Hi, I'm WoodlandHarbor38
Hi! I have been on Cymbalta for 3 months. I started at 60 mg, reduced to 30 and am now on 20 but it still makes me feel so strange. Light headed, just not caring about much and no enthusiasm to do anything in the house. I have to force myself to get out and do things but when I come back home those feelings return. I am a 70 year old woman and retired teacher and I have suffered from depression for about 30 years. Most of that time I was on celexa but I thought that was too long to be on one drug so I was trying Busiprone which made me sick to the stomach, Nortriptoline which gave me pains in my heart and now Cymbalta for 3 months which makes me sort of lethargic, and lightheaded and unhappy.
It should be easy to get off 20 mg but I am frightened of side effects. My nurse practitioner said he will give me one of 2 Prozac to help. Is that going to be enough? I am hoping to deal with anxiety with therapy, exercise, healthy eating …. Can anyone offer any advice?? By the way, I am WoodlandHarbor38
Cymbalta — 20 mg — 3 months — planning taper