I took my first Cymbalta pill today, am switching from Lexapro, if all goes well. It will take a month and then I see pdoc again. Anyone with Cymbalta experience out there?

I am in lots of pain from the cold weather due to Raynaud's disease (Scleroderma) and Arthritis. Also just took 4 mg of Gabapentin for the pain but am currently waiting for my Rheumatologist to call me back to see if I can get the right pain med for it. I do not think Gabapentin is the right one, was once prescribed to me by a pdoc but not for the kind of pain I am having right now at all.

I have to retain my sense of humor about this, as my next door neighbor called me "Stoned Lady" this AM re the pain pills, and it actually feels as if my lower left leg is having a baby, just like bad labor pains or severe menstrual cramps! I am not kidding! It scares my cats when I groan and yell. One of them is like a little nurse, she stays right next to me, talks to me and lies next to me until the med takes affect, sweet little nurse Cory. What is good about it is that I can still think and write emails.