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1125419 tn?1259705049 I am currently switching from Cymbalta to Prozac. Was talking 60mg Cymbalta, doctor said to take 30mg for a week, start Prozac 20mg. I am experiencing severe leg cramps. Is that a side effect of coming off the Cymbalta?
Avatar n tn HI I've been taking Cymbalta for a few years. It's not covered by my new insurance company so I asked my psychopharmacologist if I could change to something else. He suggested Prozac. I took Prozac many years ago with no problem so I agreed. At his suggestion, I stopped the Cymbalta cold turkey (90mg) and switched the next day to Prozac (60 mg).
Avatar n tn Would you consider 120mg cymbalta and 60mg prozac as very gigh dose, doc just keeps increaing the cymbalta
Avatar f tn I changed from cymbalta to prozac. Cymbalta has terrible side effects and withdrawal symptoms. You must use caution when changing. With my doctor's guidance (and my research) this is what i did to make the change: For the first three days, remove two (2) grains of medication from the capsule. The next three (3) days, remove 4 grains from the capsule. The next three (3) days, remove 6 grains from the capsule; and so on until you are off the medication.
Avatar n tn I didnt taper off prozac and was fine
633768 tn?1232834261 I WENT TO MY DR TODAY , AND HE PUT ME ON PROZAC 20 MGS ADAY. I WAS ON CYMBALTA 60 MGS ADAY, THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE IS THAT I TOLD HIM THAT I COULDNT AFFORD TO BUY THE CYMBALTA ANYMORE, BUT I GOT TO THINKING AFTER I LEFT ARNT U SUPPOSE TO BE BROUGHT DOWN OFF OF CYMBALTA EASILY? PLEASE HELP ME TELL ME WHAT TO DO. JENNIFER ... :) ...
390848 tn?1215804061 I have never been on prozac, but I have been on alot of other anti-deoressants Im on Cymbalta and you can have w/ds from Cymbalta and any anti=depressant needs to be taperd and only a very few I mean very few have w/ds!! Me im lucky I among the few the dumb and depressed, so I have w/ds from SOME anti-depressants but im not screwed up like I was. Most people are using or abusing pain meds or something to cover up a much deeper problem.
Avatar f tn I have been referred to a Phsyciatrist and he has prescribed me with Prozac starting with 20mg and working up to 40mg, but dilemma is whether to take them or not. I am medication free for the last 8 weeks and I don't feel as brain dead but the anxiety and my mood is taking its tole on me at the moment. Should I hang in another while or just take the Proxac!!!!!!
Avatar m tn She also switched my prozac to Cymbalta 30mg once daily to manage depression / pain and also started me on 25mg amatriptyline at bed time for I assume depression. What she didn't tell me is how to stop prozac and start Cymbalta, I read you can't take both.
Avatar n tn So I slowly weaned off the lexapro and switched to cymbalta. For a week i took 5 mg of lexapro and a 30mg cymbalta. Now I am at a therapeutic dosage of 60mg cymbalta. And I also take clonozapem up to 3 times a day if I have panic attacks. Lexapro gave me gastroinstestinal side effects. While as Cymbalta now seems to give me sleep troubles/insomnia. However, sometimes the medication outweighs the side effects.
Avatar m tn I have been using Cymbalta for alomost four years, I am very concerned that my Doc wants to start me on 40mg of Prozac when I have been on 120mg of Cymbalta. Can I have your thoughts about 40mg vs. 120mg and what side affects I will have to go though.
Avatar f tn I want to know if anyone has switched safely from Cymbalta to Prozac? I was previously on Prozac for a couple of years and my dr. & I believed that it had stopped being as effective. I changed to Cymbalta with great results. However, I am starting to believe that it is no longer working and am considering changing back to Prozac. Has anyone else had trouble with the drugs effects tapering off like that? And if so, how do I go about safely making the change?
1348086 tn?1370783185 Prozac tends to be better for depression than for anxiety, but then, so is Cymbalta, since both are also stimulating (Cymbalta much more so). On the other hand, if Prozac works, it's probably the least troublesome of all these meds. Cymbalta is liver toxic for many and one of the hardest to get off of, while Prozac is one of the easiest to come off of since it stays in the body for a lot longer time and therefore the withdrawal is, for most people, slower and easier.
