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I have been on numerous anti-depressants over many years. All caused excessive sweating and did not help my depressive state at all. I quit Lexapro "cold turkey" - the first week was horrible, but I succeeded in getting off it. Today I saw a practitioner who wants me to try Cymbalta. After reading so many negative things about this drug, I think I would be foolish to even try it. I was hoping to see comments posted for this drug so I could read other people's reactions to this drug.
I've been on anti-depressants for years also. I tried Cymbalta about 5 months ago. I felt very angry and agitated so my Dr. lowered my dose from 60mg to 30mg. Last week I had a few drinks for my B-day and ended up trying to commit suicide. I've been asking my Dr. about switching me back to Lexapro for about 3 weeks, maybe she will now. I am OK now, and feel MUCH better now that I'm off of Cymbalta. Was very angry and agitated most of the time on that med, which is not like me at all. I would NEVER attempt suicide either, I'm happily married with 2 beautiful little boys. Cymbalta really did more harm for me than anything.
I've been on Cymbalta for over 1 month now and nhave now been on an anti-depressant that works so great! I have no side effects and have lost weight. My body is as tight as it was when I was 20 years old. I don't know where all these stories of weight gain are coming from but everyone I know on it have lost weight.Boscalvin@aol
I am a 38 year old woman who has had a rough time going through alot of stress with my husband having to have 2 major surgeries, and got addicted to pain meds. I asked my dr. for something to help me with depression, and he put me on cymbalta 30 mg.I took one last monday around 2 o'clock p.m., and by 3o'clock I was one bad off girl. I had aweful feelings of fear, and could not focus my eyes, I could not consentrate, and was very agitated to the point I felt as if I would loose my mind. I would roll paper together, and hum songs to myself to try and keep myself from thinking of the aweful feeling that would come on me. from one of these pills this continued for 3 days. Please do not take this if at all possible.
My mother has been taking Cymbalta 30 mg for about a month and is supposed to report back to her doctor this week. She has not been the same on this drug. She seems more upset and depressed. She wants to admit herself into the hospital. I told her she must get off this new drug for the sake of her health & life. I told her the side effects that her doctor did not inform her about. She speaks with slurred speech and to be honest with you as an outsider looking in... she looks and acts as if she is on heroin. She acts so strange. I fear for her safety. Please be careful on these new meds. Like so many other drugs... give it time and then it will be pulled off the market.
My roommate has been on Cymbalta for about 8 weeks now, and even though it has helped his severe joint pain, he has had severe diarrhea since taking this medication.
I have been on Cymbalta for about eight weeks now. After the first two weeks I got a severe infalamation at the back of my eye called uvitus. My eye was very red and extremely painfull and I felt strange. It cleared up with steroid drops and cream. Then four days ago I noticed the same problem occurring again and I wondered if it was caused by Cymbalta and stopped taking them. My eye has cleared up and I don't feel the need to go to my doctor. If my eye problem does not reacour I know it was Cymbalta that caused the problem. Other side affects I have noticed are: increased appetite, waking during the night and not being able to go back asleep, a feeling of "if I die, so what", dry mouth and a feeling of complete detachment from life. I am now three days off Cymbalta and don't feel any strange effects, though that may kick in over the next few days.
I started on cymbalta 10 weeks ago. Two weeks ago I got off this due to severly sweating. I feel like I am in an oven, totally on fire. Dripping sweat so bad I cannot even go out shopping. I have breast cancer so the Dr. will not put me on HRT. Already went through hot flashes with menopause. That was noting as bad as what I am going through now. Even tomoxifen, which caused hot flashes was not near as bad as this. I wish now this Dr. had kept me on zoloft. I had no problems on that medication. Never again will I try anything new. Now without any antidepressant I feel like taking my own life. Never ever use this med. again.
Cymbalta is the drug from hell. I withdrew from Prozac six years ago and lost 30 pounds. I couldn't tolerate natural anti-depressants so have tried numerous ones. I went on Cymbalta and gained 40 pounds. The sweating is horrible.I dropped from 60mg. a day to 30mg. every other day. If I don't take it, I lose my mind literally. Once I take the 30mg. and go through a day of nausea, my brain stabilizes. I read the PDR on the drug and see I can get it in 20mg. dosage. Unfortunately, since you can't cut the capsule form, I will continue to taper.
