Posted by Racer on April 3, 2007, at 20:13:11
In reply to Re: Of course not » Racer, posted by Phillipa on April 3, 2007, at 19:45:21
> Can you help me with a question please? Why was I able to take cymbalta at 60mg for months and not feel any side effects. So since I felt it wasn't working went off it. Then when we moved here I didn't like or trust the first pdoc I saw and he said cymbalta 30mg l week, 60mg 2 week , and 90mg 3 week, and then l20mg. I couldn't tolerate it then. Was it trust issues?
Actually, I remember that clearly. At one point you wrote something like, "I didn't know how strong it was then, so it didn't do anything to me..." (Sorry -- I don't remember exactly when it was, and don't have time to search.) That's the anxiety -- when you were given a pill with little additional information beyond, "Take this, it'll make you feel better," you had no problems. The second time you tried it, when you'd been here and read all sorts of horror stories, you were nervous about taking it -- guess what? You experienced problems.
That's what I meant about it being up to you. Hard as it is, you've got to find a way to get over that -- at least for a while. At least long enough to get past the adjustment phase.
Listen -- I still do it, myself. Right now, I'm all tied up in knots about being on Prozac again, because I'm afraid I'll gain even more weight. And it's all I can do to stay on it, even though I can remind myself that if it happens, I can do something about it. It *feels* as though whatever happens is forever.
It's not forever.
How about this: how many problems can a drug cause that never get better? I can only think of one thing a drug can do that you can't get over, and none of these drugs will actually kill you. Everything else, you can deal with. Allergic reaction? Stop taking it. Upset stomach? It'll go away, either in two weeks, or when you stop taking the drug. Headache? Either it'll go away, get better, or you can take ibuprophen. Insomnia? There are sleeping pills and schedule changes. Sedation? Augment with a stimulant or Provigil. Anxiety? Maybe a low dose beta blocker until it passes. Those are the sorts of things I've seen drugs cause, and there's something to be done for nearly all of them -- if they happen at all.
So, Jan? Maybe asking yourself what you're really afraid of would help.
Good luck.
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