Suggest Treatment For Depressive Episodes

Posted on Mon, 9 Jun 2014

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Mon, 9 Jun 2014 Answered on

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Question : I am 65 work at nyu med cent for 31yrs I am treated for anxiety with Cymbalta when I have a day off all I do is sleep and blow the day away so it feels like all I do is sleep and work I used to take care of horses and shrealterdogs as a avocation now I don't do that

Answered by Dr. Manisha Gopal (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
dosage of symbalta is not enough

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You are on symbalta but still dont feel like / dont do anything on off days...which is likely due to lack of desire to work..or lack of energy...due to depression itself.

Symbalta is a good molecule but looking at your symptom ( though you have not mentioned about your predominant mood and interests in detail) I feel that either the dosage of symbalta is not sufficient or the drug is not giving good response in your case..and there might be a need for change in med.

Please give more detail so that we can proceed towards proper overall treatment in which you are able to live better/ in the way you want to.

Wish you best of health
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar