Cymbalta Anyone

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I'm not trying to cause panic and anxiety in anyone who is taking it or is doing well on it. Everyone is different. I'm super suseptible to side effects for anything I take, but this is the worst thing I've ever been put on in my life! I just wish I had researched it all before I took it because I'm afraid it definetly did me more harm than good.

I HATED this drug! My dr. put me on it without knowing me (new dr. at the time). I had tried 9 other anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs for both panic attacks and depression (runs in my family and had it my whole life).

I was fine for a few weeks until they upped my dose. Then I became lathargic, irritable and depressed. My husband had just deployed to Iraq and left me with 2 kids (at the beginning of summer). I had just graduated from college and ended my volunteering to gear up to move, but couldn't find the abilities to do so.

I did nothing but sleep and yell at my kids. When I finally had my mom and then my sister come up to take care of me and my kids, they got me to start eating better and go to the chiropractor. All along, I thought I was just depressed that my husband was at war.

I was told that the brain zaps, the continued depression, the lack of focus, the lethargy, the exhaustion where the side effects. When I tried to get off of it, I had complete emotional and mental breakdowns. I got so enraged that I almost hurt my kids and myself.

I've been off of it since last November - 1 year - and I'm still having problems. I tried 5 detoxes over that time - liver cleanses and more - and I'm still having ill effects. I have the brain zaps and exhaustion constantly. I'm still having problems focusing and sleeping. I also need to wear glasses now - after having no problems with my eyesight until I started it.

I just found out, from research online in other support groups and medical reports, that this may be irriversable. I'm scared that I just got my memories erased and I am super frustrated.

PLEASE research this drug!!! Do not go on it until you talk to your doctor about the side effects and other options - PLEASE. I can't stress this enough. It is really bad news for many people. -J