victorp

Earlier this year (late April - August), I had an unusually long cycle (for me), and I was prescribed Cymbalta 60 mg. As I still occasionally experience shadows after strong emotions or when I push myself too hard in the gym, I was advised to keep taking the medication for the next 6 months. I don’t see any clear benefits from it, honestly. However, since I’ll be living in different countries over the next year, I didn’t object to having a bit of support, even though I don’t feel there's a real need for me to be on an antidepressant. My main concern is the potential withdrawal side effects, which I’d rather avoid while moving between countries.

thanks @Shaun brearley! Started drinking ginger tea last week and already feel a little better! @JMK I hope your cycle is ending now! I have the same feeling like when an attack starts, but it doesn't develop into an actual attack. As I mentioned above, the last full blown attack was a month ago, but I still keep receiving these false alarms numerous times daily. All my prior cycles ended with the last attack and I never experienced such after effects before.

Hi everyone! My cycle was from mid-April to mid-June this year, and while the last attack was a month ago, I still have shadows daily and almost non-stop. My shadows are a pain in the neck that is followed by face swelling on the side of an attack. So, now, I have a swelling that lasts 30 minutes to one hour, then it goes away for 30 mins, then it comes up again, and so on. It’s not that painful, but it annoys me a lot and affects my mood and work. To address the issue, my doctor initially prescribed me Cymbalta 30mg, which I took for 3 weeks with little to no effect, and the dose was raised to 60 mg this week. Has anyone faced a similar pattern? What are your thoughts on Cymbalta? And should I even call the cycle over, given the persisting shadows? To give you some color, I had CH for 15 years but got diagnosed correctly only this year in Turkey. I appreciate my doc a lot, but 1) some of our communication is getting lost in translation, and 2) I got prescribed only 6-8l of oxygen(vs 15 recommended here) and rizatriptan (vs sumatriptan), which may or may not suggest that the doc has outdated info on what works more efficiently. PS. I am a newbie here, and would like to thank all the contributors! I learned a lot from you guys over the last few days . Thank you! Victor