I just began 30 mgs a day of Cymbalta and
for some reason my DR lowered (I think by
accident) my xanax from 2 mgs to .5 which
is a HUGE jump. I take it only at night
before sleep. It seems to ward off night
terrors.
Anyways, I took my first dose yesterday
and literally 30minutes I felt a
difference. I felt a bit disconnected then
after I forced myself to get motivated I
had bursts of energy and almost a surreal
feeling of happiness and content.
I slept well thanks to my xanax ( I still
have 8 days left of 2 mgs) I woke up and
took it today and felt just .... weird.
Not bad just content and not anxious.
I have some energy that I didn't have
before and I feel more rational. Now I
know this isn't common to feel any effect
this soon on a GAD med but I swear to god
I do.
i've tried SSRI"s n the past and they did
not help what so ever. Thankfully there is
now SNRI's and I hope this is what I've
been needing. I have PTSD and GAD.
Anyone have any positive experiences with
this med?
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Re: Cymbalta and xanax Posted: 05-15-08 13:50pm
If by 'this med' you mean Cymbalta
personally it saved my life. Or more to
say it saved my sons life because I had
severe PPD and Cymbalta changed
everything. I am on 30mgs a day and two
2mgs of xanax for anxiety then for night
tremors/sleep anxiety they have me on
50mgs of serqual.
After reading your post again are you
saying that after taking the cymbalta you
feel weird or that only the .5 of xanax
having you feeling weird?
Chicagogirl
wrote:
I just began 30 mgs a day of
Cymbalta and for some reason my DR lowered
(I think by accident) my xanax from 2 mgs
to .5 which is a HUGE jump. I take it only
at night before sleep. It seems to ward
off night terrors.
Anyways, I took my first dose yesterday
and literally 30minutes I felt a
difference. I felt a bit disconnected then
after I forced myself to get motivated I
had bursts of energy and almost a surreal
feeling of happiness and content.
I slept well thanks to my xanax ( I still
have 8 days left of 2 mgs) I woke up and
took it today and felt just .... weird.
Not bad just content and not anxious.
I have some energy that I didn't have
before and I feel more rational. Now I
know this isn't common to feel any effect
this soon on a GAD med but I swear to god
I do.
i've tried SSRI"s n the past and they did
not help what so ever. Thankfully there is
now SNRI's and I hope this is what I've
been needing. I have PTSD and GAD.
Anyone have any positive experiences with
this med?
|
CarolDiane
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Posted: 07-18-08 23:19pm
Each drug (even antibiotics, have to reach
what we call a "Blood Level". Meaning that
it takes awhile for the body to get use to
somethng new in the system. Normally,
after about a week, you body has gotton
use to this new drug and most symtoms
should subside. Now, if the symtoms are
very severe the first couple of days, you
should really stop the medication
emmediatly and call you doctor as it could
be you body is rejecting the medication
altogethr. All in all, most medication
will have some slight to moderate side
effects that first week untill you reach
that balanced level. If you feel something
is wrong, always consult with you doctor
to make sure. I know when I was a medical
assistant, a patient would call me on day
to of an antibiotic and say they did not
feel any better. I always told them if you
not any better by day four, call me on day
five and we will address it. Again, "blood
level".
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