Posted by Berberis on February 24, 2006, at 14:49:23
In reply to Help, posted by Lynn Dalton on February 23, 2006, at 0:13:46
Hi and welcome, Lynn.
I started Cymbalta 30mg a month ago. It's an SNRI which means it's a selective norepeniphren (sp?) reuptake inhibitor. Unlike SSRI's which work on serotonin, Cymbalta acts on norep, serotonin and some dopamine. I never did well on SSRI's but I'm doing pretty well on Cymbalta. I noticed a lift in my mood on the 6th day and it improved more since then. 30mg is a very low dose so I may go higher. I think 60mg is considered the therapeutic dose.
I had some mild side effects in the beginning which quickly disappeared. The only ones I'm left with are tremor, dry mouth and constipation. I've had no weight gain so far and no increase in appetite. I am having some difficulty now though with anxiety but I doubt that's caused by the Cymbalta.
Hope this is helpful.
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