Posted by jms600 on February 19, 2008, at 16:21:16
In reply to Help-rage/anxiety build up, posted by jen445 on February 18, 2008, at 19:31:42
> Hi!
> I am currently taking 90mg of Cymbalta and 1mg of Klonopin twice a day. Most days I am doing very well. I go on for months on a fairly even level. Then I hit a boiling point. I'm not sure if it is built up anxiety or what it is exactly?! What happens is I "lose it". It happened to me last night. It hadn't happened since July. I'm unreasonably angry, I cry, I feel worthless, I want to run away, I feel disconnected with reality. If I cry it out, yell at my DH about my fears, say things I don't really mean, write out feelings that are huge and overblown by the next day I feel OK again. I end up apologizing to my DH. I was wondering if anyone else has this happen? Is this just part of having an anxiety disorder that every once in a while it boils over? Is there anything I could do i.e. take extra Klonopin to try to calm down? Or is this not a "normal" part of anxiety disorder, something I need to see a Dr. about? Any empathy or helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated! If it is something I just need to deal with, then I will because for the most part my meds work very well. Thank you for your time.
> Jenny
Hi Jenny. Sorry to hear you are having a rough time. I myself am going through a bad episode of chronic anxiety with debilitating panic attacks all coupled with morbid depression.It's just a thought - other posters may be able to advise better - but could it be the effect the Cymbalta is having on your noradrenaline levels? While I was on Mirtazapine, I found that my anxiety seemed to get much worse and my thoughts used to just race - especially when I took a higher dose which leads to higher levels of Noradrenaline within the brain.
Cymbalta - which is an SSNRI - also increases the levels of Noradrenaline by preventing it's re-uptake, so maybe that is causing the bouts of anxiety??
Maybe you might be better with a change of medication? Just a thought...
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