My shrink is looking at the effects of my current 30 mg daily dose of lexapro in light of a recent diagnosis of migraine headaches. She directed me to begin transitioning to cymbalta, as she thinks it would be all-around better for everything from nerve pain (cervical spondylosis) to anxiety to the headaches. My initial research doesn't show cymbalta in a favorable light overall, with just a 53% positive rating.
Starting today, I'm taking 30 mg cymbalta in the morning, and reducing the lexapro to 20 mg at night, for the first week. Second week is 30 mg cymbalta in the morning, again in the afternoon, and 10 mg lex at night for the second week, then 2x a day 30 mg cymbalta only.
How will I know if the cymbalta is working or not? What should I watch for?
Thanks in advance for the feedback.