First: I don't know anything.
Second: I have a friend who just started Cymbalta for depression and loves it.
Third: The end.
I agree and think my habit was due to wanting to feel "happier" there are so many ADs out there and if u do not get the right one it will not do squat for u.....cymbalta is a strong one like effexor and many do not tolerate it well...affects lots of NTs tho....my friend said it wiped her out...lexapro and the SSRIs mainly affect seratonin....people who like trams are usually deficient in seratonin..tricylcic and trazodone/similar/ can help with sleep and cover all of the NTs and i did respond to those after my divorce....took them for 2 years...the sleepiness hangs on for a few months then u get used to it...i have researched and figured out i am not low on seratonin and chose a AD that works on NorEpi and dopamine for energy...if u go to a doctor who knows alot about these drugs ..like a psych doctor may be best...me, being in the helath field, was able to figure it out on my own,..most doctors do not know much about these drugs i hate to say
Antidepressants helped me a lot. I felt I was going crazy before I visited a doctor who prescribed two antidepressants. But I was also suffering from chronic insomnia at that time.
P.S. Cymbalta also helps with pain ..suposidly. So maybe you won't need to take any Vics.
I was put on Cymbalta about 2 months ago for depression. Life-saver for me. It doesn't make me tired or sluggish. Big difference in my atitude.
I just read your journal post, it seems that yo have had a pretty rough life, loosing your mom at 16, and some issues with your dad. I think if any one might need AD it would be you. : ) - thanks for adding me as a friend that was cool.
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I know the use of vicodin is not helping my depression long term. It's pretty hard to not take them when I need them though.... Just sitting here for the past 2 hours on-line I've had to get up sevral times, I took 2 600 mgs of motrin, noproxin, (which I shouldn't take for stomach reasons) desperate to take the pain away. The other night I my roomate came to my room worried when I woke up and turned over the pain was so bad I screamed out. It's really hard to not use something.
I just find myself abusing the vicodin in attempt to aleviate the depression I feel, and have been feeling for 2 months now. The euforic feeling I get doesn't come from taking the Rxed amount. So I was thinking that maybe an AD would help with the depression so I would want to numb it with abusing vikes.
Thank you for your concern. I wanted to know if anyone used Cymbalta specifically, and if it helped with there depression (cause by addiction) and the fatige?
I have a lo t of experience with being on and off of pain medication (9yrs) to be exact. I have withdrawn from everything from oxycotin to hydrocodone in all forms to Methadone all adding up to about 16 times. my point of telling you this is to tell you about PAWS
I honestly think and I may be wrong, but you the symptoms you are experiencing is a post acute withdrawl syndrome. All the symptoms you describe are how you feel months and somtimes years of total abstinence from all opaites.
I think before you go get on an Anti-Depressant that you maybe consider going without everything, even alchohol, not even an Asprin for four months and then re-evaluate.
Did you know that when you take your opiate presription that it reduces your magnesium levels and could be causing real depression . But I dont think you want to take Anti-Depressants so that you dont have to take opiates or so that you can take them as you like.
I may be completely off base, Im sorry if I am out of line by evening bringing this up. But I thought it had some validity.
I just care about people, and want to see us all on as little meds as possible.
Take Care, I wish you well : )
I have known several people that get on AD after getting off opiates. I am not sure if it the answer to actually stopping them for you, but maybe someone else can help in that area.