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  ...The effects of coming off of Cymbalta are horrendous - worse than any other med that I have taken. I can't leave the house because of the sweating issue. I've recently been put on Cymbalta, which I felt was the cure-all to my problems. Although the steps I had taken in the first few months of this new year had very positively effected my mental state, my body wasn’t coming up to speed with quite the same success. LuAnn (post 316)and everyone - it has now been 2 1/2 weeks completely off the Cymbalta and I can say that I feel better than I have felt in a long time. My symptoms didn't start until months after I began the Cymbalta, and mentally I was doing great. The side effects outweighed the gain from depression so I quit use. Thoughts of dying were continuous and the fear that my mother would die would shoot me into what I recently learned were panic attacks. ...
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  ...Cymbalta withdrawal Bloating - Swelling of the belly caused by excessive intestinal gas.

I took it for about a year, then tapered off.

I was at 60mg 1xday and am down to 5mg 1xday.

I too have had extreme weight gain with cymbalta.

It has taken a month but I feel much better.

  ...I HAVE BEEN ON CYMBALTA FOR 10 MONTHS, AFTER MY OLDEST SON, WENT TO CAMP (I AM VERY PROTECTIVE) AND WELL I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG. I would really be interested to know if anyone else has experienced the orgasm side effect. To my surprise it was no longer the wonder drug I had thought it was. I have only been on Cymbalta for 3 days so far and the side effects are HORRIBLE! I'm constantly nauseous and feel so tired and lathargic, I keep falling asleep at my desk at work and have been in bed before 9pm the past 3 nights. We started her on Cymbalta about three weeks ago. Couldn't fall asleep until four hours after I went to bed. Four days off of cymbalta resulting in crying easily, irritability, dizziness, and electrical zap like sensations thru out my body, abdominal cramping and diarrhea. My migraines have multiplied by intensity and frequency so much I was bed-ridden for half of this last year and most of 2005. I've been on it for a little over a year and what a difference it has made. ...
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  ...August 11, 2004 - The FDA states Cymbalta had nothing to do with the hanging death at the Eli Lilly facility. I HAVE INSOMNIA AND PAIN ALL OVER MY BODY. The Cymbalta was great while it lasted, about a year, but now I am switching to Wellbutrin, specifically because of the lack of sex drive on Cymbalta. The 5th day is much better my urine is finally starting to lighten, the head ache is just very faint and the dirreah is slowing down. Also, I started exercising 3 times a week while I was going off the Cymbalta. My doctor suggested a combination of wellbutrin and prozac. I did notice that the person calling us "crazy" did not mention whether they have tried to stop taking Cymbalta for more than a few days (because they forgot). Cymbalta seems to work for a month or so but then look out! And don’t let your doc increase your dosage—it will not help. I just wish they could come up with a drug that helped without all the side effects. Last night I slept GREAT! I didn't wake up nor have night sweats. Wilson is an ND with a masters degree in pharmacology who has done extensive research on this and has developed a protocol to help patients recover. ) However, Topamax is the only treatment (drug or otherwise) that has had any significant effect on my migraines (I feel it has given me my life back) so I am reluctant to discontinue it. I am still sweating so unbelievably much, in fact it's almost worse, still very weepy, very agitated. Once I reach my goal weight, I will probably try a step therapy plan to come off of the Cymbalta as I feel my anxieties were weight and hormone related.

I guess I can't be depressed if I'm not awake.

