Comments on: Cymbalta for Depression Ain’t Cutt’n It

By: Avsrock21

Avsrock21 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:34:09 +0000

Oh my god. Are you guys serious? If you are having any of the problems that any of you have listed, don’t take dangerous, mind-killing pills!! Take something natural, with over 5 thousand years of recorded use, and absolutely NO deaths that entire time. Just smoke some marijuana. It doesn’t have ANY of the nasty side effects of pain pills or anti-depressents/ anxiety pills… It also doesn’t damage you in the process of giving you the benefits. Doesn’t it make sense that the Universe that created you would also have the solution for any imperfections? Humans are not capable of providing ‘medicine’. Everything humans create will have serious, negative symptoms.

By: Steph

Steph — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:46:46 +0000

I have taken anti-depressants since I was 16 years old. I am now 36! Unfortuneately, anti-depressants have NEVER cured my bad moods. I wake up everyday dreading the day ahead of me. The only thing that makes me get up in the morning is some sort of narcotic pill (amphetamine or pain pill). I know what you’re thinking. I’m an addict. Of course I am! That’s what makes an addict an addict! For people who have never suffered depression, they will never understand how it feels to live it. Only narcotics give any relief to the symptoms of being liking shit on a daily basis. It’s usually a chemical that’s not doing what it’s supposed to be doing in the brain. And no, it’s not that whole serotonin bullshit. If it was, anti-depressants would work! For all those out there who hate life….try a pain pill.

By: sean

sean — Tue, 04 May 2010 05:39:36 +0000

i was a little took back for a minute when i first read your post. it reminds me of my life on and off drugs. although im not a stay at home mom, im a guy. i wake up because i have to, every morning to get to work, because its the reponsible thing to do. the whole day feels like this , i do it just to be doing something when i get home i have crap to take care of but spending the whole day putting up with myself is just plane exhausting. i quess its depression but im theres alot of factors. anyways i really enjoy reading your blogs i dont know it makes me want to open up alittle. i never talk about my personal problems. might start blogging and or cymbalta. lol.

By: Mary Wancewicz

Mary Wancewicz — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:07:37 +0000

Did you ever think that maybe Cymbalta might be making you feel worse???? I know from experience that it is a very powerful medicine that really screws up your brain. I wouldn’t recommend it to a sewer rat. I stopped it over 2 weeks ago and still not feeling like myself. If you do stop it you better wean yourself off it and talk to your doctor cause it supposedly makes some people want to kill themselves when they go off it. Did you see the article in Newsweek that says antidepressants don’t really work anyway????? I have a site on FB, about Cymbalta and its side-effects and withdrawal symptoms. check it out.

By: Slowly Leaving Antidepressants Behind

Slowly Leaving Antidepressants Behind — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:08:50 +0000

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By: Here is My Cymbalta, Where is My Libido?

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By: Ben There

Ben There — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:14:10 +0000

Hey Erin,

I began taking Cymbalta 2 years ago, after sobering from a 3 year drinking binge. It made me incredibly tired the first month, and ever since, I have been taking it at night before bed. It’s been a great help because I have troubling falling asleep if I’m not passing out or coming down off something. I fall asleep within 5 minutes of taking it.

But the lagging effects have never really gone away, I feel much like you describe, it is very difficult to motivate me. So recently I began Wellbutrin in the morning, and it’s stimulant effects help. I have to watch myself closely though, because unlike Cymbalta, Wellbutrin can bring on mania or suicide in someone bipolar (which does run in my family).

The other reason I felt compelled to reply to your post is that I did fall into a vicodin binge at one point, and it did NOT interact well with my meds. I guess I’m hoping you can tough it out, and find a mixture that works because I have had a pretty positive result from the Cymbalta.

Best of luck!