chemical imbalance...not to overfix it and create a new imbalance. One person may need just a little tweeking while someone else may need a huge tweeking. We're all different in what it takes to fix the underlying problem. At least that's how I see it.
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