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Originally Posted by gypsy67
Hi i have suffered depression for over 20 years, i am currently taking cymbalta and seem to be worse than i have ever been, i have gained so much weight, have chronic pain everyday and suffer insomnia, i am at my lowest point in life than i have ever been. Has anyone had any side effects being on cymbalta
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I can't say that I've ever taken cymbalta, but it seems that most of the anti-depressants cause weight gain which in turn makes the person feel worse. The extra weight doesn't help with the chronic pain much. Many people stop taking their meds because of that.
Being in my fourth decade of depression, I think that although the depression doesn't always go away, it changes some depending on what age you are at. Some day they will find a gene or a synapse that controls depression. Probably not in our time though.
Is anything being done about your pain and insomnia?
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