I started on Cymbalta earlier this month.
the first night I took it I noticed an electric like shock searing through my body, and the nausea, I tried to get in touch with my neurologist to find out if the electricity I was feeling was normal and if it would pass.
He never called me back and believe me I tried everyday.
Then my Restless leg syndrome came back stronger than it had been before, I was having a shift from constipation to diarhea wasnt getting any sleep due to the affects of the Cymbalta So about 3 weeks later I decided that it wasnt worth it and stopped taking it.
then one morning I woke up with tremors, my body was seizing up, the electric feelings we're worse, I couldnt think or concentrate, I felt like a prisoner in my own body.
Still couldn't get in touch with my dr,
Well I ended up going to the hospital because of my tremors, and I also had flu like symptoms, achiness everywhere, fatiqued, my ankles couldn't hold my body weight and I kept falling.
I was becoming aggressive, detached from life, thought about ways to die, threatened my husband told him I would kill him when he caught an attitude with me.
The symptoms are still there, its been a week since ive taken the Cymbalta, I hope I don't end up on trial for murder, or in a psych hospital for suicide attempts before this is over with.
I don't know who I am now, it's like my reptillian brain that fight or flight mechanism is taking over.
Hopefully soon i'll be back to me.
I have been taking Cymbalta for about 10 months, and I am beginning to wonder if it is the drug for my depression because of the side effects I am experencing. I am having weak spells in the morning when I sweat profusely, shake badly, and feel weak and faint. The sweating is constant every time I try to exert myself in any way. I have gained about 50 pounds, and no matter how much I starve myself and exercise normally, the weight does not budge. I tried to cut my dose from 60mg to 30mg and I experienced this horrible unreal feeling with suicidal thoughts. I learned later that my doctor was incorrect in adjusting my dose so drastically at once. This medicine definitely has to be reduced slowly. I also have trouble with sleep: falling asleep, and staying asleep. I have decided to see my doctor and switch to a different anti-depressant.
I'VE BEEN ON CYMBALTA FOR 6 MONTHS,IT HAS HELPED WITH MY DEPRESSION ALOT.IM MORE FOCUSED,I'VE CALMED DOWN ALOT,I SLEEP BETTER,I CANT DO WITHOUT IT.THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT IS SWEATING,AND I YAWN ALOT. I HAVE NOT GAINED ANY WEIGHT.
I've been taking Cymbalta for a month now and I've felt a lot better. I'm not angry anymore. I can focus better. I eat less, & it gives me energy. I take it in the morning so it won't keep me up all night. It has taken my appetite away, but it has constipated me. At first it made me sweat some, but not anymore. I was taking Zoloft before and it helped me a lot too, but, I gained 20lbs. So I stopped taking it.
Hi, my name is EVLIN, I took CYMBALTA for a little over a month and I did not gain anyway on the contrary I lost some. I can also say it was useless for the prescribed purpose.
My stomach was a mess, my bowel movements were totally crazy, It was almost impossible for me to pass a gas, had nauseas for the first 2 weeks, on top of all of these wonderful symptoms what finally convinced me to stop was the completely absent of orgasm.
I've been on Cymbalta for about a week now. Since I started taking it, I have had wierd, very active dreams, and not getting much rest. Not sure if I want to continue it or not, I need my sleep.
My wife was on Cymbalta for two to four weeks. sweating,lost of memory,lost 10 pounds. stayed confused,could not make a decesion and finaly one day put a bullet in her head. She did leave a complete diary, stating daily all these events plus headaches. My wife and I have been married almost 30 years, never have I seen someone change so quickly. Just wish I had reseach more and made her stop taking Cymbalta. She has hung on and is still alive,with God and help she will be back home in the next two to three months.We are now using all our retirment because our insurance has a clause that reads unless the injury is the result of a covered person's medical condition or mental illness. But one must do what is important and my wife is the most important part of my life. We have just started a web site,please visit www.candycarver.com
Hard to think how quick a beauiful person can go down hill because of Cymbalta. Hope this will help someone save a love one. God Bless
I am 32 yrs. old and have been on cymbalta for several months now. I began with a lower dosage that did not seem to work and really almost put me over the edge. After a few days in the hospital and doctors evaluating me, they increased the cymbalta and I have shown great improvement. I have more energy, more focused, at ease with situations, and less suicidal feelings. I have had some side effects which I wish I didn't have. Such as, weight gain, insomnia "oh, my goodness if you only knew", constipation, and headaches. Of course I should also mention that I have psuedo tumor cerebri and hydrocephalus and a couple of shunts which also cause headaches and dizziness. I also didn't appear to have a need for cymbalta until after these last two diagnosis and after a death of a friend. I wish everyone the best....
