Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: daisie on February 10, 2016, 08:42:01 AM
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hi ladies .just been put onto doluxatine is there any of you on them ..could you tell me if theyr any good .. thanks daisie
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Duloxetine is Cymbalta and a relative of Fluoxetine as far as I know. I did not take to it but a word of warning, I believe it is a very difficult one with regards to withdrawal symptoms coming off when the time comes. There are a few threads about it on this board.
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im on it and for me its been no use but neither have other ads and I have been on four of them. im now coming off duloxetine I have gone from 90mg to 60 mg im dreading the next reduction its notorious for terrible withdrawals and in states the drug company has been sued over it .I can only speak from personal experience but it hasnt been good xx
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thanks babyjane and walking the dog ..i only took one yesterday an hour later i felt realy sick then running to the toilet not took another one yet but a bit scared dont want to feel like that when doing the shopping iv also read up on them this morning and the reviews were not good ..asked for some estrogen yesterday as well while at the docs ..got talked out of it.. after having the hysterectomy i find my mood as got realy low got a follow up appointment tomorrow with the gynie at the hospital so i will ask him and see what he says x daisie
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good luck with gynae .if you dont feel right about the dulixetine dobt take it go back gp and ask for something else I thini it realky does depend on individual gps how knowledgable they are how they listen etc if you dont get anywhere is there another one you can see
. also im not sure but cant you take estrogen when you dont have a womb I think you can so no idea why they wouldnt give you that .xc
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I'm finally going to the doctors tomorrow to ask about antidepressants/anxiety meds, and have been reading up on various medications.
Duloxatine is one I'll be declining if offered after I've read about it, particularly the withdrawal. :(
Sorry you felt sick on it too, I once took Effexor (another SNRI) years back for PND and threw up immediately and felt dizzy, so I know how you feel. Hope you get something else sorted out soon as feel better.
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hi clovie ..it was a psychiatrist that gave it to me ...my mood has been that low the doctor refeared me to one i dont think i better take another duloxitine ..iv been on amitriptyline for 7 years was trying to come off them ..its the only one i can realy tolorate but not done much for my depression looks like ill be sticking to them they help me sleep which helps ..i asked about the eastrogen but doctor said no with my sister dying of breast cancer at the age of 35 ..is there anything out there for me i dont think there is all the other antidepressants iv tried have made me sick ..ill waite till tomorrow and see what the gynae has to say x daisie
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I don't take HRT but from what I have read on this forum from the ladies that do, I don't think its as black and white as your doctor seems to think. Perhaps a second opinion might be an idea. I hope there is something that can help you. Perhaps you could start a thread asking about the estrogen question that others may see and answer as this thread title is about anti depressants and might be missed.
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Hello - I take Duloxetine. I can't comment on the withdrawal as only been on it for 5 months. It never made me sick but then again I rarely do be sick. I only take 20mg, it helps me sleep and I've lost weight. It has got me through a difficult couple of months.
Hope this help xx
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Walkin the dog - do you mind me asking what method you will use for withdrawal? I'm currently researching it - doesn't make good reading. In the summer I plan to come off and wondered what the best method was.
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I am doing it under close supervision of my gp. I have dropped from 90 to 60 and im seeing her in two weeks im not sure how its going to work its euther drop to thirty a day or take sixty every other day then drop to thirty a day then it will be thirty every other day and as thirtys the lowest dose I asdume I then take it every three dats for couple werjs then fourcdays and so on til im no longer taking any. I know I have read on forum people take them apart and count the granules to reduce withdrawal vut I cant see my gp going for that .o will lwt you know how I am approachibg it in a couple of weeks when I make the next reduction.
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Hi
I have been on fluoxetine for 3 months. Felt sick for couple of weeks, but then ok. It took about 4-6 weeks to kick in, but feel so much better on them. I am also on HRT due to surgical menopause, and am doing CBT which also has been great.
