Posted by Justherself54 on December 9, 2008, at 17:47:33
In reply to Re: Cymbalta Rage - Please HELP, posted by SLS on December 9, 2008, at 17:26:45
> You might have triggered a bipolar mixed-state.
I am BP. Pdoc doesn't think it's a mixed state and it didn't feel like a mixed state either. We both knew Cymbalta could be too stimulating but we're running out of options, so I wanted to give it a try. A lot of the stuff that I said last nite had been kept carefully locked inside. I think as my anxiety shot up I just lost it.
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> In what ways has Cymbalta helped you?Just a partial response for depression but I could feel my anxiety and irritability rising since Friday.
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> Any history of bipolar disorder in the family?Just me that I know of, although depression, panic disorder and social anxiety runs rampant.
Pdoc called and we're stopping the Cymbalta and switching over to 100 mg Zoloft. Zoloft has worked twice before (then poops out). I hope it works again, even if it's just enough to get me though the withdrawal from Cymbalta. That and as much clonazapam and seroquel as I need to get through this, although I'm not sure how I'm going to find the balance between coping and over-sedating myself, which I find an uncomfortable feeling in its own right.
I've tried all mood stabilizers and they either don't work or I can't manage the side effects. I haven't had a hypomania in ages. It's been the crushing depression that's been so hard to treat.
Thanks Scott, for responding. Any tips for getting through the next week or so will be welcomed!
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