My doc did the exact same thing with the same meds. I think most people do fine with either however cymbalta works on one more brain chemicals. I forget the details, so it is a bit better of a drug that effecsor. But we all are different. The drugs are very close to eachother however.
The starting dose of Cymbalta is 30mg. I was on it, and now on 60mg. As for more stimulating, everybody IS DIFFERENT. It doesn't have a stimulating effect on me. I'm bipolar, mostly depressed with small boughts of mania and also on lithium to hopefully even out my moods.
What do you mean by "more stimulating"?
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i have taken both of these meds. cymbalta was more stimulating and helped with my back pain. if i remember right, the starting dose is 20mgs. they prescribe this drug to alot of people with fibromyalsia(sp)? take care. remar