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[Ramona80]

Please tell me that the excess of adrenaline (or cortisol, or whatever stress hormone it is) will eventually go away. Lie to me if you have to. (OK, never mind, don't lie!) 

 

Can the brain stay in this state permanently? I mean, is it a possibility someone could go on for the rest of their life flooded in stress hormones? Does the brain always calm down from this eventually?

[thismoment]

Hi Ramona

I'm sorry you are suffering so.

Can the brain stay in this state indefinitely? That surely depends on what's causing it.

If your condition is caused by a drug-- or some combination of drugs that you are taking, it could go until the meds are modulated. So that's probably a good place to start the investigation-- what drugs are you taking, and what is the total interactive effect? Surely your physician can unpack this equation.

drugs.com can display the interaction between medications.

I understand how frustrating and exhausting this must be for you, and I hope that you can get some attention from your physician to figure this out because you cannot go on this way!

Without the interference (for good or bad) of drugs, your brain will attempt self-repair and seek to arrive at a state of equilibrium. Somehow you have to find a way to give your brain this opportunity, and I think you need help to achieve this. Please see your doctor, psychiatrist, or other medical counsel to help you get started down the road toward peace.

I've been through something like what you describe, and I know how frightened you are. Hang in there Ramona.

Take care.

[Ramona80]

I spoke with my doctor. She feels this is not withdrawal related, but just my own anxiety. I do have GAD. Her feeling is that I need to increase the Cymbalta. She wanted to do 60 -> 90, but said that I could do a smaller updose, like 60 -> 70. I am leery of Cymbalta in general now. But before I began to withdraw, it *was* very effective on both my depression and anxiety. 

She wants me to wait, if at all possible, until our next appointment on June 6th before deciding if I will be increasing the Cymbalta or not. Just to see how I do between now and then.

 

She thinks that at 4.5 weeks past reinstating, that I shouldn't be this anxious / have so many stress reactions in my body. However, I do feel like my nervous system was blown out from withdrawals!

 

Also there was the Celexa my previous doc added for about 10 days in April...which she then increased, and then withdrew. So that, I'm sure, messed things up worse. It sure made me feel worse.

 

My mind is spinning right now with this...

[fishinghat]

TM is correct. But in general to your question. Can the mind stay this way forever? Even under extreme circumstances, continued stress, no meds, etc, the mind will be able to adjust some. Your dr should know that it is 4 to 6 weeks for Cymbalta to reach full effect but with the celexa withdrawal on top of that it may be a little longer. With 4.5 weeks already passed I would think you should begin to see some slow improvement this next week.