yeah.... Just changed yet again... upped the dosage of Effexor XR and still on Cymbalta as well. Haven't felt this good in years. Not where I want to be, but certainly not were I used to be only a few months ago either. With this combination, the fibromyalgia is so not the major part of my day that I can begin to see daylight. I don't even dread the thought of getting out of bed in the middle of the night to take a bathroom break. That used to be so painful that I would put it off until I couldn't any longer.
Strange the small things we learn to appreciate. Another side effect is that with this combo, my sex drive went from below nothing, to overdrive within a couple weeks. We have a joke between my hubby and I that if this keeps up he'll go blind!!! LOL
It's good to feel like fresh air is headed in. I still have mood swings, but the swings are not as often. They are bad when they swing, but not as often is much a relief for me and those I live with, I'm sure.
The part I struggle with now is the reasons that are surfacing for the depression itself. Some are sooo painful that I find I tend to still keep and want to keep them burried never to rise again. It's the nature of the beast I know, but still, it scares the beejebus outta me with the thought that I'll eventually have to really actually deal with some of those dark closet issues......
Otherwise, today started off nice, no crying yet today and it's almost noon.... that's gotta count for something, and for me, I'll take the little victories for now and bask in them...... After all, with dark deep depression, any light is a good light even if it only flickers now and then dimly......
