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Thank you bnancy for your thoughts.
Yes, I also heard Cmybalta so hard to wean off of but at 73 you will probably be on it the rest of your life so no worries...and that's how I personally feel about myself. I will be on mental health medication for the rest of my life also.
I reached out to my psychiatric nurse practitioner re: my issues. Yesterday and today I cut the Paxil 10 mg. in 1/2. I did this on my own and asked him today in the hospital portal for his thoughts on doing this. Since in a previous session I mentioned Lexapro and Zoloft he is zeroing in on "those" medications to switch to. But my feeling is - he is the expert here - not me.
I want "his" thoughts on what he believes would be a safe medication for me to deal with my depression and severe anxiety disorders. I am so sensitive to medications plus I have heart disease and a host of other physical ailments. All things to be considered in prescribing these drugs for our mental health. Hopefully we can stay in touch. Thanks again.
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It is good you have a psychiatrist nurse to help you figure it all out. I have have internists all these years. I have taken Imipramine, elavil,(amytriptiline), Wellbutrin XR, lexapro, Ritalin for ADD, now Cymbalta. For me Cymbalta has been the best, once your body adjusts. As you said, I’ll never be off it…which is OK with me. I remember life without these drugs. Not fun at all. ESP.the anxiety
I also have heart disease and Cymbalta hasn’t been a problem with BP elevation. At first,maybe, but settles down after a few days.
Let us know what happens in your journey.