User Reviews for Cymbalta oral

After researching this drug when prescribed by a psychitrist and noting free drug company samples in the MD's office, I declined to administer to my son. I caution caregivers to note that MD's appear to be prescribing this new drug for many unrelated conditions.

Cymbalta has been fairly well effective at alleviating my suicidal feelings. It has been even more effective at relieving my back pain. (The back pain is either Arthritis or degenerative disc disease) However, Cymbalta has made me so sleepy I am sleeping the day away 2 and 3 times a week. All this and I only take 15 - 20 mg. If not for all this sleepiness I would have rated it at 5 stars. But this sleepiness is a real problem. A problem that so far, has no solution.

Cymbalta's effectiveness was gradual. So much so that I didn't realize how good it was working, but those around me notice a great deal. I'm sleeping normally now and haven't had much noticeable anxiety.

Makes me very very tired

I'm a 30 year old female and started with 30 mg. The pain from arthritus, bone spur in my heel, and constant jaw pain was releived within first 3 days of beginning Cymbalta. Some loss of appetite. Major help with anger and mood swings. Can think clearly now. Mind isn't racing like it was. No trouble sleeping, nausea, no bad side effects. Have been on 30 mg for 6 weeks. Requesting to move up to 40mg if possible because pain relief has subsided with continued use. Love this medicine. Best thing I have ever taken. Recommended it to several family members with depression or pain. Read More Read Less

i have gone back on it a couple of times for my depression. it makes me feel almost manic, but i'm trying a lower dose this time. it has worked well besides that one side effect. i would recommend it to people who are easily sensitive to medications and can have easy allergic reactions like me. i have not had a reaction severe enough to stop it. i also recommend it to people who have found other meds to be ineffective. this has been the only med that has helped my depression.

I tried this med but found expensive and did not work for pain. Additionally I had spontaneous vomiting and heart palpatations. I went back to Prozac.

I have chronic pain, and some anxiety/depression. This medication has helped all of the above. I highly recommend it to chronic pain sufferers.

cymbalta has been easy to adjust with minimal side effects. The side effect for me was dry mouth. I have tried them all "SSRI'S" so I'll keep you posted as to the effectiveness of cymbalta.

I recommend this drug for anyone else who has been unsuccessful with other SSRIs (Zoloft, Paxil). I experienced a bit of nausea the first two days, but have felt no remaining side effects since. Also, unlike the SSRIs, I have experienced no weight gain - thank goodness!

This drug works very good for me, however, if I miss just one dose, I can feel the loss of effects. I recommend Cymbalta but it is best to take it daily without missing even a day. Try to take it at the same time everyday.

I have suffered with Fibromyalgia for years. Now I can function much better 98 percent of the time.

I was on this medication to help alleviate my Bipolar Depression. I feel that it did help more for this issue than a lot of other meds I have been on,(I am very med resistant), but it wasn't the best I've been on. It didn't really have a significant impact on my suicidal ideations, or self harm though. Around the first 2 weeks I was taking this medication, I was hospitilized for major depression, and Dellusional/Disassociative thinking.

I have MS and mhave been treated for depression for 20 years. Prozac has worked fine for most of these years with no side effects. My MS doctor changed me to cymbalta for the nerve pain, she also kept me on noretryptylin as she said the two work fine together...Well...I ended up trying to commit suicide and was on life support for several days for seratonin syndrome. The combination caused too much seratonin which causes a life theatining condition....suicide!!!