Okay, Capt Deb., a few months after my surgery my Mom passed away. I hadn't been feeling so great about life anyway, so that brought me further down. My GP perscribed Paxcil. It did absolutely nothing. I was having two many crying jags and couldn't get out of bed. She said I need to see a "shrink" to ge what she thought I might need. I went to see a shrink who perscribed Prozac, nothing, went to Zoloft for several months and a couple of others that seem to work for everyone else, but not me, nothing, I started seeing a therapist once a week, she talked to the shrink and together they finally decided on Cymbalta. I started out with 60 mg. I am now on 120 mg. and feel the most "normal" I have in my entire life. Plus, the pain from the fibramyalgia isn't as bad as it is without it. I will probably be "hooked" on it for the rest of my life. Days are sunnier and I get the rest I need. I don't have the highs and lows and if I need to cry I still can. Side affects? I can't go a day without it. My umm love life is better, hubby says thank you to the shrinkl all of the time. My weight is coming off slowly but surely and I wish it was a cure for my balance and dizziness problems. I was diagnosed with severe cronnic depression, post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety phobias (too many to list). I still have thoughts of suicide, but the difference now is that I'm not trying to carry them out. Now you know the "rest of the story."
Good luck,
Brendalu
Miss Sadie is gonna help you a lot, I think.