Duloxetine/cymbalta

Daniela,

I am on Cymbalta, and believe me I really think, NO I KNOW, it is helping me. I know there are a few people who it has not agreed with, and Chrissy (one of our forum members) started having bad reactions to it after a number of months. I am on a VERY low dose, only 20mg, and after a few months, I told my doc that I didnt believe it was doing anything for me. Stopped it, and within 3 days, could bearly walk again after getting out of bed. My body pain came back in full force. My husband told me that I need to get right back onto it, which I did, and the very next day, I was SO VERY much better. I am still going to ask my doctor to up my dose as I think the dose is so low that it doesnt even touch my hand and feet pain. This is something I can sort of live with, as that only flares up if I walk for a distance, or write, hold the phone, peel potato’s – you get the idea. As I said, I didnt think that such a low dose was helping me, but boy was I mistaken. Personally, I have had really good results, and even though I am anti meds, always have been, I wont stop my Cymbalta, or Provigil! If you do a search on [B]Cymbalta,[/B] you will find a couple of threads, as well as posts that deal with that subject.

Daniela,

sorry, forgot to mention that I had GBS (20 years ago), and not CIDP. Not sure how many CIDP’ers are on Cymbalta.

[COLOR=”Purple”]Hi Daniela, I was one of cymbalta’s biggest critics when I first started on it. I was on another antidepressant I liked but had to change due to a major drug interaction. At first I had insomnia and continuous sweats with Cymbalta, but I hung In there and within 3 weeks it was doing a great job with my pain and depression. I am also on a beta-blocker, Atenolol, and have had no problems cardiac wise. I take 30mg in am and 30mg in the p.m. Take care, Vicki[/COLOR]

One thing I should add to what Vicki said ….. I was told that I should take the Cymbalta in the morning so that it didnt interfere with sleep, and that seems to have helped a greatd deal.

Hi, i’m new to this site. i’ve was diagnosised with cidp in the beginning of this year. I tried cymbalta and i’m one of the people it didn’t agree with. It did seem to help with pain and numbness, and also i could walk better. but the side effects were awful. I’m glad it helpful for some of you. If it works use it.

welcome to the site bb, sorry to hear that you have CIDP. Have you tried Neurontin or Lyrica for your Neuropathic pain yet? or just Cymbalta?

Jerimy

[COLOR=”Purple”]Hi Daniela. I would suggest taking the Cymbalta in the morning since your husband is on a once a day dose. I do o.k. sleeping at night, but……I also take Klonopin, Seroquel, and Neurontin at bedtime. Between these three, I don’t think the Cymbalta has a chance of keeping me awake! Take care, Vicki[/COLOR]

I’m from the GBS Adult section, but am wondering if I am CIDP, so I took a peek and saw the title of this thread.

From my horrible experience on Cymbalta (2 months at 30 mg. then 2 months at 60 mg. in the morning), I would say just watch your husbands attitude. I had anger come out from who knows where and just about got myself fired from work. My body at first liked it, but after time I hurt worse than before. I went back to Paxil and amitryptiline and feel sort of okay now. Better than when I was on Cymbalta. If your husband does take this medication and then stops, google Cymbalta withdrawl to get some great advice from a couple of sites I visited.

Feel free to private message me if you have more questions!

I took it for a week. It was awful. I was a wired, jittery, irritable and unable to concentrate. Told my DR I would not take it.

I was on cymbalta for about 7 months, and even though I tapered I had horrible withdrawal symptoms, which the prescribing dr had no inkling of (I fired him).

Within 4 weeks off of the drug I started to lose it mentally, and have had to restart it at the lowest dose (now one week). It’s caused a HUGE setback in my health.