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Swelling In Right Hand Side Of The Back Of Neck, Shuttering While Moving The Eyes, Dizzy. Diagnosed Of Depression, On Duloxetine. Causes ?

hello...for the last 3 months I have been dianosed wiyh depression, but recently I have had swelling in the right hand side of the back of my neck and in the last few days, when I move my eyes i hear like a shuttering sound and feel dizzy, I am also struggling to find the right words when talking about things, have tingling in my letf arm and fingers and seem to forget things.....can you tell me what may be up? i was on 60 mg of duloxetine, but stopped it two weeks ago, along with stopping smoking......would this be causing it?
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Hi there ~

There might be a lot of reasons why you are feeling the way you are. It may be that you are not hydrating yourself enough and having feelings of dizziness. However you would need to see a doctor to rule out any medical condition that would fit you into a medical rather than a psychiatric diagnosis. If you are physically healthy you might need to see a psychiatrist which you are already doing so that you do better and better over time. Duloxetine is an effective medication and it will help with your depression. I think that you will also feel better with your forgetting things. Your peripheral neuropathy (tingling in your left arm) will also get better. I hope you also adopt relaxation and distraction techniques like yoga, pranayama and regular physical exercises.

Take care and have a lovely day !
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Swelling In Right Hand Side Of The Back Of Neck, Shuttering While Moving The Eyes, Dizzy. Diagnosed Of Depression, On Duloxetine. Causes ?

Hi there ~ There might be a lot of reasons why you are feeling the way you are. It may be that you are not hydrating yourself enough and having feelings of dizziness. However you would need to see a doctor to rule out any medical condition that would fit you into a medical rather than a psychiatric diagnosis. If you are physically healthy you might need to see a psychiatrist which you are already doing so that you do better and better over time. Duloxetine is an effective medication and it will help with your depression. I think that you will also feel better with your forgetting things. Your peripheral neuropathy (tingling in your left arm) will also get better. I hope you also adopt relaxation and distraction techniques like yoga, pranayama and regular physical exercises. Take care and have a lovely day !