Posted by yxibow on January 3, 2006, at 1:27:30
In reply to Re: Success with just Cymbalta pellets? not full dose?, posted by blueberry on January 2, 2006, at 18:41:15
the doctor says or what the clinical trials say, I go by what actually works for me.
I respect that but...
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> 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.A full up to 12 week trial of Cymbalta is the only way to find out -- its not a as needed drug like Ativan.
I am so sensitive to most meds.
I am sensitive to some medications too, especially phenothiazines and most all antipsychotics
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.
It may poop out in 6 months, it may work for years, but it won't work if you take it every fortnight and then. No SSRI or SSRNI possibly works that way. Changes in synapses and neurons are a slow process.
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> I'm not sure, but I think something like 8 or 10 pellets equals 1mg. Someone said I was having a placebo effect...NOT.I guess it was me perhaps... and I dont want to create an argument, but 1) the color of the tablet and the size of the pellets vary by manufacture, and two, it is specifically "Delayed Release Capsules." That means you're ingesting drugs intended to last through a day immediately, causing possible greater side effects. And 1mg is a placebo, even for the most sensitive of people, I'm sorry to say. But, it is true that placebos work 1/3 of the time so, maybe it works for you. But the idea of splitting delayed release drugs is really a pharmacological nono. Its like freebasing, not to insult you or your sensitivity.
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.
I fully agree -- thats why they made 20mg capsules. I can't see how it can be effective much lower than that, but I understand how norinephrine reuptake inhibitors can be stronger in some people. Effexor was constant tachycardia and like a caffeine IV. Cymbalta in me is completely different.
I truly respect your notion of differences in imbalances, we all do come in different sizes, so to speak.. I'm a bit north of where I should be, though I'm working hard on that. Still, its a chemical experiment in the end to break delayed drugs. I know, the drug companies release XR drugs just to extend their patent -- but Cymbalta wasn't released that way.
Best regards
-- J
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