Posted by Racer on October 15, 2004, at 12:24:51
In reply to Re: Anyone noticing increased appetite on Cymbalta?, posted by fatgirljs on October 15, 2004, at 11:17:38
> Racer,
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> I don't take Cymbalta so I don't know how much effect it has on appetite.
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> You write about your weight on the 2000 board and then you say here that you don't want to be fat. Sounds a bit confusing.
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> Are you working with doctors about this? I hope someone has more experience with this medication to help. I think getting the depression under control is much more important than worrying about the weight issue. I wish you luck wiht this.
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> Sincerely,
>
> FatgirlJS
>
>LoL! See, that's part of having an eating disorder when you're older and -- yes -- wiser: I know that it's not necessarily going to make sense to anyone else -- heck, it often doesn't make much sense to me, either!
On a serious note, though, if the weight gain were limited to getting me to a healthy weight AND the medication did get my depression under control, that would be one thing. The medications I've taken in the past, though, have caused me to become significantly OVERweight, by any standard. That's something else again.
Besides, this just isn't doing anything much for my depression. I'm more numb and apathetic than anything else. The only thing I *do* seem to care about these days is my weight, so increased appetite looms larger as an issue.
Thank you, though, for your concern. One of my biggest 'breakthroughs' with this recently is that I did finally tell my psychiatrist about it. And my therapist. It took a while, for a lot of reasons, but I did finally say it. Now I guess I can get help with it, but it's likely to take a while, since this is so integral right now.
Ciao
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