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Clinical Depression

Posted by maw258 @maw258, Jun 21, 2019

I have all but a couple of symptoms listed under Clinical Depression. Due to my age, I'm not open to starting on an anti-depressant for help with it because of the statistics sighting possible cause of early dementia onset as an affect from the meds. I believe I do know what threw me INTO this state of being but since it is my family and my career there's not much I can do to remove the stress and causes. Hoping someone out there has some suggestions on how to deal and get my health and character back. I'm 61 and feel 91. I want to live ... I want my joy back ...

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kamama94 | @kamama94 | Jul 10, 2019
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@lisalucier

Hi, @maw258 - how are you doing? How has it gone being back on an antidepressant? What medication did the doctor prescribe for you?

@kamama94 - you mentioned having had some side effects with fluoxetine (Prozac) and also bupropion (Wellbutrin). Have you been taking anything else instead?

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I took Zoloft for quite awhile and it worked well until I started getting tremors similar to tardive diskinesia. My new pcp suggested I try Duloxitene (Cymbalta) since I also have fibromyalgia and it's working great. Thanks for asking.

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Jul 10, 2019
In reply to @kamama94 "I took Zoloft for quite awhile and it worked well until I started getting tremors similar..." + (show)
@kamama94

I took Zoloft for quite awhile and it worked well until I started getting tremors similar to tardive diskinesia. My new pcp suggested I try Duloxitene (Cymbalta) since I also have fibromyalgia and it's working great. Thanks for asking.

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@kamama94, @lisalucier Good afternoon, I am glad to hear that you have found Duloxetine (Cymbalta) helpful. I am also a new user. It seems to manage the anxiety pretty well. What time of day do you take it? And are you on 60 mg a day? Have you noticed any fatigue in the afternoon? For never being a nap taker, I am finding myself dosing off about 3 pm every day. Just wondering, not that I want to change anything. Maybe at this age, a nap is a good thing. May you have happiness today. Chris

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kamama94 | @kamama94 | Jul 10, 2019
In reply to @artscaping "@kamama94, @lisalucier Good afternoon, I am glad to hear that you have found Duloxetine (Cymbalta) helpful...." + (show)
@artscaping

@kamama94, @lisalucier Good afternoon, I am glad to hear that you have found Duloxetine (Cymbalta) helpful. I am also a new user. It seems to manage the anxiety pretty well. What time of day do you take it? And are you on 60 mg a day? Have you noticed any fatigue in the afternoon? For never being a nap taker, I am finding myself dosing off about 3 pm every day. Just wondering, not that I want to change anything. Maybe at this age, a nap is a good thing. May you have happiness today. Chris

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@artscaping, I take 60 mg Duloxitene every morning. But as for afternoon fatigue and dozing off due to the medication, I can't tell since with fibromyalgia I'm usually pretty tired by 3 PM. At age 73--next-month-74, a nap after lunch happens when I elevate my feet in the recliner to help with edema from CKD and heart failure and my service dog decides it's cuddle time - I nearly always fall asleep for an hour or more. But I've napped after lunch all my life whenever I could so I don't think that's related to meds even though Cymbalta can make a person drowsy.

And happiness today to you also. Thanks!

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Jul 10, 2019
In reply to @kamama94 "@artscaping, I take 60 mg Duloxitene every morning. But as for afternoon fatigue and dozing off..." + (show)
@kamama94

@artscaping, I take 60 mg Duloxitene every morning. But as for afternoon fatigue and dozing off due to the medication, I can't tell since with fibromyalgia I'm usually pretty tired by 3 PM. At age 73--next-month-74, a nap after lunch happens when I elevate my feet in the recliner to help with edema from CKD and heart failure and my service dog decides it's cuddle time - I nearly always fall asleep for an hour or more. But I've napped after lunch all my life whenever I could so I don't think that's related to meds even though Cymbalta can make a person drowsy.

And happiness today to you also. Thanks!

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@kamama94, I understand about the 70's....everything changes. Happy August Birthday. And thanks for responding. Chris

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