[WorkhorseDVM]

Anyone taken Cymbalta? Sucesses? Problems?

[boogiesmash]

Actually weaning off of it. Being replaced with pristiq. It was hit or miss with me some days I'd be good to go. I'd say about 60-75% I was still moderately depressed. It worked but little. But then again it was me and all Meds have unique effect on different people.

[bizi]

I would be careful taking any meds that are antidepressant like.
bizi

[Skeezyks]

The Skeezyks was on Cymbalta followed by it's generic (when it became available) for a year or two (memory fails me.) It was the best antidepressant, for me, that I tried. I had virtually no side effects although I was on the maximum recommended dosage. I wouldn't say I didn't still have my good days & bad days. But it seemed like it kept me from sinking too low. That's more than I could say about any of the others I had tried previously.

I finally went off it when I changed health insurance plans & the out-of-pocket cost skyrocketed! When I decided to quit it, I went in to see my pdoc to get his recommendations regarding a tapering schedule. He just told me to taper off of it over the course of 2 weeks. I thought that was very fast. But since that was his recommendation, I went with it & had no significant problems.

[boogiesmash]

Originally Posted by Skeezyks

The Skeezyks was on Cymbalta followed by it's generic (when it became available) for a year or two (memory fails me.) It was the best antidepressant, for me, that I tried. I had virtually no side effects although I was on the maximum recommended dosage. I wouldn't say I didn't still have my good days & bad days. But it seemed like it kept me from sinking too low. That's more than I could say about any of the others I had tried previously.

I finally went off it when I changed health insurance plans & the out-of-pocket cost skyrocketed! When I decided to quit it, I went in to see my pdoc to get his recommendations regarding a tapering schedule. He just told me to taper off of it over the course of 2 weeks. I thought that was very fast. But since that was his recommendation, I went with it & had no significant problems.

I agree I was a lot lower before cymbalta. It kept me from reaching that low but didn't get me neutral or satisfied.

[WorkhorseDVM]

Thank you all! I have been thru a gazillion meds and this time of year I get very low. Tapering off generic Luvox and switching to generic Cymbalta hoping it will help with bipolar depression and anxiety.

[MobiusPsyche]

It helps me a lot but that's partly because it's good for pain as well and pain contributes to my depression.

[Wander]

I was put on Cymbalta 7 weeks ago as I was in a deep depression and Latuda, Lamotrigine and Prozac hadn't helped. Nothing happened after the first week so my dose was increased. By the end of the second week I was more exhausted and achy all over BUT my ability to think and concentrate had improved. Still no improvement in mood though. My dose was increased again and within days I was waking up with a rapid heart rate so my pdoc said to drop it back to 60mg a day.

After four weeks I was despairing that it wasn't working and hospitalisation was being considered due to my very low mood and SI. However after week five I started to feel better. My mood began to lift and the exhaustion wasn't so bad. Now my mood is stable. The depression is gone. I am still tired but I do have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome so I think that is why. While waiting for it to work I searched the net and found out that many people said the real anti-depressant effect only kicked in after a month or more. Also other AD's have pushed me into hypomania or mixed states but Cymbalta has not effected me this way at all.

I wish you all the best.

[Crazy Hitch]

Great success with me but I can only use it with a mood stabiliser

[Anxiousvalkyrie]

I was on Cymbalta and had to be taken off of it because it incited mania and made it worse.

[Unrigged64072835]

I was on Cymbalta once. It made me sweat profusely and caused migraines. I ended up going off it pretty quick.