Avatar f tn I went happily to my psychiatrist thinking my Cymbalta (60mg) might be pooping out. I certainly wasn't having any major issues with anxiety or depression ON Cymbalta (loved it- been on 5 1/2 yrs for a depression episode in 2008). Worked great.
Avatar m tn it was said 5-years ago i had depression and panic attacks, ive been on paxil,effexxor,lexapro,cymbalta,triptolines,all of the new ones and some old, now ive been switched to prozac 20mg. can anyone tell me anything good about prozac?
Avatar n tn My dr said I could go down to 30mg of C, while adding 20mg of Prozac for 2 weeks. Then discontinue the cymbalta. I am weary of that because I was thinking when i discontinue the cymbalta to go up another 20 on Prozac, to make it 40mg all together, to lessen any effects. I know Prozac may take a but longer to get in your system. I am scared of this switch about side effects from cymbalta. Does this sounds like a good cross over to you, or would anyone recommend anything else? Thanks!!
Avatar f tn My doc switched me to Cymbalta. In the past 3 months I’ve gained 15 pounds. I want to switch back to Prozac. How should I do that?
1094370 tn?1317134825 t really notice any side effects at all from it. Cymbalta is an SNRI whereas, Prozac and some of the others are an SSRI. I'm not exactly sure of the difference, but there is one. My left foot is pulsating as I type this. I hate it, but it's not nearly as bad as it used to be. Actually, now that I think about it, one side effect that I did notice at first was that I actually felt a little increase in my anxiety...mostly in my jaw if that makes sense. But it went away.
Avatar n tn There are lots of different kinds of anti-depressants. None of them are exactly the same as each other, but they fall into different categories. Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Cymbalta is a norephrine reuptake inhibitor, which is a VERY similar group, but it acts on adrenaline as well as serotonin, and is therefore stronger and has stronger side effects. I've been on both kinds, and found them both fine, except that the SSRI didn't work for me.
622511 tn?1373571503 Thanks Rita, I appreciate your feedback and advice and although I am NO doctor I have learned a great deal about my OWN condition and how certain meds affect"me". I know a certain meds' side effects may be different from one person to the next. I totally agree. But I still think we as patients with a little knowledge we picked up after dealing with these issues for so long, do have a good idea on what works for us and what doesn't.
475307 tn?1209791613 I'm not familar with cymbalta but if it's anything like prozac then yes it could very well be causing your palpitations. When I quit taking prozac I got them more frequently. If its causing you to be uncomfortable you should go to the doc.
692643 tn?1372611227 You may be able to handle the Prozac since it only affects the serotonin, or something similar to it (a SSRI) if you have trouble with the SNRIs like Cymbalta, Savella or Effexor. I would talk to your doctor and see what he/she thinks. Good luck.
804276 tn?1480858056 i want to start taking cymbalta for bipolar depression and chronic pain and wondered if anyone takes this, what the side effects are and how it helped with pain and depression. i take prozac and lortab and would like to get off the lortab and can't take prozac all the time because it makes me severely anxious if i'm not in a major depression. any advice or experience stories would be helpful.
5377229 tn?1367102940 Sister having horrible reactions during withdrawl from cymbalta and abilify. What can she do to help herself? She w as taken off both on Wednesday and put on prozac. Can she use tylenol for the headache? Someone told her it is not safe to do. Another person suggested melatonin. Is that safe? She is bi polar and has gained over 100 lbs on these meds over the last 6 years. This is ridiculous! Will she gain on prozac also? What is wrong with these psychiatrists, anyway?
Avatar f tn I have to switch my meds. I have depression and fibromyalgia and am on Cymbalta, but it doesn't seem to be helping me.....my doctor suggested Prozac since it is known to help fatigue better than the other antidepressants (supposedly). Thank you.
Avatar f tn I think doctors can use another antidepressant like prozac to replace the cymbalta and then taper that one down to help with the side effects of withdrawal. It probably won't help with any pain relief you may have gotten with the cymbalta, though. I stopped my cymbalta before I ever had fibro. I was taking it for depression and it made me severely suicidal. All the Dr's kept telling me to just keep taking it. Finally I had had enough and just stopped it.
460185 tn?1326077772 Hey there sweetie...I don't have any personal experiences with Cymbalta...and just remember everyone's stories will be different, unique. How did you and your doc decide on Cymbalta? How long has it been since you've taken Prozac? A lot of times...if you've been off a med for a while after you've developed a tolerance....you can go back on with success again. I would think it would be worth a try, no?