Hi,
I have found that in Dante's Inferno there is a circle for people who unwittingly got on Cymbalta. Are we being punished for not doing our homework (meaning notes passed among classmates) not the teacher's handouts. PLEASE PLEASE, if you have a hard time with side effects or getting off anti-depressants don't get on Cymbalta. I've been on quite a few for my neuropathic pain. It was bad getting off Celexa which was the last one but that was mostly physical. Cymbalta has caused me mental torture, anxiety, hallucinations, paranoia and suicidal ideation. I was never depressed in the first place other than normal depression for someone who has had a chronic neuropathic condition. I had just found out I had something like RSD. It lured me with increased energy, but I had a lot of diarrhea and then when I went up a dose, I started getting really depressed. So my doctor told me to start going down on it. It has been hell because we found out I have something like RSD which is adominal caused by a surgical screwup and now for weeks, I've been having these horrible things that I would classify as psychotic symptoms. Also my child had to go back for custody time with his other parent and it has all been too much. My hubby is trying to be supportive but this plus the diagnosis has worn on him. I had always been a fairly silent sufferer and now I'm screaming, crying. Once I begged him to take me to the hospital but he was afraid they would put me in with the permanent psychotic people. My doc who is on vacation has an appointment for me with a psychiatrist that specializes in withdrawal. This is one more day away. I've been counting the days. We have used small amounts of Klonopin and Valium to help me get by. I've written some bizzare e-mails to friends lately and I will have to try to undo the damage when I get better. Please pray for me and everyone else that is going through this. There have been so many nights since this started that I have thought about ending it all but the thought of my kid stopped me. I am able to take great amounts of pain but this seems to be a kind of suffering that is beyond anything else.
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I took cymbalta as a sample drug to help with collar bone surgeries that failed. I am 53 and was depressed from being house bound after 3 1/2 years due to pain. This is the worse drug I have ever been given and would not recommend it to a dog. I was living with the pain of 3 sibling suicides as well and nothing has ever made me more suicidial than this drug. The Lilly company should be sued for reissuing this drug after 6 suicides during trial drug testing. The withdrawl is worse than any symptoms prior to its usage. I think it should be pulled from the market immediately. To many dr.'s are offering it as a sample drug without prior research.
To the family of Candy Carver,
My heart goes out to you all and I am so very sorry for this tradegy within your family. I will keep her in my prayers daily. I do believe in the power of prayer and positive thoughts. Stay positive in all action and deed whenever you are near her. May God bless you all and never stop believing in the power of love. cgc@cre8n.com
I have been on Cymbalta for about 8 months now. I have gained 30 lbs and have become almost emotionless. I decided to have my doctor taper me off cymbalta because I want to become pregnant, even though he said taking the drug was okay while pregnant and breastfeeding (which my obgyn said absolutely not). I went from 60mg daily to 30mg daily for 7 days, then I was to stop. Well, I stopped 12 days ago and have been seriously ill since. I am constantly dizzy, sick to my stomach, and have had a severe headache. The insomnia has forced me to take a perscription sleep aid. I would stongly suggest you consider the withdrawal symptoms before you ever take this medication.
My previous treatment Paxil CR stopped working for me - this is not unusual for this class of drugs (PS - it's no longer available). I suffer from anxiety/depression, and I've been on Cymbalta for 6 months and it has definately helped my symptoms. I have experience a bit more sweating and insommnia, but this is a small price to pay for the relief I get. I feel for the folks who post here with tales of disappointment with Cymbalta - I hope they find relief with another treatment.
