Guest guest Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Hi Theresa, Since nothing else has worked for my husband - Neurontin, Amitriptyline, Depakote, Tegretol - he is currently starting the 2nd month trying Cymbalta - does not seem to be helping much yet but is soon to tell. It scares me seeing the stories of people having difficult time to come off of it. My husband is going to be quite put off to try different meds if this does not work and he has big issues getting off of the Cymbalta. Not good to think about - though I understand this is the case with many of the meds that are tried. Kath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hello Marita, I'm currently on Cymbalta. I take 90mg and had no side affects. I'm on it for depression and to help with my pain. It does help with some pain. I like the drug. Its very expensive though. I have good insurance through Medicare so I only pay $5 for it. Its a very good drug but everyones body reacts to it differently. The only way to find out about it is to try it and see what happens. Good luck and have a great week. Tammy H Marita wrote: Hi again, I had sent a mail on Friday asking about Cymbalta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 >> I'm currently on Cymbalta. I take 90mg and had no side affects. I'm on it for depression and to help with my pain. It does help with some pain. I like the drug. Thank you, Tammy, that makes me feel a little better...:-) Marita Superior, MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Marita....Your very welcome. There are many people on this list that take Cymbalta and have good affects from it. Tammy H Marita wrote: Thank you, Tammy, that makes me feel a little better...:-) Marita Superior, MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 HI Kath, I have been on cymbalta for almost a year now. It also has helped the depression that goes hand in hand with pain but I can't see a difference in the pain level either. What a bummer. I thought when the dr. prescribed it, it would be the answer to everything. It hasn't been. It's not a part of my formulary either and I pay $25 a month. But, it is well over $110 a month without any insurance. I live in New England and the weather has been awful. Warm on week and our stove is running this week. I have a bad back and arthritis in my hands so bad that somedays I can't even button a shirt. Does your husband take anything else for pain? It seems that nothing works for everything. Too bad they don't invent a pill that cures everything. Good luck and keep your faith up. donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 I was prescribed Cymbalta to replace Zoloft. It has taken a long while for me to see that Cymbalta works just as well as Zoloft. I was saddened to read that Cymbalta doesn't help with pain. I had been in a pain management program from 3/2 to 3/29 and had hoped my physical pain would go down but it hasn't even in the days after exiting the program. I am however, handling the pain better mentally. I do not think about my pain as much as I used to. How long this lasts I do not know and hope after I meet with my doctor to disucss the pain management report(once he gets it that is.) We can discuss what was in the report and what the recommendations are. Sincerely, Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Hello group, I have been going crazy. By the time I get a min to be here I am to tired to even start. I have a big question though. This doctor wants the Duragesic gone in the next 2 weeks. I am going to go down to 12.5 mg next week and that is for 1 week. No matter that because I am hurting so bad I don't care take it away but what are we doing next. Well he said I want you to start out with Cymbalta 30 and then move up to 60 mg. What have any of you heard about this drug. I seem to remember a while ago people were talking about it and not in too good of terms if I am correct. Please post or reply personally to me about your experiences. I am going to have a Lumbar Facet Joint Injections hopefully this coming Friday. Have any of you good folks had this either? He doesn't want me to start the Cymbalta till after the injections. Please let me know what you guys know about both of these issues. Thanks so much. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Hi Beth, My husband has been on Cymbalta for several months. It was started for depression and pain. It has helped with depression. It has not helped with pain as much as we had hoped. Though it has taken some of the restlessness away from the pain. Hard to explain. Jon has tingling sharp pain through his left leg from nerve damage in his lower back. He never used to be able sit still and was constanly moving his leg around - now his leg is still - but he still has pain he is also on oxycontin, tramadol, Abian CR Take care, Kath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 While everyone's experience is different, for my Cymbalta is one med that I will never ever put in my body again. Biggest reason being it gave horrible withdrawals to get off of it.... so bad that I had to go back on the bloody thing 2 times before finally getting off of it. And this was a slow withdrawal. I finally just stuck it out and was sick for quite some time. I had to go off of it because it increased my blood pressure, caused a lot of weight gain (not good for someone with high bp), caused involuntary muscle movements, and also was of no help with pain. Sorry I don't have something better to report. ---- He doesn't want me to start the Cymbalta till after the injections. Please let me know what you guys know about both of these issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Thanks so much for your imput. I don't know maybe I do need an attitude adjustment. I have felt like " death warmed over " for the past 2 years. But I sure hope that it helps with the nerve pain. I do take Lyrica too maybe the combination. I have heard that it is awful to stop taking and I am wondering if some doctor now is going to want to take that away and I have to go thru the withdrawals from it like the patch that I am replacing it with. If they are both so bad and " addicting " why switch one for another????? He told me that it upsets your stomach pretty bad for about 2 weeks is that true for anyone? Thanks again for all of your help. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Oh no! Yet another one of the anti-depressants with addictive/dependant qualities. It seems all the new ones are this way...Effexor being the worst. If you plan to stay on them forever then it is not a problem, but most people don't. I've taken all of the older ones, prozac, zoloft, celexa, even desiprimine and never had withdrawels. These new ones might work better but then you have to worry about withdrawels. Don't we have enough problems being depressed in the first place? Caitlin < wrote:While everyone's experience is different, for my Cymbalta is one med that Iwill never ever put in my body again. Biggest reason being it gave horrible withdrawals to get off of it.... --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 >> He told me that it upsets your stomach pretty bad for about 2 weeks is > that true for anyone? << ------------------- Beth, my husband has been taking it for 3 weeks now. He went from 30mg to 60mg a week ago and he didn't have any problems with an upset stomach. HTH, Marita Superior, MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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