I knew it was to good to be true

[waterflow]

Well, had to stop the cymbalta. Yesterday it felt like my whole body would not work. Like my brain wasn't attached to it. Then I would have sudden feeling like my body wanted to shut down. Very scary and felt like I had to fight to keep breathing. Last night was awful. Then I started having sharp chest pains on the left. Guess I will give up on these kind of pills. None seem to work with my system. Plus I was gaining weight too. Oh well. A few good days is better then none but I won't tell my Uro. Figured he would be mad to hear it.

[lauriecircle]

I am sorry. But do tell your Uro, he needs to know so he can find something that does work! I hope he does soon!

[ICNDonna]

You absolutely need to tell your uro. He can't find something that works if he doesn't know how you reacted.

Donna

[traceann]

I'm chiming in here young lady - you most definitely tell your uro, like Donna said that's how he'll find the one for you, by your reactions to the meds ;) Keep your chin up - you will find something, maybe since you had a few good days on it - you might be on the right path and definitely narrowing things down and zoning in on the one for you!!

Do keep your chin up!!!!! :)

[dancemomof2]

I have to agree with Donna and Tracy. Please talk to your Dr.

[waterflow]

I'm trying it every other day and see what happens. I should have asked for the 20 mgs I guess. I am sooooooooo stupid! :mad: But either way I can't really function just different ways. Was so depressed again yesterday wanting to cry, had no energy and the pain shot right back up. Took the vicoden but it didn't help much at all. Of course my stupid period started this morning which this month it is extra miserable so I'm just a miserable person right now. :rolleyes: Was thinking too maybe the nurse I talked to last week is mad at me. She talked this week but not like normal. Kind of ran out of the room when it was all done. Maybe he told her off when she told him about me asking why he stopped doing it and she took it on herself to do it instead of him. OR maybe it is all in my mind? :confused: Then I got to thinking last night about the cost for me each month to just survive. Guessing at the doc's amount but it comes to around $500!! I'm not worth that much. I don't even get that much in my SSI. Then I got to thinking how cheaper it would be to stay on the vicoden. Cymbalta was $136 for a month. Daravcet was $56 while the vicoden was only almost $10. Don't have a clue on that pricing. Then there is the tens supplies I buy and the other two pills. That alone was enough to make me cry. Soooooooooooooooooooo, time to get back on track some how and see what happens.

Tracey, I've been trying to keep my chin up but I keep walking into the walls and doors. Can I at least keep it half way up??? Or I need you to come and :help: me walk around. Alsooooooooo, I have been a very very bad bladder partner. :evilsmile I ate and ate bad food so you will have to keep all my stickers for the next century. So, today is the day to restart the no fat,low fat diet. I want stickers, I want stickers, I want stickers...:elvis: Of course no one understands the sticker part and will think I'm a crazed sticker wanting person but guess better that then just plain crazed huh? :bonk:

[waterflow]

When I got up 1 hour ago I had really bad bad period cramps. Took the darvacet/cymablta. Now they are almost gone at times. they come and go which I know has nothing to to with the darvacet. Has to be teh cymbalta. I can tell the side effects from teh cymbalta have started too but what to do what to do? :confused: Maybe 20 mgs would be the way to go? :help:

Can you guys understand what I am saying with all my typos?? Geesh, I seem to have so many now.

[dyno]

Yes, I agree with the others, you have to tell your Uro. They have to know what is working and what isn't & unless you tell him, he won't know.

[Briza]

Hi Mary
I started on the low 20mg dose of Cymbalta and it put me to sleep for a week. I stopped taking it as soon as I realized the connection and LOL I finally woke up. I'm now taking a combo of Prozac and Wellbutrin. Prozac has always worked for me and the addition of Wellbutrin hasn't seemed to cause any problems. I was rxd this combo by a psychiatrist...all my other doctors didn't feel comfortable mixing the different antidepressants so insisted I see a psych for this...I feel more comfortable going this way, too. I was also Rxd Xanax XR, and have found that the XR is working much better for my anxiety than the regular short acting tabs. Oh did I fight going to see another psych.....a good one in my area is as hard to find as a good IC uro. Wish you the best of luck...if the Cymbalta didn't work out don't give up...it works for some and not for others! Let your dr know...do a search in the antidepressant forum for Cymbalta and you will find out quickly that it is not for everyone. Hope the kitties are all doing well :grouphug: :)

[leelee88]

Mary, Do you think you could of been having an anxiety attack? I have been reading alot about these lately and what you describe sounds famliar. Just a thought.. BUT PLEASE talked to your Dr about this..

