OK, upped my dose of Cymbalta to 60mgs a day and I feel even better!!!!

Please please please if you can, try out an anti-depressant in this time of need. My PTSD symptoms are practically gone, and I do not get panic attacks...it's only been less than two months since this dude left my life, and I feel like a totally different person- like my brain chemistry is starting to work again.

I am no longer terrified when I picture him in my head. I am not afraid to leave the house and see him on the street, and songs, smells, sights, do not trigger me anymore. It's a frigging miracle.

Oh my god, I cannot praise this approach enough.

I have nothing but good things to say about antidepressants. I really needed it going through my divorce. It's not for everyone, but it worked for me for the time I needed it. I also was given Ambien (you'll need it) and some Xanax (you'll need it, too!) The edge does get taken off, but then I began to feel like I couldn't feel?? Does that make sense? I couldn't cry anymore and I kinda went into zombie mode where I was just making it through the day without crying or having a melt down. They are definitely tricky. You talk about the fuzz now, but I felt like I had a fuzzy view while I was on Effexor...like just being able to manage every day and not have anxiety attacks and function like a normal human being.

I stayed on mine for about 2 years and I finally felt like I could *maybe* get off of them. It started to freak me out bc I could start to tell about 30 min after I should have taken my dose that I *needed* my dose and it scared me. That happened about 4-5 months before I decided I needed to get off of them. My parents could see and I could definitely see when I was almost about to be at that point where I needed to have my dose. Sometimes you just forget to take it when you're busy or something, but I would literally freak out but as soon as I put that pill in my mouth things would settle down.

Apparently I had the worst brand of medication. After reading everything, Effexor was the worst one to come off of and have the worst withdrawal effects. I had to have more xanax and ambien for almost 6wks before I could finally function without them.

Then the funniest thing happened....the Fuzz went away. All the fuzz. I could finally see clearly and feel and cry and be happy!! It was amazing how the clouds parted and the sun came out and I was back to myself again. Before, the medication just made me a shell of myself, but in a way where I could function and deal with the divorce along with a toddler.

I wouldn't take it back and I will definitely try different brands if I feel like I need to go back on them again. Like you said, everyone responds differently and the withdrawal is a bitch if you have a bad one like I did. Good for you for taking the steps to treat your depression and anxiety.

* I dodged a bullet *