Comparing Duloxetine vs Fluoxetine

For Depression: I am taking duloxetine, just had a horrific experience with the generic manufacture Solco. I have taken 4 different manufacture versions in 3 different dosages since June 2017. First day talking a Solco pill I had depressive episode, woke up next morning and had a panic attack. Crying, severe headache on right side, unconscious arm and leg twitching, inability to control my voice volume, loss of coordination. It was as if I suddenly reversed what remission I had achieved and broke through to a whole new ultra low. This went on 4 days before I suspected my meds. Went to ER because I thought I might be dying. Walgreens doesn't want to stock Tevas pills, and CVS has to special order them too, leaving me with a different manufacture and dosage combination again. I was really excited to feel good again, but I had to crawl back to start over a proprietary formula and delivery method that has no published science available to the public. I will report this to the FDA.

For Depression: Been taking generic cymbalta for about 2 months for depression, anxiety, and OCD. When I first started I fluctuated between super tired and super hyper, that lasted for a few weeks. I also got dizzy a lot. After about 4 weeks all the side effects went away and now it's helping a lot with depression and helps a bit with anxiety and OCD. Your mileage may vary but for me this medication has been a godsend.

For Depression: Before taking the medication I suffered from an extreme lack of motivation and didn't socialise. I was prescribed 20mg which started working after about two weeks. I felt more energetic when in social situations and that lack of motivation to do anything was slowly disappearing. It did start to plateau so my dosage was increased to 40mg. After about 1 month on the medication I was getting extremely tired. Some days I would sleep for 18 hours. I also developed an issue with anxiety - I don't know if this was a side effect or just became more noticeable as the depression wore off. After about 15 months on fluoxetine, I finally decided to stop taking them and within about two weeks noticed my sleeping issues disappear almost entirely. The meds worked very well when I was going through a dark time and allowed me to get the help I needed to cure the root cause. However, I feel a lot better since I've stopped being prescribed them.

For Depression: Day 4 of 20mg Fluoxetine & I’m feeling physically & mentally lazy but loving it because it feels incredibly pleasurable. I shall keep going and see how I am doing in 2 weeks around physical energy levels because I want to be more productive. On the plus side I am no longer compulsively binge eating &/or purging occasionally which was hugely self-destructive & stressful since I have MS & my symptoms flared up. My symptoms are totally less already so I’m overjoyed. I plan to start swimming & getting my endorphins going again, if I get off the couch