  ...CYMBALTA (DULOXETINE) SUICIDE DURING LILLY TRIAL, TRACI JOHNSON, 19 Cymbalta withdrawal Asthma - A disease of the breathing system initiated by and allergic reaction or a chemical with repeated attacks of coughing, sticky mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, and a tight feeling in the chest. he wrote me a prescription , i got it filled but luckily decided to look it up on here before taking it. After being on the drug for 4 weeks, I was able to achieve orgasm after trying for about 2 hours. Cymbalta/Yentreve (Duloxetine) severe side-effects I began taking cymbalta about two years ago under false pretenses when by doctor did not explain to me this was an antidepressant and then when I wanted to stop, cautioned that I 'had to be on this for 10 months or else suicidal thoughts are common'. I do hope it will be taken off of the market and I intend to tell my doctor what I read here. Constipation, diarrhea, and back and forth. It made me feel wonderful and for the first time in years I felt "normal". ...
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  ...If you've only used cymbalta for a few months. has this ever happened to anyone else or is it just me if it was the cymbalta i highly advise anyone using it to please be careful because it was a very scary expreience. Before Cymbalta I tried Anti inflamatories, Steroids and on occasion, Vicodin for the pain which was severe at points. My doctor started me on 30mg then 60mg after taken the higher dose it almost killed me. I'm very glad that I persisted with my opinion regarding the dosage. talking to others with the same problems has been a huge help to me. What to do if you take Missed Dose of Cymbalta I went back this past Wednesday 10/3 with my $50. I feel like my skull is 2 inches thicker than normal and I have a buzzing sensation when I talk or turn my head. I forgot to pay my rent my mind and body was so tired. I can barely stay awake more than four hours at a time. After about 4 months, I developed tinnitus. I quit taking them (Zoloft, Prozac, Lexipro, Paxcil, Others) but was unable to sleep for several days after. This experience has encouraged me to seek natural treatments for any depression or anxiety I might have.

Having scattereed thoughts, memory problems, etc.

  ...I went back this past Wednesday 10/3 with my $50. I feel like my skull is 2 inches thicker than normal and I have a buzzing sensation when I talk or turn my head. I forgot to pay my rent my mind and body was so tired. I can barely stay awake more than four hours at a time. After about 4 months, I developed tinnitus. I quit taking them (Zoloft, Prozac, Lexipro, Paxcil, Others) but was unable to sleep for several days after. This experience has encouraged me to seek natural treatments for any depression or anxiety I might have.

Having scattereed thoughts, memory problems, etc.

  ...Day 12 off Cymbalta for me. Thank you for sharing your stories - even if they were positives of Cymbalta. The cymbalta has helped, but it has sapped me of lots of motivation. Since being on it, I've had Hello, My last post was 983. Its now 6 hours lates and I feel like I have snorted coke or something. The two days on cymbalta didn't cause any real withdrawl symptoms for me. But go for something else if you can Click here for Cymbalta Adverse Reactions and more I have suffered severe pain, numbness and tingling in my left arm, severe pain in my left leg for more than 5 years. They have mental side effects because they are messing with hormones as well. Either Cymbalta has caused her to lose her ability to think, or she has had a hemorrhagic stroke without its effecting her ability to move her arms and legs. I ONLY thought I had autonomic nerve damage! No big deal!! I also felt like committing suicide and I was freaking out - convinced I was going to die. you don't EVER want to take this drug! You will sit and stare like a madman or madwoman. Yesterday I got a few red spots in my eyes, something I've never had before(like blood vessels that burst in the whites of the eyes)Near the largest red spot, the white area of my eye actually looks a little off white, maybe a little cream/yellow color. After about 3 days I noticed the Brain Zaps and on the fourth day they were occuring much more frequently and really bothering me. ...
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  ...I just started Cymbalta recently for anxiety, withdrawal and joint pain. I went to the doctor today for the first time to discuss my on going anxiety issue and depression, mostly about the anxiety though. My husband and I haven't had an argument since I started taking it. Women in menopause will sometimes experience this.

Im not even complaining, it was knid of cool.

I have not only brain zaps, but whole body zaps.

