[littleyellowspider]

I saw my doctor on Friday and she took me off lexapro and switched me to Cymbalta. It's only been less than a week but I haven't noticed a difference yet. I was wondering if anyone else is taking cymbalta and how it works for them and if they've experienced any bad side affects. Thanks.

[zipzoolian]

I have been taking Cymbalta for at least a year now. I have not noticed any side effects. It seems to work quite well. I also take Wellbutrin and Buspar.

However, since I am experiencing a down turn of sorts, something tells me that I may a dosage increase may be in store for me. I see my pdoc tomorrow.

[leahcim]

I am the primary caregiver for my mother 24/7 and she was swithched to Cymbalta about 6 months ago. I am very attuned to any changes in personality and any side effects.

She seems to be doing very well with no side effects.

[Azalysa]

I've been on Cymbalta for approximately a year. I was switched from Zoloft (I had been on that for probably 10 years) because I began feeling lethargic.

For me, the dosage of Cymbalta is extremely important. My Dr. began me on 30 mg and if I tolerated that upped it to 60 mg. which is what happened. I did fine on 30 mg but became very agitated and aggressive on 60.

Then my insurance company changed and Cymbalta was no longer covered and I was back on Zoloft. In the meantime, at a regular office visit I related the incident with Cymbalta to my Primary Dr. and she said she heard that a lot and that there is a 20 mg. dosage that is often not even offered to patients. She gave some samples to me and I began them with the ok of my pdoc. I found that some days 20 mg was fine, but other days I needed to take 2 for a total of 40 mg.

THEN, my insurance changed again and Cymbalta was once again covered. I am now back on 30 mg. I don't notice any particular side effects and don't have the aggressiveness I felt on 60 mg.

I also take Depakote, Klonopin and Synthroid.

[nannuraluk]

After many years and running the gauntlet of other medications as well as cocktails of medication my wife found the one that worked the best with the least side affects was Cymbalta. The only problem was that it takes 4-6 weeks to get "regular" with out missing a dose, if two doses were missed I could quickly tell the difference than it would be another 3-4 weeks to get back. (We also experienced the insurance on-off preferred rollercoaster) The only problem we had to deal with after the first year, was that she would think she was fine and didn't need it and would take herself off. Than convincing her that things were not good took forever.

[xxWant2Escapexx]

Originally Posted by littleyellowspider

I saw my doctor on Friday and she took me off lexapro and switched me to Cymbalta. It's only been less than a week but I haven't noticed a difference yet. I was wondering if anyone else is taking cymbalta and how it works for them and if they've experienced any bad side affects. Thanks.

Heya
I too was on Cymbalta for over a year and did very well with it.I was on the highest dose,60mg and the drug company who makes Cymbalta states that it has some sort of effect on mild pain issues (chronic things ) so apparently it does two things.I have chronic back issues,way more than Cymbalta could help,lol and i never depended on it to help relieve pain.My insurance company also didnt like paying for this med,it was a 50.00 a month copay.Along with my Provigil,another non generic med (30.00 a month) and the rest of my meds,i just couldnt keep up with it so I convinced my pdoc to switch the Cymbalta for money reason.Now i am on Celexa at the very low price of 9.00.I think i was doing ok on the Cymbalta,my only complaint was that i felt as if i was starting to develop a tolerance to it (dont know if thats even possible) cuz my depresion started creeping up more and moreso but i also had/have alot of personal things i am dealing with too and they could have clearly been the reason behind the increased depression.Also,i agree with the poster above me......miss a day or two and you start to feel real crappy...or at least i did.Headache,nausea,just flu like type stuff,but not a good thing.I unfortunately often tried to stretch my script out each month,esp. at the end of using it before the switch to Celexa so i was begining to have alot of yuk days.I hope this helps some!!

I was on cymbalta/duloxetine for a couple of months. Tolerated it much better than effexor/venlafaxine, which is from the same family, but it just didnt help me and I started feeling slow again. I was on 60mg, which is all they prescribe here in the UK, and one thing I did notice was that after a while (about 6-8wks) I developed some difficulty passing urine. Nothing major, though it was frustrating having to wait 5-10 mins before you can start to pee!! It's used to treat urinary incontinence as well as depression and chronic pain so maybe that's why. Though I did get the same problem with Sertraline after about 4months of taking it - I'm wierd in that I'm really sensitive to side effects and not at all sensitive to the mood-improving effects so you may not have any problems with it.

It's trial and error I'm afraid cos what works for one doesnt necessarily work for another. And in response to an earlier post, it is possible to develop a tolerance to meds and even find when re-trying a med that used to work before after getting better/trying something else that it doesnt work anymore :s The brain is a very complex thing and most of the time we dont really know what we're doing!

Good luck with the cymbalta

*Willow*

[lorna]

Works well for the mood. Had side effects that involved insombia so now take it in the morning and take my sleep med closer to the time I sleep. I have feeling of being grounded more, like i care less. Tired side effecs. Still new on it like you.

[JohnW26]

I've been on Paxil and then Effexor but Cymbalta works best for me. Up to 120 MG now and I need Xanax to get rid of the speed up feeling (anxiety). It also helps boost my Lyrica for fibro. I have had no bad troubles with Cymbalta except a high co-pay.