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	<description>Gary Hilson's journey from the pub to the gym</description>
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		<title>For the record</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I probably should have stated this a lot sooner, in the first post where I revealed by battle with anxiety and depression, but since it&#8217;s come up in conversation with friends lately, here it is: I have never, ever been suicidal. Not ever. I know people who have been, in some cases only as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=227</link>
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		<title>Cymbalta, we hardly knew ya</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve tapered back to 30mg of Cymbalta. It&#8217;s clearly not the medication for me. To be blunt, sexual dysfunction doesn&#8217;t even begin to describe that particular side effect, and my anxiety is worse than being off medication. My next appointment with my GP is September 7, so I am going to stick with the 30mg [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=224</link>
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		<title>4 a.m. panic attacks&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;. are the new normal.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=221</link>
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		<title>A Bump in the Road</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to my friend who is a trained pharmacist, Cymbalta can cause anxiety, just as Wellbutrin does as well in some patients. And yet in both cases, these drugs have been approved for treatment of anxiety. I have no idea which drug is causing these emotions. I had an anxious morning this morning followed by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=217</link>
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		<title>Crash!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right now I am sitting at my desk desperately try not cry. I am not sure how it got to this point today as I was certain I was on the mend after a week on Cymbalta. Perhaps it&#8217;s not the right medication for me. These drugs have numerous side effects so it&#8217;s hard to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=214</link>
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		<title>The Hour of the Wolf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night I decided to go to bed early to get a full night&#8217;s night sleep and see how it affected me the next day. I ended up waking at 4 a.m. in an anxious state &#8211; I had slept about six hours and felt fairly alert. At this point I opted to take my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=211</link>
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		<title>But I&#8217;m feeling much better now&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m now on 60mg of Cymbalta. I started with 30mg last Thursday, the last day I took 100mg of Wellbutrin. My mood is a lot better, although I am rather edgy and still waking up to panic attacks. The attacks come on before I even have a chance to have a conscious thought, which suggests [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=209</link>
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		<title>Everything you ever wanted to know about Cymbalta&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Indication Cymbalta is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). The efficacy of Cymbalta was established in four short-term and one maintenance trial in adults. Cymbalta is indicated for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The efficacy of Cymbalta was established in three short-term and one maintenance trial in adults. Cymbalta is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=206</link>
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		<title>Secret of weight loss: Depression and drugs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been struggling to lose weight for years and the most I could manage despite a serious diet and working out with a personal trainer is five pounds. It the last three weeks I&#8217;ve somehow managed to lose another five pounds without really working at it. Probably doesn&#8217;t hurt that I have no appetite (either [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=203</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Zombie Land?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope it&#8217;s just the overcast weather this weekend, but I can&#8217;t shake concerns that Cymbalta is going to have the same effect as Celexa in that it turns me into a lifeless zombie. I accomplished very little today except trying to sleep away the day. I didn&#8217;t even do that well. The apartment is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mybigshift.com/?p=201</link>
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