I was in the doctor's office a few days ago and she gave me seven days worth of the 30 mg Cymbalta.

I am hiding from the cycling team because they are all going to give me the WTF, because I have the "switch". They are like the mafia with me though, so I am sure I will get posts from all of them, I can't hide if I tried.

I never tried so it was safe to try and I think Cymbalta is one of the best medications I have taken.

My day started at 3 a.m., I had the homestead gleaming in a half an hour, I am full of this feeling of joy that is spectacular. Called my mother at 4 a.m., started telling her about my career plans and heard the repeated phrase, "Matthew, you're cycling and you're hypomanic and you need to go back on your meds", finally when I wouldn't stop talking she hung up. I may just feel really good though because I know I am not quite manic.

My two appointments today were early, and the demonstations went fast and I made a killing.

I think that the meds may be working quite well because I am not quite manic and I feel spectacular and energized and I just think that Cymbalta is a great drug.

I have never really been hypomanic and most of the times antidepressants alone have induced florid psychotic mania, but with the other meds on board I think I am having my first official hypomanic episode.

:( I have seven days worth and I know that my energy being so uppity will mean that I only have the seven days :( :( :(

But I guess it's better than mania and if it's making me feel this great, I imagine that it works wonders for the depressed.

It's the one that has the commercial where the dog is depressed in it.

Update... they've taken the infamous swim down the toilet, heck you should just delete this post because I should've known better....

I am just spying this (see time stamp) and all I can say is that NOW things make a bit more sense and that I am glad you got real with us today.

And very glad the Cymbalta took the Big Swim!

{{{HUGS}}} A Mother Hen

FYI mspen, if you read the Cymbalta label...and I wonder if the docs really do sometimes....

Note: I developed a serious allergic reaction to Cymbalta. I am unipolar and funny thing I think it was working pretty well for me except for the allergy....but if I took it again it be an anapylactic reaction-darn serious episode that took time to recover from.

Here is what was listed under Cautions for Cymbalta. Glad your mom noticed the cycling-I could tell by your post you were not doing well. Hope things are better for you. Are you on a mood stabilizer???? Hugs, med hell is hell.


Bipolar Disorder.

May unmask bipolar disorder. (See Activation of Mania/Hypomania under Warnings/Precautions: General Precautions, in Cautions.) To screen for patients who may be at risk, obtain a detailed psychiatric history (e.g., family history of suicide, bipolar disorder, depression) prior to initiation of therapy. Duloxetine is not approved for use in treating bipolar depression. [bold purple is by VI] From Medscape (http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/monograph?cid=med&drugid=91491&drugname=Cymbalta+Oral&monotype=monograph&secid=4).

So I must wonder, WTF was your doctor doing and/or thinking??????? Print out the medscape info and take with you to next appointment. And, do what I do, read about any drug prescribed before opening wide and swallowing.......I learned the hard way.

it was me and my 'debilitating depression' pattern I have suffered from for years, it is my fault, I sort of persuaded her to do it, I speculated this would happen but since I hadn't officially tried it like I had with every other AD on the market I figured it was worth trying, I mean hey you never know.

Good luck with finding something that helps Matt. Keep us updated. I currently take Pexeva for the depression I get with my mood swings and it helps.

Pexeva is a newer forumulation of Paxil.