My dr. gave me sample Cymbalta in two bottles. One, the first bottle was Cymbalta that was supposed to prepare my system for the stronger 60mg Cymbalta. I took all of the samples (blue and white)capsules. I had one left before I started on the second 60mg. bottle. I got up at 4:30 am in the am with my wife whom was getting ready for work. She walked out the door at 5:15 am. I laid down for a nap. After sleeping for about an hour and a half, I woke up and sat on the couch. I was still groggy from sleep and this urge to kill myself came over me. Actually it was more than an urge, something in my system was ordering me to kill myself. It demanded that I commit suicide right then and there. I had no control. I thought I was loosing my mind. I knew what I should not do so I started screaming as loud as I could pacing, holding my ears shut so I couldn't hear what I thought I was hearing. This urge was more than an urge it was demanding that I kill myself. If it wasn't for a series of circumstances I would not be here today. I am a strong person but this drug had almost complete charge of me. I am a combat veteran and I have never been that frightened in my entire life. I was so totally frightened I thought it was over with. I am not going to go any further than that becaus I am so furious that a company thought it had the right to manufacturer a drug that had the potential to kill me. That's attempted murder and that's wrong. Eli Lilly knew of it's potential and I'm going to sue them. I am still suffering from Cymbalta. So please don't take it unless you have round the clock supervision to prevent you from killing yourself. Don't be a fool.
Jack
I was on Cymbalta for three days. The first day I felt "out of it" and had dry mouth but thought I was just imagining it. The second day my muscle started to contract..i noticed when a friend pointed out that my foot kept "twitching" up when I crossed my legs. These muscle spasms increased and kept me awake all night. After the promblem increased on the third day I stopped. I also noticed that I was more anxious and nervous then usual. My chiropractor noticed the muscle problem and said it was due to the meds increasing my adrenalin... I never needed more adrenalin!!! Ive been off the meds for 5 days and the muscle twitching decreased greatly but not completely.
Muscle twitching..all over!!!
I have been on Cymbalta for 8 months and did experience many of the side effects. The first two weeks I had night sweats so bad that my clothing and the bedding were soaked. That side effect subsided and only mild sweating occurs occasionally. I have been tired more often and somewhat sleepy. I did receive relief from my mental health issues and we had planned to wean me off starting this month. Unfortunately, I ran out of my prescription and didn't call for a new one as I had a dr. appt. in two days. The withdrawal symptoms were almost immediate and quite scarey. Numbness in my face, lips and arms. I was unable to concentrate and became dizzy as well. Don't ever let this happen to you. I'm on 30 mg for a week and we will attempt to take me off from there.
I have experienced an excessive amount of weight gain, 10 lbs in less than 3 months and 27 overall which the dr. didn't feel was related to the drug. However, I've been researching it on the internet and thanks to sites like this, I've found that it is possible.
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I just got back from my shrink's office today and she assured me that Cymbalta is the "latest & the greatest". Most of these posted comments are pretty negative for the most part and now I'm almost aftaid to try it. However,. . . I'm manic-depressive & just quit meth. My depression is so bad I've turned into an anti-social, agoraphobic, recluse. I'm so depressed I refuse to get out of bed for weeks at a time. I need something radical. I'm thinking that because this drug didn't work for most of you, it will be perfect for me. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed! Please say a prayer for me. Prayers work! I'll keep 'ya posted.
Hi,
I was put on cymbalta about 9 months ago for post partum depression. I started on 30mg then the following was upped to 60mg. This is a very hard drug to get on. My legs swelled up so huge that I ended up in the ER thinking I had a blood clot. I sweat to no end to where i have wet hair when i am out! I gained 30 lbs in 6weeks! now no matter how hard I diet or exercise I have only dropped 9 lbs and I hardley ate. The worst of it is the sucidal feelings that creep in your head and you cant make them stop. I dont want to die I love my kids more then anything. This is such a scarry drug and last week I told my pschy. i feel depressed and sucidal and she wants me to up the does to 90mg???? scarry. I am getting off this as soon as I can, I just need to know how so I can function with 2 kids and not go off the deep end. I read so many posts and it sounds like when you drop from 60mg to 30mg you start to loose it. I need advice if anyone has had a way that ended in sucess on weaning off this drug from hell. When I was on celexa that was great. I lost weight and was pretty much happy. since cymbalta I am angry, irritated easly and suffer from so bad anxiety bouts! I feel like suing lilly also as they know that people killed them selves when the study was being done. I dont want to die but tonight that is how i feel, i feel like my brain is on overload and cracking up and I want to check out. any advice to me on stoping would help and the best advice I can tell anyone looking to take this is DONT!!!! IT MAKES YOUR SYMPTOMS WORSE AND ADDS A NEW ONE, SUCIDAL THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS!