  ...The first day after I took Cymbalta I thought I thought my lung has collapsed. I have been taking 90mg of Cymbalta for about 2 years now. Beyond that, I am also at the point of considering a med change. If I move my head too much my vision will blur and I become dissoriented feeling. Allergies Dehydration Both are possible, but from what I've read on some sites about side effects I'm concerned. Went through many antidepressants and now on 60 mg Cymbalta and life is fair to good. Instead, I am constantly feeling like crap and sometimes do not even think I can live through this. Most of my current side effects are not everyday, but enough. The point that I get over and over again in these posts is that when this medicine doesn't work, it REALLY DOESN'T WORK. If the body does not have a chemical imbalance, what are the effects of adding a chemical that isn't needed Maybe, nasty side effects. But your statement, "they drug us as much as they want experimenting with our bodies to see what it works and what it doesnt. Now I do sweat more and do have dry mouth sometimes. I'm wanting something different because it's no longer working for my OCD. (I have Fibro) This is just fine with me. I'm currently at work, but feel I could just go to sleep as soon as I put my head down. When on the 60mg dose, I would be up just about all night. The withdrawal was horrible: crying, flu-like symptoms, brain zaps, nausea, shivering alternating with hot flashes. The world could blow up and I dont care. Also, I am very concerned about missing a period since I want to have kids some day. Major crying, of course the depression, anxiety came back. I took prozac and welbutrin up until a few months ago and got to the place where I felt it wasn't working. ...
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  ...Note: When I say I had suicidal ideation, I wasn't just sitting around thinking about what it might be like to die. I was on Lexapro which I didn't have any side effects from, don't know why my reaction to changing drugs was "sure, It can't hurt. I am controlled by a drug that was suppose to help me, now is ruining me even more. But when she got on the medication, she forgot about my warning and she completely wigged out,just like me! She is about 40 yrs old & I am 53. I read all the horror stories and decided to get off of it immediately. I had a major life changing event that caused major depression. I saw my doc who upped my dosage to 90 mg. I'm apparently growing new neurons in my hippocampus, and it has given me the mental focus and clear-headedness that I so desperately needed working on my Master's degree. He was switched to this after taking Zoloft and still having unresolved depression.

Go back to the doc next week and see whats next.

a fact that is affecting my family in a big way.

noone could figure out what was wrong with me.

  ...I want to share my story with Cymbalta, because I read alot of the reveiws. As with my previous Anti-depressants, I tried tapering over two weeks (I actually quit a few cold turkey with no withdrawal symptoms). I spend money more freely, without really thinking about the consequences and have racked up quite a debt, and I also feel as though I'm in a zombie-like state most of the time, although it doesn't seem apparent to others. But today all that bad stuff is back with a a vengence; the best thing I can do is stay away from the people I care about, because I have a hair trigger rage just looking for an outlet. I still get very tired in the afternoon. So I'm wondering if this lower abdomen pain is from the Cymbalta. ...
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  ...I am on 120mg a day and I have experierenced serious confusion, memory problems and an inability to remember words. The doctor prescribed this antidepressant to help me with situational depression and osteoarthritis. I started on Cymbalta 30mg for the first week and then increased to 60mg the second week per my doctor. so heres the story i tokk #577 advice (ps. I thought it was great and has been very good for my depression. I can't tell you how good I felt for those few weeks. he just told me to stay on it! Thats like putting a bandaid on a severed limb! I dont even think these doctors know what they are prescribing and it makes me sick. That got a little better with time, but as soon as I started taking it my urine began to have a terrible sulfur odor everyday especially in the morning. Simply because zoloft worked for one person doesn't mean that it will have the same effect on another. Third, exercise! One of the reasons that I like Cymbalta and not Paxil was that I wasn't able to even start a routine when I took the other type of antidepressants. ...
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  ...Ive been taking Cymbalta for 3 days now and the side effects started on day one. They all had a few side effects that I couldnt deal with. Cymbalta withdrawal Dermatitis - Generally irritated skin that can be caused by any of a number of irritating things such as parasites, fungus, bacteria, or foreign substances causing an allergic reaction.

Cymbalta may not work like this for everyone.

I also don't sleep well any more without Ambien.

