Posted by caleb96 on January 17, 2005, at 9:03:52
In reply to Re: Cymbalta vs Effexor, posted by gadman on January 16, 2005, at 19:10:24
After 3 1/2 years on 300 mg Effexor per day, I complained to my internist that I had been turned into a eunuch! My shrink didn't was to mess with the Effexor because it worked so well, even though I repeatedly complained about the sexual dysfunction. My internist had me cut the Effexor down over 4 weeks, then completely replace it with Cymbalta (60 mg/d). I had no withdrawal problems--NONE--in fact I didn't notice any physical effects. Within a few days, my sexual function returned and now, after 6 months, I don't notice any sexual dysfunction and my libido is very good. Now if I can just get my wife interested in sex again....
Cymbalta has also worked great on my depression, and it doesn't give me the heebie-geebies like the SSRIs do. I would recommend giving it a shot if you're having problems with other drugs.
Sometimes a good internal medicine doc is just as good or better than a psychiatrist (sorry Dr. Bob, I know this doesn't apply to you).
Love and sanity to all,
Caleb
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