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I've been going thru alot of the horrors that many have posted above. I found a group at www.labelmesane.com that has helped me TREMENDOUSLY! They helped me get off Clonazepam and are helping me get off Cymbalta. You need to get in touch with these people if you're trying to get off any of those kind of drugs. They have been extremely kind and compassionate. The people that work there have been thru what we're going thru and have products that eased my symptoms of withdrawal incredibly. Please, if you're trying to get off any prescription you owe it to yourself to check them out.
CYMBALTA DID WONDERS FOR ME!!
Cymbalta was the only drug that has helped me get my life back together. I had a terrible time with Lexapro but have been on Cymbalta for 6 months now and I have my life back.
I grew up in an abused home and have suffered with anxiety and depression most of my life. I didn't start treating it until 5 years ago with Prozac.
When Prozac didn't work anymore - they tried me on Lexapro - I felt very angry and agitated on that drug. I then tried Cymbalta and I have my life back. I going to therapy and working hard every day to get better.
I have had a few side effects such as sweating - but it goes away with time and I have very vivid dreams sometimes. I can deal with those side effects over depression any day!
Not that this is important, but I also have lost about 20 lbs on this drug and I was overweight to begin with so this has been an added bonus for me. I still enjoy eating but I don't have a HUGE appetite anymore.
I have been on cymbalta for almost a year for nueropathic pain in my arm, I truly helps with the pain and also with the feeling of well being(formerly took prozac)and I have been doing great UNTIL I missed two doses (vacation) and felt the side affects.severe dizzines, vomiting, definate feeling of motion sickness and headache. How I wish someone would have warned me. now If I am even 1/2 day late on my am 60 mg dose I begin these side effects. Now I must decide what to do. I do not ever want to be controlled by a medication. please consider the withdrawal side effects before taking this medicine
I have been on Cymbalta 60 mg for 4 months. I was put on it after an attempted suicide. I have been on other meds before but this one has been a life saver in my case. It helped some right away but I would still have tired times and thoughts of bad things. I stayed with it and it took about 3 months for the true effects to kick in and now I wouldn't change for the world. I have not felt this good for years. I think everyone has different chemical issues so one drug who hurts one can help another.
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I had been on Effexor for a total of five years but had to change meds because of the side effects.( uncontrollable urges for food, weight gain, loss of emotion and pleasure and still depressed) My doctor tried me on Cymbalta 30mg then upped it to 60mg when it seemed like it didn't help.Within a month the following symptoms started: cold sweats, excessive sweating, dark urine, decreased urine output, swelling(face, hands, legs.), fast heartbeat, difficulty swallowing making me want to gag, (feeling like when I swallow that I'm going to swallow my tongue)increased depression, manic eppisodes (never had these with my depression before), agitation, and increased thoughts of suicide. The suicide thoughts weren't fleeting, they were constant almost alluring. They were like someone trying to tempt someone with chocolate cake when they were on a diet. Like someone else in my head trying to convince me that this was the ultimite way out, the best thing to do. I knew better, but when you feel like you are completely loosing all control of your life, these ideas become tempting. Suicidal thoughts had never been an issue for me until the Cymbalta. I too, like many others have too many reasons to live,and I could not allow myself to do it. I was admitted into a Behavioral Health hospital for a week until the thoughts began to cease. Did the doctors there take me off the Cymbalta? NO! They said"it's a really good drug and you should continue it." What about my symptoms and suicide make this a good drug for me? After a week at home, it all started again.