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[navywife43]

I am going to the doctor tomorrow for a follow up apt. after being off cymbalta for a month and starting effexor. What should I take to my doctor to show her the withdrawals that cymbalta causes since they seem to have no clue about this drug???  Is there anything on here that I can print up and take to her???

[fishinghat]

Anything you would present from here would be subjective. He would probably think "Oh, that person probably already has anxiety/depression."

[thismoment]

Effexor is another SNRI, and I hope that goes better for you than Cymbalta. Just be straight with your physician; tell him or her the truth about how you feel. Best wishes! 

[navywife43]

Well doctor appointment was interesting to say the least! B/P was HIGH and I am sure it was caused by the Effexor being that both Effexor and Cymbalta cause high b/p. We upped one of my b/p medicines and she now has me taking 20mg of Celexa. I am so tired of being a guinea pig for all these medications!!! I asked my doctor if she knew the side effects from withdrawaling from cymbalta and she said no and that after a month I shouldn't be having any side effect from it!!! I told her to google cymbalta side effects and she could read all the horror stories!!!!

[thismoment]

It's not surprising that the physician knows little about the withdrawal issues. Have you been talking with a psychologist as well? I did, and found it to be very beneficial. The psychologist will know a lot more about the withdrawal problems, and how these effects interact with your emotions, simply because they hear the stories often. That's what they do.

[navywife43]

I am being referred to a psychologist and a psychiatrist. Hoping to get an appointment with both of them really soon. I will start the Celexa tomorrow morning.