Posted by Racer on October 24, 2005, at 14:26:10
In reply to Re: Need info on Cymbalta and Trazodone, posted by rjlockhart98 on October 23, 2005, at 22:10:45
Trazodone is an older antidepressant, often used for sleep. My own experience of it is very, very limited -- I took it one night, couldn't sleep, but felt as though I couldn't move, had trouble breathing, etc. That's me, though, and a lot of people find it very helpful. I've never known anyone, though, who took it for depression as monotherapy, so can't say anything about its use there.
I've been taking Cymbalta for over a year now, and it's been pretty helpful for me. It hasn't worked as monotherapy for me, but with Wellbutrin and Provigil, it's helping my depression.
Cymbalta is a new, novel antidepressant, a Selective Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor. Unlike Effexor, which is also a SSNRI, Cymbalta's action is balanced between serotonin and norepinephrine at all doses. For me, it's been pretty derned friendly -- no major side effects, no nasty surprises, very short adjustment phase, etc.
I hope that helps some.
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