(agitation, suicidal thinking, feelings of being out of control) After researching many sites out there, I decided that's it. I stopped it cold turkey 3 days ago. I know this isn't good either, but I don't know how to ween off of a 60mg capsule and can not reach my doctor. Oh yeah, I feel the effects of the withdrawl.( nightmares, can't sleep, agitation,crying spells, swooshing sounds in my ears especially when I lay down, fatigue, and a feeling of being out of control.)I am starting to try neurofeedback next week in Memphis with a psychologist with lifecoaching also. This sounds very promising. For all of you that are unfamiliar with this check out www.neurofeedback.com for more information. These antidepressants only allow our bodies to deal with our lives not live them. Neurofeedback also known as biofeedback is suppose to correct the original problem and eventually have you completely off of the meds. This is the first thing that has given me real hope in years. Also, checkout www.bipolarworld.com for lots of good info on antidepressants and what they do to us. I could describe it to you according to them, but I found their articles to be very awakening. ( even if you're not bipolar, you need to read this.)Also the lifecoaches health group on Yahoo has lots of inspirational info to help you hold it together and give you promise for better things to come. Good luck,CEK
My wife has suffered from severe depression for 20 years. She has self-medicated, suicidal thoughts, etc. Recently she began taking Cymbalta (60mg) and within a week was a changed person. No other anti-depressant has ever helped, in fact they had made her worse. This drug has been a miracle drug for her so far. She's been taking it for 2 months. So far no side effects.
I was taking cymbalta for about 4 to six weeks, 30 mg daily. tried the 60 mg could not take it. I went backe to th 30 mg. MY blood sugar started to elevate. I am not diabetic. Decided to get off this med. MY Dr. said to take for 1 weekand then graduate done to 1 every other day, and stop. I did this and felt really good. On a Tuesday I felt sick and nauseated, so i go home and sleep for 16 hours. The nex day i started feeling week, nervous, crying, walking in circles. afraid to stop walking, thought I would colapse. MY son took me to the dr., the bollom number on my blood pressure was over 110. I was take by ambulance to the hospital. everyone thought i had had a stroke,or worse. i still do no feel well, scared to drive, leave the house, feel really fatigued, and cannot sleep without a sleeping pill. I can stay up for days. I can understand the way moust of you feel about living with the pain instead of taking the drug from hell. my question is this. did anyone else have trouble with elaveted blood sugar? i called eli lilly around march 27, but no testing was done to see wheather this would happen to someone who is not diabetic.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING CYMBALTA FOR
ABOUT 1 YEAR,I HAVE GAINED 50 POUNDS AND FEEL VERY UNHAPPY.I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET OFF THE THE DRUG I HAVE TAKEN 30 ML FOR ONE WEEK,THEN ONE EVERY OTHER DAY FOR A WEEK,THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE WY LAST WEEK ONE EVERY 2 DAYS.I AM SO SCARED I CAN HARDLEY STAND UP WITHOUT FEELING LIKE I AM GOING TO PASS OUT,THEN I GET FEELING LIKE SOMETHING WORSE IS WRONG WITH ME.I GET VERY DIZZY AND I FEEL LIKE THE PANIC ATTACKS ARE COMING BACK.I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THIS DRUG ANYMORE,I CANT EVEN SLEEP ANYMORE.PLEASE PRAY THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO GET PASS THESE WITHDRAWLS AND GET BETTER,I WILL BE PRAYIN FOR ALL OF YOU I DO UNDERSTAND----AILEEN
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I have been on Cymbalta for two weeks for Fibromyalgia pain. Side-effects have been sweating, sore throat, and sinus drainage. I put myself on 30 mg every other day and the side-effects have eased greatly.
I sleep well but I also take Lunesta. The sleep is better with the combo. I think it's important to take the Cymbalta in the morning. Dream more but I enjoy that ;)
The overall pain of Fibromyalgia is indescribable and Cymbalta has eased that 90%. I am so Thankful.
I have not gained weight and feel much more motivated then I did on Lexapro - which was a nightmare for me.
Those having withdrawal problems should "Google" SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome...it happens to some degree when withdrawing from any anti-depressant. You'll find lots of useful info and support.
Good Luck to you all.
