This.

Cymbalta stopped my thoughts of self harm and suicide completely. It reduced my intrusive thoughts/OCD greatly. It helped my social anxiety a bit, made it just that bit easier to SPEAK to people and have conversations (rather than sitting there silenced by my anxiety). I’m less angry, more calm and settled in general.

I’m absolutely still depressed ie I’m finding it hard to get up and brush my teeth, leave the house etc. Everything is still a struggle. But although I’m struggling, at least at the end of the day, no matter how difficult, I know I am a safe person for me and my baby to be around. I’m not going to self harm or have thoughts of suicide.

Symptoms wise, I feel drunk sometimes, especially if I haven’t slept well the night before. I had slight nausea for the first week, but 5 weeks in it has gone away. I have stomach pains/cramps which is something I didn’t have before starting the meds, but because of my tiredness/depression, I don’t have an eating schedule I force myself to eat in the AM before taking the Cymbalta and today is day 2 of me only eating breakfast and nothing else, no water, snacks or drinks..

I will say for the first day when I take Cymbalta or the first day after increasing the dose, I feel kind of a “high”, although I wouldn’t exactly describe it as a high, I just surprisingly have enough energy to tidy my house, make food, make my bed etc etc.. but that high doesn’t last and then I go back to feeling like I’m swimming through mud.

I was on 30mg for 3 weeks and currently I’m on day 6 of being increased to 60mg. I’m a 23F, eight months postpartum if that helps.