  ...this is my second time being perscribed cymbalta, the first time i stopped taking it ONLY because my insurance no longer covered it. Cymbalta withdrawal Rhabdomyolysis - The breakdown of muscle fibers that releases the fibers into the circulatory system. My soul is at peace and it makes all the other pysical and emotional "demons" a little easier to tolerate. so im in pain management trying to get disabilty then dr wonderful puts me on {i hope this kills you drugs}and im haveing a hard time understanding why they would still be putting people on this stuff back when they started the drug trials 3% of the test patients comitted sucide,and i was not aware of this knowledge or any of the other bad side effects till i decided to read up on this crap people there is a pending lawsuit against ELI LILLY the makers of this wonderful mind melter and many other drugs they make please for the love of your own mind and sanity stop taking this awful drug im going cold turkey but i have a strong family to help me i only hope this will help other people out there and maybe save some lives this needs to stop my name is JOSEPH SOLSMAN AND IM MAD AS HELL my e mail is jsolsman34@yahoo. I just saw a new doctor and he's switching me to Cymbalta.

The Cymbalta is not poison, it works fine for me.

  ...I started taking Cymbalta less than a year ago. Another nose bleed a few days later when i was blowing my nose. Part of her trial was to quit the Cymbalta quickly I have been on Cymbalta for about a monthI had been on Prozac for depression for about 13 yrs.

So far, almost one week from 60mg, down to 30 mg.

The CYMBALTA kept me awake at night, so the Dr.

  ...I WAS IN A MILD DEPRESSION FOR 20 YEARS! I HAVE A NERVOUS STOMACH THE ONLY THING THAT HELPED ME LIVE NORMALLY WAS SMOKING MARIJUANA. I was reading this list because I have a good friend that took Cymbalta and suffered/is suffering from withdrawel effects now just like everyone else. I just can't deal with the side effects. I would just like to say that you need to do your homework on the pro's and con's of this drug before the Dr. I also felt like I didn't give a damn what anyone thought of me, a feeling of loathing myself. The site is being misued and I am just trying to challenge the people who make these statements on the facts. Then we noticed his sleep patterns were all messed up, and his normally healthy libido went to hell in a hand basket. Ive been taking Cymbalta for 3 days now and the side effects started on day one. They all had a few side effects that I couldnt deal with. ...
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  ...} Cymbalta withdrawal Increased Weight - A concentration and storage of fat in the body accumulating over a period of time caused by unhealthy eating patterns, that can predispose the body to many disorders and diseases. You are having symtoms of Clinical Depression, I had the exactly the same symptoms except I'm a guy. I see that it worked well for some, but I would never take this drug again. I wake up every morning needing this pill, my body will not function without it. Which is awesome b/c my other meds made me tired all day. I have an appt with my doctor next week and he'll certainly get an earful from me, and am rather disappointed in myself for going along with his recommendation in the first place without any research or questions about the drug. I have been taking Cymbalta for about a year now and have had good results with it. In fact, I have been trying to get a class action lawsuit started from ef ...
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  ...Apparently, Eli Lilly and Company knows this. You will notice that over the course of a short time you will have them nearly bitten in half. I lost my insurance and could not afford to remain on the medication. I have been taking Cymbalta, 30/mg at night for 6 weeks for severe depression. I also think that any self-repecting depressed person should have a more fortified mind and stronger will than to just take a new medication for a few days and write it off as failure. Hopefully during this time you have a good therapist in addition to the psychiatrist because it is difficult. I first cut my dose in half for the first 3 weeks. I took quite awhile before deciding to stop Wellbutrin and start Cymbalta, and I've a pretty good experience with it so far. I have gone 2 or 3 days without taking it when my prescription has run out and I did have some dizzy spells, but as one person mentioned some of the side effects are a small price to pay for a better life and more patience with my children. yes there are some irritating things, i am itchy and my mouth is very tender and food doesn't taste like much. My face is numb! What is that about I am tired and I feel like I need another on just to feel normal. and the doctor just increased my dose in response. I did not know what these were from until I read all of the comments.

I don't know if I can survive this withdrawal.