I have been on Cymbalta for a year. I have been through a lot in the last few years, loosing a husband to cancer, loosing a long term job, and finally starting to date, and after a year and a half, having that relationship too end abuptly. On top of it, I have anxiety and suffer from Fibromyalgia. I have taken a couple of antidepressants in the past for the Fibro,but did not like the side effects and got off of them after a short period of time with no trouble.
This time, the Dr. suggested I try Cymbalta, 30 mgs, because the side effects were less than some, and it is a new wonder drug. I started on it, and within 30 days I felt a little better emotionally. The Dr. suggested if I did not feel marketedly better, maybe I should increase to 60 mgs a day. Thankfully, I declined.
I recently started to take myself off of the med, as I feel my life is under control now, and I do not have insurance to cover the cost of the med. I started by taking 1 every other day. Then 1 every third day. When I started every third day, I started having terrible stomach issues after taking it. I pin-pointed it to the Cymbalta, and decided to just stop it. I am having terrible side effects. I do not remember having many side effects when I was on it regularly, but now, I am having very bad stomach aches, achey all over, extremely tired but cannot sleep, headaches, and breaking out in hot flashes and cold sweats all day and night. I feel very ill.
I have a high tolerance for pain in general, but this ill feeling is terrible. I am tempted to start taking it again, but feel that if I can just tolerate this feeling for a while, things will get better.
Please, if you are like me and have never had success with anti-depressants, try more natural medications before getting on something that is so addictive.
Sometimes, I feel the medical community thinks that everything can be cured by a pill. And if you are already on other types of meds, they are remise in following up to make sure that their is no interaction or addiction. In my case, I am on other meds, and I definately feel that one med can lead to needing another med to cover up the side effects of the first. We are such a pill dependant society, myself included, and I feel like it is time to get back to basics and the root of our problems, rather than masking them with a pil..
I've been on Cymbalta for about 7 weeks. It has worked better than any other antidepressant I've taken. Unfortunately, the worst side effects for me--frequent, sometimes daily headaches; ongoing and significant hair loss, and complete anorgasmia--have convinced me it isn't the right med for me. This is one powerful drug. I felt better within the first two or three days of taking it. It is disappointing to have to stop. Worse still is what I've been reading by so many people who have tried to withdraw or have withdrawn from or tapered off of it. It sounds hideous. I've gone down from 60 mg to 30mg, and a week ago began taking 20 mg a day. I have a migraine-level headache today, and am waiting for the other to shoe to drop. For those of you who are considering taking Cymbalta but haven't started yet, I would advise that you don't. Sadly, five weeks ago I would have done nothing but sing its praises. Be careful.
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I have been on it now for 4 months and first tried tapering off for several weeks, never got past more than 4 days without it, I had severe nightmares and hallucinations, headaches every day, diarrhea, dizziness and the worst feeling. I went online and did a search on googe for Cymbalta withdrawal to see if anyone else has had a prob with it and the first hit was a forum with thousands of people who have gone thru hell getting off it. Here is the website, check it out, it will scare the hell out of you.
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/
post/focussober/vpost?id=730322&trail
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I had none of these symptoms until I went a few days without it, even though I had been tapering down for over a month. The only reason I decided to get off the drug was because of the price, I was happy on it, but now I am mad as hell because it has made my life hell. Please get off this drug, the longer your on it and the more you take the worse it will be when you stop.
I was on cymbalta for about 4-5 months because of my depreddion and after having giving birth to my son. and depression runs in my family extreamly bad. but I got off of it because my doctor said he didnt think he wanted me to be on it anymore, He didnt believe in that kinds of things. So.... I got off of it. and about 2 months down the line... I was having very bad pains in my stomach and headaches all the time and i just couldnt handle it. I promise you...Dont get off it just cold turkey.. It hurts extreamlly bad!!!
I took this horrible pill for four monhs and have been off of it for four days. I can't sleep, I cry ALL the time and for the first time in my life, I think of ending everything. PLEASE do not take this drug........This company should be sued!!!
I was given Cymbalta because my doc thought I was depressed, seeking drugs. Actually I had 3 herniated discs that required surgery. After suffering through the agony for 3 months on this drug, I had to stop because from the first day I started taking it I had a persistent yawn. I mean almost constant. At least one every 2 mins, usually more. It would make my eyes water and I would sweat much more. As soon as I stopped taking it, the sides went away.
