Posted by SLS on October 31, 2006, at 14:56:22
In reply to Re: Trying Emsam., posted by Lindenblüte on October 31, 2006, at 13:32:27
Hi Li.
> changing meds makes me feel things too. Can you try and give it a week?
I'll try. Right at this exact moment, I'm not feeling so bad that I would have to abort the trial.
> I really hope that this is just a temporary side effect that will fade.
The thing is, how long is long enough? How long do you put yourself through hell to wait for untoward effects to disappear in the hopes for a big pay-off?
> Some of it might be anxiety about starting a new medicine or about the bad lyrica experience.
You are right. These are contributors.
> please give yourself a good chance. You owe it to yourself to give it a real trial, otherwise you might always wonder.
I probably would.
> hang in there, and keep posting. I felt pretty awful the first week after starting cymbalta, and again for a few days every time my dose was increased. It ended up working out well for me though.
That's good news. What dosage did you settle on?
> still cheering you on, hoping the dysphoria fairy comes and takes all your bad thoughts away. You have to be really quiet though, otherwise she gets scared. She's a pretty timid little thing. She can handle your bad thoughts though- she just waves her magic wand and they start shrinking and becoming quieter and quieter. Eventually you won't even be able to hear bad thoughts or see bad things.It's hard to quiet my mind when the world seems so unmanageable and the future so bleak. There are demands being placed on me by my family to help take care of my 96 year old grandmother, who just broke her hip. I really don't do that much, but just leaving the house is often more than I have the mental energy to accomplish. I feel trapped. I need to remain functional enough to help her. Can I afford to allow Emsam to make me feel worse? Not really. But, if not now, when? You know?
- Scott
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