It was the cymbalta making me fat

[waterflow]

Went off of it on Monday and I've lost2 pounds since then. Haven't changed how I eat or anything. Will say I feel much more tired and ticked off but at least I can lose the pounds and maybe get back into my old cloths for a change. Do know I won't try taking it again. It is very very hard to get off of. It's the same withdrawl symptoms I had when I tried to get off of the vicoden, which I never did.

[ICNDonna]

Mary, It's better to have some fat and feel better than to be miserable and skinny! Please don't give up on the meds. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{You**************************************

Donna

[vm]

Hang in there, Mary. :kissing: {{{{{{HUGS************

[waterflow]

I'm more then just a little fat. I'm 5' 4" and almost 200 pounds. I had to do some errands today and notice a lot of the women were either as fat as me or fatter. Some could carry it well and looked good with the cloths they had on. Ones that I would not even try to wear and some didn't. I did stop at the Dress Barn. Went there years ago but they were to expensive. They are having a big clearance sale so I did managed to buy one dress. It's a nice looking striped blue/white/black and I can wear it in the winter with a sweater. Then two dress shirts. Saved a little over $60. They have both cloths for skinny and fat women. I'm miserable being fat too. Cry over it and think constantly about it too and all my old skinny cloths just hanging around in the closets having parties with the moths. Do think the cymbalta was like drinking 50 cups of coffee each day. I'm sooooooooo tired and have the worse headache ever but will try and do without it.

[mbhbarb]

Mary, I hope this works for you. It's a difficult line to walk balancing how you look with how you feel, but sometimes feeling good about yourself makes you feel better all over. Most of us are our own worst critics; I know I am. You probably look a lot better than you think you do but that doesn't help unless you feel like you look good. Glad you found some new clothes that work and that you are losing the weight you want to. Best of luck. barb