I just went thru a really hard back surgery called a 360 lumbar surgery with hardware anyhow i take alot of meds for pain, while at my dr's office last week he added cymbalta to script i took it for 7 days and then threw them away, he gave it to me to help the nerve pain but i felt terrible on it, dry mouth.headaches.swollen belly and feet and gained 5 pnds in a week this is a bad drug on top of it i take elavil which helps me this website is really good for people who dont have the info on it, the drug company should be sued and when i went to google this drug tons of info about how bad this drug is popped up, if u can get off this drug im wondering if its gonna hurt me after taking it for such a short time anyone out there happen to know??? i pray it doesnt back surgery was enough pain sure dont need it from a drug/ and i will pray for all of u who have had problems and need to get off this drug god bless my email is jackie196340@yahoo.com
I had a tumor removed from my kidney. The pain I would experincein my side was horrible. This was not the first surgery I had. After all was said and done all my ab muscles and back muscles had been cut, along with a partial removal of a rib. I had horrible side and back pain. I questioned my Doctors about PT, but all seemed to think I would recover just fine with regular exercise, but exercising increased my nerve pain. I went to my doctor in tears and asked about pain management. He told me about Cymbalta and said it would be a perfect fit instead of Pain Management. In fact I was told that this drug is used in Pain Management and it is what they would put me on. Here I am 8 months later, 40 pounds heavier and sick as a dog. I tried to go cold turkey. For the last two days I have been dizzy and feel like there are electric shocks that go through my head and body. All I want to do is cry and sit in the dark. I have to stop and take deep breaths. I am sure my blood pressure is all over the place. One minute I want to get up and run from this awful feeling and then the other I feel think I am barely hanging on. I feel like I might pass out. I am a mother of two that can't get behind the wheel of a car, do to not being able to focus and needing to remind myself to breath at the same time. This morning I spent two hours crying. Why? Cymbalta withdrwal, that's why. I ended up taking another 60mg capsule this morning and don't know if I am feeling better or just able to cope for a little while. DO NOT START THIS DRUG!!!!!!! NOW, I KNOW WHAT DEPRESSION IS. Before my last surgery I was probaly considered depressed due to being diagnosed with cancer, but was living life again and feeling great emotionally after beating the cancer. It was the nerve pain, sharp pain, discomfort when trying to sleep. That's why I was put on the HORRIBLE DRUG. NOW, I AM AFFAIAD I MIGHT NEVER BE ABLE TO STOP. I exercise and watch what I eat, but still put on weight. I NEED TO KICK THIS. THIS IS HARDER THAN THE PAIN PILLS I HAD TO KICK, DUE TO MY SURGERY PROCEDURES. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have also been on numerous anti-depressents. Effexor was hell to get off of. now I am going off of Cymbalta. Day five I am now completely off of it and I am getting the usual "brain zaps". My question is this? When are the pharmaceutical(sp?) companies going to be held accountable for the pain we have to endure while they're stocks go up?
When will the pharmaceutical companies be held accountable for the pain and suffering we go through while they're stocks keep rising?
I am married to an alcoholic man that is coming off Cymbalta and it is a nightmare for me as his wife. He has been on Cymbalta for over a year 60mg. At first it was great, "He had become a "Duck." He seemed relaxed things just didn't bother him the way they had when he was a Paxil user.
My husband has had problems in sexual side effects. He cannot ejaculate so this prompted him to stop the drug he had even lost interest. Please keep in mind that his addiction to alcohol never caused this issue before so he has assumed it is the Cymbalta from what he has been reading lately.
He too has complained of the severe headaches and these are when he has not been drinking heavily. His weight is like most of you getting worse. He also has high sugar and his sugar is around 140 so I wonder now if Cymbalta has something to do with his elevation levels lately.
After day one I saw my husband crying with suicidal thoughts too. He has not called his doctor as he states the jerk put him on the wrong drug for his depression in the first place. He states, " I'm going back to Wellbutrin."
I want to thank the few of you for additional website self-help groups and have added this blog to my favorites. I pray for all of you to get the help you need to recover and become whole again.
I guess I need help so thanks for your input.
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