Taking cymbalta with prozac

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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.
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?
Avatar n tn How long have you been taking the Prozac for? Sometimes it takes a couple of weeks to get adjusted to medication. Also my psychiatrist told me alot of people who suffer from anxiety/depression will think the medication is making them worse because the are already struggling with anxiety/depression. However, some medications just don't work for people, or cause side effects such as fatigue.
Avatar m tn He instructed me to start taking Zoloft 50mg and reduce Cymbalta from 60 to 40 then 20 over 2 weeks then stop the Cymbalta. I was not comfortable with such a fast taper after all I read online about withdrawals but Dr. said Zoloft would kick in right away and I should be fine. I decided to count beads and reduce more gradually. I am down to 30 beads fir the past week and I feel miserable. Depression, fatigue, anxiety, headaches, poor appetite and dizziness.
Avatar f tn I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression about three months ago. I have been taking 20mg of Fluoxetine and I was wondering if how I feel now is normal I just sort of feel like blah and almost not really care about much (I don't know how else to describe it) is this normal?
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.
Avatar f tn jHas anyone tried taking two antidepressants along with a mood stabilizer and had good results? I'm currently taking Depakote and Cymbalta, but thinking of adding Prozac for added depression benefits. I'm also on an antipsychotic, Geodon.
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 m tn I have just stopped taking 80 mg prozac after about 6 mos. I liked the prozac because it made me so happy and carefree.But it just did not stop my jitters from anxiety. So I stopped prozac one day and began Cymbalta the next (30mg for the first week and then 60 mg for the past 31/2 wks. I do have less anxiety now with the Cymbalta but I also have lost that jovial attitude that I was begininning to enjoy with the prozac.
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 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 all drs love to push pills and you are on a new type of ssri med with cymbalta and the old prozac pills back in the olden days and i dont hear good things about the tricyclics. can cause eventaully strokes and other negative pills side effects. why are you on 2 anti depression meds. take one or the other. you need to be open and tell dr what you want not what he wants. trust me!!
692643 tn?1372611227 Hello Dusty, Thank You for your Response, Actually I am On Savella Over a Month. (My Primary Dr Gave me Savella). Let's Start with the Prozac First. shrink gave me Prozac 10 mg..I didn't take them because my Mother was Ailing from Alzimiers/Parkisin We lost her Last Tues, I didn't want to take the Prozac I needed to take care of my Mom & I wanted to Feel..Not be numb when my Mom's time comes..I'm afraid to mix also....any meds...
Avatar n tn I didnt taper off prozac and was fine
1348086 tn?1370783185 I took Prozac many many years ago and actually it did work well for me. So hopefully this will be the one for you.
Avatar n tn I did hear that some people have taken 10mg of prozac to help wean off the cymbalta so I tried that with Wellbutrin. No way I finally just cut them both off. 2 weeks ago I tried to come off this as well and I went back on because of the terrifying suicidal thoughts and anger I was having. I can't express this to you enough, this is going to be hard and from what I have heard it could take like 3 months for the withdrawal symptoms to completely leave.
460185 tn?1326077772 OMG - now I know why I hate taking meds. Cymbalta was approved recently in Canada but I wanted to know how "real" people have experienced it. The only anti-depressant I was able to take was Prozac and after awhile it was no longer effective. Every other anti-depressant has had negative side-effects. Also don't think meds alone help - I need talk therapy at least if I took meds. Maybe I'll just stay depressed. Thank you for responding.
Avatar f tn my son just so happens to be here right now. he has been on cymbalta for two years now...after trying prozac and effexor. he has alot of anxiety also and it seems to work the best for him. i asked him about the side effects...and he said he had none...no brain zaps either. guess everyone is different on how things affect them. the prozac and effexor both made him more depressed.
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 ... :) ...
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 f tn I was on Prozac for over 10 years with great results. When I started having headaches again, the first the Dr flew to was the Prozac and said I had been on it too long and it was not effective any longer. Since that time, it's been 6 months of daily headaches and countless medications and nothing has completely stopped them. At this time I started out with Cymbalta 30 mg for 6 weeks and am now up to 60mg daily and I can notice a slight improvement.
5377229 tn?1367102940 This is ridiculous! Will she gain on prozac also? What is wrong with these psychiatrists, anyway? It makes me sooooo angry!
1348086 tn?1370783185 The psychiatrist weaned me off of cymbalta back in March and April while introducing with notriptyline stepping up to 75mg. I have been on the full 75mg since the end of April. I went today for my scheduled appointment and let him know that I didn't think it was helping. He had stated something about getting me back on cymbalta with something called deplin as a supplement. I told him that I would rather not get back on cymbalta due to the awful side effects that the weaning had.
Avatar f tn Sorry I have to ask what does help with the depression? My doc. put me on PRozac. Does it help. This is the first day of it. I know you have to be on it for a while before you can see any results. Mine is a low dose 20mg. Now here is a question for anyone who knows the answer. When you take pain med. it helps control the pain and gives you energy. You stop them, and your whole mind and body goes to **#$. Why does your immune system go haywire?
1140035 tn?1276352098 This is only my opinion - You normally take 8 a day and you've taken 6 and you're not feeling right. Do you think it could be the fact that you're body is trying to adjust to the Prozac? Or maybe it's the Oxy mixed with Prozac? This to me doesn't sound like it has anything to do with not taking enough Oxys, maybe you should call your doctor.
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.