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7 weeks on Duloxetine. Massive improvements to mood, energy, and pain! I feel like I have my life back again. POTS flare-ups aren't any more common but are more severe when I do have them, with added vertigo. (yay)

HOWEVER sleep isn't great. I don't feel rested in the morning. I guess it's Restless Leg Syndrome, they move all night. I've actually worn a hole in our sheet! Hoping this improves.

All in all, worth it.

I'm looking forward to not reading the subreddit for poor suffering people tapering off ...and their helpers. I am way too sensitive to tapering off antidepressants, but I did it anyway. It was required before my periodic large panel of allergy testing. Tuesday, after I leave allergist's I will break my 24 hour caffeine fast with such joy, but MULISH part of me is saying "Hold up" to the plan to go right back on several meds....

Started #duloxetine (#Cymbalta for north Americans lol) today for the 1st time.

Hoping combined with starting + actually taking #Lamotrigine (#Lamictal - mood stabiliser) that it will help my mood.

I’ve been off meds for months so makes sense to start the new #antidepressants now (originally was moving from #sertraline aka #Zoloft but haven’t taken it in ages lol) so might as well give it a go.

Hoping for stability + renewed resilience/positivity but maybe a miracle ask 😂 #mentalhealth

Day three on Duloxetine. Lots of shakes and tremors, some nausea, very low appetite. No difference in mood yet, but mild increase in anxiety. POTS symptoms were a bit worse on day one but it passed quickly. Almost no EDS pain today, which is a very welcome change. Absolutely exhausted. If I'm still this tired after a week I'll try taking it at night instead of the morning. It's no picnic but I'm staying the course.

#POTS#EDS#MCAS

Sharing in the interest of rejecting the stigma around these things... I've added Duloxetine (Cymbalta) to the list of meds I take every day. 💊

I am hopeful it will help with pain, but even more hopeful that it will boost my mental well-being, raise the bar of what I can accomplish in a day, and keep my spirits up while on this wild health journey.

#POTS#EDS#MCAS
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Grew up ultra conservative #HomeSchooled in #NJ and #ME. Married a lesbian in #VA. Spent 13 years #Teaching 7th Grade English. Realized I’m #Queer and #AuDHD. Went #Polyamorous, got #Divorced, moved to #MD with my polycule to be a #Caretaker for wife’s father as he passed through #ALS. Helped wife with #Eldercare for her grandparents as they passed. Finally got on #Cymbalta for #Anxiety and #Depression and it has made life make so much more sense. Take care of your #MentalHealth!