I've been taking cymbalta for about 2.5 months, and I will gladly credit it with saving my life. 3 months ago, I was about to commit suicide, I was in the worst OCD spiral I had ever experienced in my entire life, my intrusive thoughts were genuinely almost causing me to hallucinate, and I frequently felt like they were transporting me to other places and times. Cymbalta stopped all that. Within 8 hours of taking my first dose, I felt my brain empty out like someone had opened all the windows and the wind blew everything clear.
Since then, though, I have been experiencing so much inconsistency that I don't think I can stay on this. I've had biweekly (every 2 weeks) swings in mood, with some pretty bad depressive episodes stopping me from getting off the couch for 2-3 days. My insomnia has ranged from giving me 3-4 hours a night of broken, awful sleep, to 9 hours a night of broken awful sleep, and I am constantly exhausted throughout the day. Not just tired, but like, walking through molasses, unable to think straight, can't do my job type of exhausted. The nightmares have ranged from confusing to downright traumatizing, with me waking up screaming and/or crying some nights.
I just share this to see if anyone else has had this sort of experience, and has transitioned to something more suitable? I know zoloft is often presribed for OCD, and I am considering that next.