Melatonin?

#1 Junior

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I am a sufferer of depression and GAD. After 20 years of suffering with undiagnosed GAD (to be fair to the medical profession, it wasn't in the DSM back then) I stumbled upon Aropax following a bout of depression. Having had the therapy I badly needed at the time, I came good and did well on Aropax for 11 years. Last year I started having difficulty with sleeping and thought I was suffering the poop out effect, so I switched to Lexapro. A few months later I realised it was causing me more problems than it was solving so my GP agreed to give me a referral to a psychiatrist - so we could work out the best medicine for me. Nearly 3 weeks on Cymbalta and I've stopped already. I've had restlessness, increased insomnia (I now recognise that there is more to that), an inability to concentrate (the opposite of the real me) and nausea. I want to converse with others who are going through the same issues with medication.

Posted 24 August 2009 - 01:41 AM

Thought I'd give it a try. I'm sick of not getting enough sleep. I've heard it is very good. What experiences have others here had?

Thanks

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I have been a member that you have knock off 3 times. I have withdrawn from Cymbalta and supported forum members that are in withdrawal. Find my old posts. I have pleaded with you to clean up this forum, and my thanks is you erasing me....three times! Thanks a lot! I come back here to pay forward what others did for me. You are quite disrespectful to the members of your forum that support others while you let the spammers take over! Shame on you after you started this for a good reason. Is it money now?

Posted 27 August 2009 - 12:25 PM

Junior:

I am trying melotonin at night and also a combo of potassium and magnesium (natural muscle relaxant). The issues I have with supplements, they are natural so they take a while. I don't know how it is working??? But, better organic or supplement than Cymbalta...in my opinion....after my Cymbalta coma days. Sorry, I'm just no help here.

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#3 mysticcherokee

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I tried to commit suicide obviously unsuccessfully, shortly beofre starting a New doctor taperd from this drug, (just jumped off) and Ive strong feelings about it.

Posted 17 October 2009 - 07:06 AM

It was helping me sleep some.I was taking 3 mg a day of melatonin and then doc had me take elavil, with sleep as a side effect I wanted. did it for five days (all I could take, side effects and third time), and had to stop. Sleep probs worse and swelling in feet. Increased the melatonin to 6 mg, after stopping the elavil. swelling wouldnt go down. Little balloons left and right of ankles.Feet hurt, and sides started swelling. Ceased all supps. Sleeeeeep bad. Swelling going down. Reintroduced one days melatonin, swelling up. Ceased again and swelling down. NOBODY almost ( cept me, evidently, and buddy do i feel alone and special, bad special) has a sensitivity to MELATONIN and it helped some. WHY Me! Ive sensitivities to everything, with this fibro! Cant take anything and Cymbalta has me feeling permanetly damaged.This is life!??? They can have it, dog gone it! Just venting, Im tired and dejected. Natural friggin response to all this crap, Im NOT CLINICALLY DEPRESSED< I know the diff. Mystic
Antideppressants, Im realizin make me depressed.

#4 barney59

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I have been on Cymbalta for several years and my doctor started weening me off 3 wks ago. I am now having symptoms that I don't understand

Posted 17 October 2009 - 09:03 PM

mystic,

I just saw my Neurologist and told him I was taking Melatonin. He was VERY AGAINST it. His reaction really surprised me. I told him I thought it was natural, something your body normally produces. (When I was doing a lot of traveling, I took it to help me sleep on long flights) Anyway, he said not to take it. He had several patients in the past that had extremely bad reactions. I refuse to take any more medications. Once I am completely over these cymbalta withdrawals, he will begin weaning me off of Neurontin, so he won't prescribe any type of sleeping pill. He recommended regular old Benedryl. I started taking it and the last couple of nights I finally did get some extended hours of sleep. Just though I would let you know.

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#5 mysticcherokee

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Posted 18 October 2009 - 06:40 PM

barney59 said:

WoW WowWow, I thought I was being super strange again and I just wanta be miserable like everybody else:), no special stuff anymore. Thanks Barney! Thought it was mighty strange. It did help some, but I dont want the frigging swollen painful feet, too. Im startin to go yer way. Ive fibro and chronic fatigue. theres gotta be a better way than the crap they have us shovin down our throats. Mystic

Just left you a shout out on another page.

#6 barney59

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I have been on Cymbalta for several years and my doctor started weening me off 3 wks ago. I am now having symptoms that I don't understand

Posted 19 October 2009 - 11:08 AM

mystic,

I also have fibro along with CFS & chronic daily headaches. I've had a long talk with my neurologist. I am so so thankful to have him as my doc. He is helping get off the meds (as much as I can) and also steering me toward homeopath docs. I just saw him last Wed. He spent over an hour w/me, going over my list of ?'s & concerns. I am very afraid of permanent damage, especially liver. He sent me for blood tests.....he had them draw blood for just about every test there is (the staff were like "oh, you poor thing". They filled 8 or 9 tubes! First time I actually got lightheaded when sitting having my blood drawn. Anyway, he is determined to get to the bottom of what is wrong with me (started in 2003). He is thinking about sending me back to Mayo for additional tests. We'll see. Last time insurance screwed us on that. We did our due diligence and ins. said Mayo was approved. Then after the fact, they denied the bill. Fought a losing battle & just over the summer paid it off. Anyway, I am finally beginning to feel better. It has been one month today since my last dose of Cymbalta. I still have alot of the symptoms, just more mild. There is hope !! I can finally say I do see the light at the end of this tunnel!!!
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My doctor put me on Cymbalta for body pain and anxiety. I've only been on it since May.

Posted 24 August 2010 - 11:11 AM

Hi guys... I just wanted to add a little bit to the Melatonin chat. Before I was on Cymbalta my naturopath put me on a spray Melatonin. It really helped me go to sleep. However, I began to get a little bummed out and as it turns out, Melatonin can bring on depression to those prone to it. I still use it but I'm careful with it. As long as I don't take it every night and don't use a lot, I'm OK.