I had some direct questions and didn't want to bring back to life old threads.
I actually went to the DR to renew my xanax script (2mgs at night) She ended up giving me 8 bottles of cymblata free, a 30 day supple of a sleep med that starts with an R (too lazy to get up and look at it) and i think on accident lowered my xanax dose to .05 which won't do shit for me.
I'm going to have to call her tomorrow and tell her that I need the 2 mgs as I dont want to push my body into withdrawals with it.
Anyways, I took the first dose of cymbalta yesterday on an empty stomach. I truly did notice a difference. Which I know isn't expected for at least a week or two. I felt disconnected from myself, queasy (needless to say it's the best laxative) then so alert it was astonishing. As if I had a ton of caffiene. I took the xanax before bed and slept like a baby.
I took it today and felt the disconnected feeling (I have to physically MAKE myself do shit) then I took an hour nap and I feel fine. Relieved and this prevailing happy feeling.
Is this normal? I'm not suffering from depression, I'm on this for my GAD and PTSD. I tend to dwell on my abusive childhood and it keeps me from making rational decisions. Like a touch of OCD.
Just any info is appreciated on this med. I've googled it to death but of course all I read is a million "I hate it!" posts. Even though I'd dissected them and found most people that were given this had been on SSRI's and did great. (which isn't what cymbalta is) I don't handle SSRI's at all. They make me feel insane and give me panic attacks. So having an SNRI is hopefully the trick. Or they had been placed on it for pain management and didn't suffer anxiety or depression. and I think that's why they weren't into the med.



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But I think that's because I over slept this morning. I went to bed at 11pm and my body woke up at 8 am. I should have stayed up and took the dose. But instead I went back to bed thinking I would be working this evening and obviously I would have been exhausted.



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