2 December 2008, 11:55 pm
I suffered severe panic attacks and agoraphobia for nine horrid years and after my doc prescribed Cymbalta (started July 4th weekend/30 Mg's for two weeks, then 60 Mg's once a day with klonopin twice a day). Three weeks later, I was a whole new person. I drove to my psychiatrist by myself, when weeks before i couldn't drive with someone in the car let alone by myself. Over and over I beamed to him, "'I just can't believe it, I can't believe it".....and now.... .....four months later I feel that horrible misery creeping back into my blood. I feel mini-surges of adrenaline at stop signs and red lights. I don't feel as "relaxed" as I did those first few months on these meds. I told my psychiatrist and he changed nothing and told me it could be temporary. Does anyone know if Cymbalta can stop working...do I need to start taking more...or is it maybe the klonopin....maybe that's what I need more of? I feel heartbroken, For nine years I longed to go back and be "normal" how i was before and I got to feel what it was like....and now this demon psychiatric disorder is slowly coming back. I hope somoene can offer some help/advice.....:(... Read More »