Posted by bob on August 5, 2004, at 13:06:05
In reply to Re: CYMBALTA - With Drug Approval, Lilly Sighs Relief » bob, posted by SLS on August 5, 2004, at 9:01:08
> > I'm really not sure what this drug is bringing to the party that Effexor XR isn't already doing. Surely it will have astounding sexual side effects, delayed weight gain, withdrawl syndrome, urinary hesitancy, and so on, and so on. I guess you never know until you try, but my body can't take these "trials" very well anymore. Is there anything novel about this drug, other than the ratio of reuptake being more towards norepinephrine than Effexor?
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> Hi Bob.
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> I apologize for the tone of my previous post. It probably sounded angry. I don't have much patience for people who would want to take potentially life-saving pills out of my mouth.
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> One thing to take into consideration is the possibility that Cymbalta might do the same thing as Effexor, but in different parts of the brain.
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> - ScottScott:
No problem - don't beat yourself up over it. Both of us are dealing with a lot of frustration related to these issues and our problems. I will not ever tell anyone to take, or not take, any of these meds (although I may come across thiat way). I've been on literally over 30 of these things, with not much happiness. I personally have a whole lot of trouble getting on and off meds, so it's not easy to just drop what I'm taking and try another.
As for Cymbalta acting on different parts of the brain, I have no doubt that will be true. Like you said, science just doesn't understand how these things work, despite the bouncing-egg Zoloft commercials you see on tv that would have you believe otherwise.
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