“It’s all in your head.”

[Skywatcher]

@joeylittle @Justmehere Thank you! I think that you are right about the panic of the side effects. There was a point I wanted to leave work to look at the beautiful world. All of a sudden, I hated a job that I normally love because the euphoria made it seem so ordinary. That made me panic because I couldn’t understand what had just happened to me. Then the huge wave of sick and where I was at work also caused a huge panic.

My therapist thought that maybe I got too high a dose because I am really sensitive to meds. (For example... I have to take a 1/4 of a normal person’s numbing dose and I can’t handle epinephrine at all. With out that change, I’m numb for over 8 hours.)
We were thinking we could go much lower even if it involved removing beads from the lowest available. But there was no suggestion of that. I told my p-doc that I have no plans to try it again unless I’m on a holiday. I can’t miss work for drug trials. I’m not a salary paid employee. When I don’t work, I don’t get paid.

I picked up the buspar, but may wait until the long weekend to try it. At least that one is cheap for someone that can’t afford insurance.

 

[Deanna]

I picked up the buspar, but may wait until the long weekend to try it. At least that one is cheap for someone that can’t afford insurance.

Drugstore says Cymbalta is $474 for 60 capsules. That is a high price with no insurance.

Cymbalta Prices, Coupons & Patient Assistance Programs - Drugs.com

 

[Skywatcher]

@Deanna I had good coupons for it and my p-doc does always know which pharmacies are cheapest, but it’s still pricey for what I spent to take 1 pill and quit. I shouldn’t have filled the whole thing. I was just thinking I should give it a good try. Over $60 because he gave me 30 and 60 mg for a back and forth get started dose.

A full month of Buspar was only $12, so if that one doesn’t work, I’m fine.

 

[mamachick]

Effexor caused me to have high blood pressure within less than a week of taking the meds. Several years later, they tried me on it again and same thing.

 

[whiteraven]

I don't remember what Cymbalta did to me, but I've had the same experience of not being believed about meds. It was Celexa for me...I started having very strong, impulsive suicidal thoughts after an increase and told my doctor and he said that it was impossible because he had been doing research and there was no indication that suicidal thoughts were a side effect.

I contacted my therapist who connected me with another psychiatrist right away.

My experience has been that, if you have a side effect or medical issue that is not explained by what they have learned, then doctors often don't believe and blame the patient. This has happened to me repeatedly, esp. with medical doctors.

 

[mamachick]

Many years ago, like in the 90's, Drs. said that you could just go off an anti depressant. Just stop cold turkey with no side effects. I did that and it felt like when I moved, my brain was seconds behind my body. It was strange side effects and dr said not related. NOW they say to taper off. They are practicing....medicine. They don't know if they have experienced it and the drug company doesn't report.