[waterflow]

I am going to ask him about taking the 20 mgs instead of 30. Hopefully that lesser amount will work with my body or at least enough so I can function. I just feel a whole lot better on the cymbalta. Took it again today after lunch. was in so much pain. The pain level before it with the vicoden and tens being used was 10. 1 1/2 hours after taking teh cymbalta along with the darvacet the pain level was 5. It stays between 5-8 which I can handle that and then I won't have to wear the TENS anymore. :bow: I am so sick of that thing. So, now that I have settled down and got my head back on straight I can think it all through.
Thanks again for the help everyone.

Leelee, no this isn't from panic attacks. Only happens after I have taken the cymbalta.

Briza, every time I see your buginarug I keep thinking how many little critters are in my bedroom rug. :bonk: I just love that name. Isn't Prozac a strong medicine? I wouldn't really like going to a phyic for pills. Guess I am lucky my Uro will do all of the calling for me. The kittens are all doing well at keeping me busy! My whole day evolves completley around them now. I swear it is like having 6 children. Feed time, play time, diaper changing (liter boxes), washing bedding, cleaning room and then the ever wonderful afternoon nap time. They wore me out this morning so after lunch they had play time and then I put them in their room and told them nap time. Of course they didn't want to but I told them yes. I needed to sit down and just have a few moments to myself. No wonder parents invented nap time. they wouldnt' be able to survive without it. :lmao: They are pretty much grown now. Can not believe they will almost be a year old already. Last year at this time I found out that they were on their way. Just still blows my mind how things have worked out. Just really funny to me but at least they keep me so busy I dont have time to think much about the bladder. Will say I don't get much crocheting in either. The one cat likes to sit on my lap. I did try crocheting with her there but I had to fight her for the yarn everytime I needed more. She doesn't have her front claws (the people who had her declawed her) so she couldn't get a good hold of the yarn with her paws but she could with her teeth. :rolleyes: My, I could go on and on about them. You're lucky you can't "see" me or I would whip out the 5 photo albums and have you looking at them all. Each book holds 100 photos.

Thanks again all for the help. :bunny:

[SandyRN]

Leelee, no this isn't from panic attacks. Only happens after I have taken the cymbalta.

Meds can definitely cause panic attacks and Ronda may be right. I think starting out at the lower dosage is probably the best thing for you to do right now. I really think it will help you in the long run, you just have to go slow and give the pills a chance to work. Nothing works instantly and nothing works without some side effects, but the good thing is that almost ALL side effects go away eventually. You just have to deal with them for a week or two and they go away, then you get the full effect of the drug. Please don't give up so quickly. It's disheartening to read when people don't give the meds time to work or time to get over the side effects. We sometimes just have to be patient. I mean this with the best of intentions too, so please don't think I'm picking on you!!! I just want you to feel better.

Let us know what your uro says about the 20 mg. :)

Sandy

[waterflow]

Sandy, I don't think you're picking on me. You actually made me laugh. :)You sound just like my Uro. He has told me over and over I give up too soon on pills. Of course this was way back in the beginning when I was just trying nothing but pills. I have decided to ask him for the 20 mgs and stick with that as long as he says the side effects I am having are ok. I keep worrying I'll fall asleep at night and never wake up in the morning. During the day I'm fine with the side effects but I worry with taking the hydroxyzine but I do know I felt much much better with teh cymbalta then without. Didn't take one today and I can feel it. Shaking has been going on all day.

[SandyRN]

Good, I'm glad I made you laugh! Just stick with it for a while and see how you do in a month or two. I bet it will make a world of difference for you.

Hugs, Sandy