I have been off work for 3 months due to low mood/anxiety and am starting to feel ready to go back, don't think I could have done it without the fluoxetine. I know doctors shouldn't be prescribing them as much now for menopause symptoms but my HRT was helping my mood at all and just needed something to help me get thought this difficult time. Am worrying about withdrawal symptoms when I have to come off them, but hopefully that won't be for quite a while!
Good luck
Nikki xxx
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I am doing it under close supervision of my gp. I have dropped from 90 to 60 and im seeing her in two weeks im not sure how its going to work its euther drop to thirty a day or take sixty every other day then drop to thirty a day then it will be thirty every other day and as thirtys the lowest dose I asdume I then take it every three dats for couple werjs then fourcdays and so on til im no longer taking any. I know I have read on forum people take them apart and count the granules to reduce withdrawal vut I cant see my gp going for that .o will lwt you know how I am approachibg it in a couple of weeks when I make the next reduction.
Well good luck and let me know how it goes. I'm on 20 mg btw so there is a smaller one than 30mg but not much! Yes I can't see my GP going for the bead counting method either 🤔
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thanks I didnt know there was a twenty it gives me more hope I can come off it
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Hello Walking the dog
Sorry to annoy you! Just never met anyone on Duloxetine before. Did you just drop from 90 to 60? What withdrawal effects did you get? I'm on it for anxiety and depression. Do you mind me asking what you take it for?
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hi mis71mum...iv just been given duloxatine for anxiety and depression this is my third day on it i hope this one will lift my mood and anxiety x daisie
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yes I just dropped overnight from 90 to 60 I had no problems but I have tried before to lower from sixty and had to retake sixty as felt so physically ill. I take it for anxiety and depression too but its not done a lot.
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Hi Daisie
What dosage are you on? I started off by taking mine at night time and it made me sleep really well. Say about 6 pm I took it. I've managed to go back to work after being off for 4 months due to anxiety and depression. It's enabled me to tackle my anxiety issues with CBT too so if you can request that from you GP that may help.
I'm only on a low dose at 20 mg and can definitely feel it calming me down.
Walking The Dog - good luck with the withdrawal and hope it goes well. How long have you been on them?
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hi mis71mum..iv been started on 30mg for 2 weeks then 60mg after that .i have to take it in the morning.. it seems funny taking it at that time if it makes me sleepy think ill try night time it seems to be suiting you i hope i have the same out come with it ..im weening off amitrityline while on the duloxitine as well x daisie
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Well good luck Daisie.
I think if you take it at night too you sleep through the side effects! Also you can always change it later on when you get used to it.
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i will try night time thanks mis71mum x daisie
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been on duloxetine four years .
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hi walking the dog ..how have you been on duloxatine ..do you take them in the morning or night x daisie
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I'm one of the ones Babyjane was referring to in her post. I had a nightmare coming off Duloxetine. It's so notorious, it even has its own withdrawal website. Please do read the previous thread. There are some links I posted on there x
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Briony- can you remember which brand you took? I take Teva and look at the information leaflet and it doesn't say anywhere that you can't open the capsules. So when the time is right, I'll be bead counting.
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I took that brand too, some of the time. I dont think there is an issue with bead counting, though it's annoying. (In the end, I just guessed!). In the USA, there's a lot of pressure to bring out a 10mg dose. At the time, my doctor said the best way was to switch to a low dose of Fluoxetine. Something to do with them having different half lives?
Here are the links I mentioned previously. If you're thinking of taking it, it's worth looking at them:
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Advisor.../UCM172866.pdf
http://www.cymbaltawithdrawal.com/
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Fluoxetine (Prozac) is meant to be the easiest AD to come off as it has such a long half life, I think?
Years ago when I had PND I spent nearly 3 years on ADs (Amitriptyline followed by Sertraline). When I decided I wanted to come off them my GP switched me to Prozac as it's easier to withdraw off. I took it for about 6 weeks but didn't like how it made me feel so just went cold turkey off.
I didn't have any side effects whatsoever but I think I was maybe lucky?
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You were fortunate. Some years ago I had 6 months on Fluoxetine and it took me another 6 months to get off it!