Anti-depressant withdrawal

[lolenona]

I've been on several different anti-depressants for a number of years due to chronic pain and post-partum depression. I tried Effexor, Prozac, Zoloft and then finally Cymbalta. Cymbalta has been by far the best anti-depressant medications that I have tried during all these years. However, I do agree on the withdrawal symptoms BUT if one is aware of these and have medical supervision while coming off of them, it shouldn't be bad. I think the positive outcomes of Cymbalta outweighs the negative ones. Just my thoughts. Take care, Lena

[Carmen]

hi Jack,
I don't know if this would be of any help, but when I was trying to get off of some pain meds, two different doctors suggested suboxone. Look it up and see if it has any benefits for you. I heard of some others on here that also took it. The doctor has to take special courses in order to perscribe it. Your psychologist would probably be able to perscribe it. It kind of made me sick so the doctor perscribed smaller dosages of it but had to take it more often. That did the trick.
Carmen

[KBear]

I have realized that I will probably need an anti depressant forever. I went off of Cymbalta, because it is unknown how safe it is in pregnancy, however I am on Wellbutrin. I had my dosage on it increased (doubled) a few months ago and it made a huge difference. I wish it helped with pain like Cymbalta, but I'll take no depression either way.
Run- I was on Lexapro first and it was too weak for me. I kept going up and up on the dose and would get a little relief, but not much. It is a very 'light' antidepressant from my understanding. I would definitely try until you get one that works. My dad is mostly Native American and takes Lexapro with no problems. As Justin & CL said it takes a few weeks for it to work, but it is wonderful when it does. It doesn't make you happy all the time or anything like that, just normal (or how normal is supposed to be)

[runagain]

CL,

I can certainly relate to crying while in bed because the pain is so bad. I feel for you.

I don't know about the antidepressants as I have the four children to care for and I cannot sleep all day and that was the immediate effect besides the nausea.
I have a fuzzy head enough from the narcotics and dealing with more was too much. If I could find one without the extreme side effects I would probably try it. I don't like messing with my SRRIs though. Just me.

This is what I know about the American Indian thing as we do have some ancestory but it is remote. The psychiatrist told my brother that people of that descent can have a gene that caused his symptoms. My bro told me that it was like hearing things before they happened. Like a honking car and then there is no car. Something like that.
And he said it can also be with vision too, not just auditory. My brother thought it was due to Clonidine but he was not entirely sure. I do know that he tried to commit suicide and therefore ended up in a locked down psychiatric unit. It was very scary for me to hear about it.
I do know medications can have severe side effects and everyone is different when it comes to medications.

R

[Jack-of-all-trades]

This is kind of a good-old-boy who just happens to be pretty smart. He lets everone known he is not a doctor but tells it like it is from the average man point of view.

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