  ...July 24, 2007: I actually woke up feeling like I had some energy and, while I still have the cruds, the symptoms do seem to be reduced substantially compared to a few days ago. After 4 hours of "napping" I managed to get up and walk around feeling a bit better (I was still alive, ha, ha) and then the major nausea hit. It's pathetic to think of taking something like this for years, and finding myself to be an old person trying to get off of it. I feel sorry for you folks that got diarrhea - talk about dehydration!!! I can't imagine lengthy bouts of diarrhea without going and getting IV fluid replacement. I am one of the many who have taken Cymbalta and now feel as though my head is going to explode. I've been tapering off for almost a year using the taper method in the "Antidepressant Solution" by Joseph Glenmullne, MD (worth a read btw). It seemed to be perfect for me, it worked better than other anti-depressants for my major depression. I won't be taking another Cymbalta! I am grateful that I found these testimonials and am going to spread the word to others about this drug so that no one else will have to go through what so many people are experiencing. I had very notable dizziness for the first 4 or 5 days and now it's occasional. I have in the last 90 days experienced almost all of the side effects listed above. Cymbalta has given me the edge to handle teen problems w/ less anxiety and less disruptive emoting. I'm hoping since i'm younger the side effects may be less severe. I've been taken off of cymbalta, which I was taking in combination with wellbutrin. In light of the side effects of the other meds I have tried (Wellbutrin, Prozac, Zoloft, Serzone and Remeron) I like this drug.

Get yourself a big pair of dark sun glasses.

  ...I went to doctor due to extreme job bullying and then sudden (unjust) negative job performance evaluation and fear of being fired. since taking cymbalta i av gained 14lbs which i CANT loose no matter how hard i try,im also craving carbs & binge eating which iv neva done b4. You're Drug May Be Your Problem, by Peter Breggin, MD, and David Cohen, PhD. But I am trying to wean off of it because I want to have children. I'm on my fourth day without Cymbalta. The fourth day I was so dizzy from brain zaps that I had to get back on the medication. I'll be talking and mid sentence forget what I'm supposed to say, or I stutter to get my words out. The first day after I took it I immediately vomited and was nauseous all day. I ended up having a 3rd degree right ankle sprain. is this a permanent affect i may have to stop the drug if my eyes dont go back to normal! has anyone else seen this affect no pun intended. I am thinking of just switching back to 150 mg of effexor until I can get the help I need. Many women become pregnant when taking Cymbalta and their doctors typically choose to take them off the drug during the third trimester, when medical complications usually arise as a result of taking this drug. Good luck everyone ...
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  ...Cymbalta is definetley the WORSE drug I have ever taken, and I have taken them all. I liked it for about 8 months, as it had a longer half-life and didn't make me sick like the Effexor did. i have major depression and general anxiety disorder. Will take 20 mg again tonight, and so on, and get to 20 morning/night soon and taper off this crap. I have been on Cymbalta for two day's and have had no side effects what so ever. This medicine has helped me out so much. I have only been on it 2 days and I have this funny feeling in my head. I have experience dry mouth, nausea after eating, and vivid dreams. or grinding my teeth while trying to sleep. I thought I was having an exacerbation of my condition when my sample ran out. Hormones are delicate and need to carefully be menipulated. have absolutly no motivation what so ever,although the tears have stopped. In '99 I tried wellbutrin and thought I had found the miracle drug for my depression. In fact, I might even discuss tapering or going off with my psych. It doesn't sound like too many people were helped, and if they were, it wasn't for too long. Unsually I am not a morning person and this morning I felt wonderful and awake. My pain management doc put me on Lyrica but it caused awful swelling, so she switched me to Cymbalta. The Cymbalta simply stopped working for me. I was on 60mg, went down to 30 and then 20mg and would take one every other day and then stretch it out farther and farther until my RX was gone and didn't refill it. but I am considering it as I also have severe hot flashes and blurring vision; something that I thought was maybe age related as I am 41. If you must continue on cymbalta, pay close attention to the side effects you're experiencing, and don't hesitate to discuss with your Dr any symptoms you are having trouble handling. This is because withdrawal effects from the cymbalta could make my seizures worse, so I just continued to take it. I found this site after I tried to quit taking Cymbalta and was concerned with the severity of the withdrawl symptoms I was experiencing. (but I only experienced them with a skipped dose or while "coming off" the medication. whereas I still have the "brain zaps" the dark thoughts are gone. I feel great! I can say that this medicine really works effectivly and fast. ...
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