User Reviews for Cymbalta oral

I have had occipital nerve damage and arthritis in my neck. I have gotten nerve blocks and they have helped. But my neck has started to hurt more. I have to wait 2 weeks to see the neurologist. My GP had me try the generic of Cymbalta. I took 20mg for just 2 days. The second night I woke up early with constipation, flushed, nauseous and a very dry mouth, I was on the bathroom floor. It felt like I had the flu! I took some Pepto and it helped me to sleep a little bit. But then finally had constipated bowel movement and then an hour later diarrhea. I hadxa headache. It's noon and I feel sick, no energy and shaking. I'm not going to take any more of it. I feel way worse than I did!!Read More Read Less

Cymbalta has by far been the most effective antidepressant I’ve tried. My mood is elevated, I feel normal again, and if something happens to upset me it’s easy to bounce back. Unfortunately it’s done nothing for my anxiety like Lexapro did so in being switched to Effexor. I hope it’s just as effective with my mood as Cymbalta was.

I’ve been on 30 mg for the past three years for chronic pain, recently increased to 30 mg twice daily as my anxiety flared up. On 30 mg I had no noticeable side effects. On 60 mg I noticed decreased sex drive and a foggy feeling but nothing too troubling.

The pain is gone!!! I got so used to being in pain that it seems weird not to have the pain.

Hasn't worked full stop. It causes blunting. Increases weight. Constipation. Can't orgasam. The only thing that it has helped is my chronic pain. I suggest you give a lot of thought before taking this antidepressant.

I took one 30mg pill and have had 3 days of total hell, blurred vision insomnia, Head ache, anxiety and unable to concentrate on anything, I even got in a small accident in a parking lot on day,3 72 hours after taking one pill.I would rather be in pain than take this so called cure. If you're prescribed this medication you need to take a week off to see what happens

I was taking it for Neuropathy in my feet. It did help my feet a little but the side effects (Constipation, tiredness, lack of sex drive, some confusion, some vision changes, very dry mouth and some dizziness. It just wasn't worth the positive effects.

I have been taking Cymbalta for about 2 years and so far it has been the best antidepressant I have ever taken. I was diagnosed with depression when I was about 25 years old and i am now 56 So I have tried many antidepressants. I am very happy with Cymbalta.

I must admit that the first two weeks was really exhausting with nausea and no appetite what so ever. Started at 30mg and after three month I went up to 60mg. It really helps me in not ending up in endless loops of thinking and worrying about everything. I sleep better and I still have my emotions feeling both sadness and joy and everything in between. This has been a life saver for me, I won’t be able to be in the place I am without it.

I am Post menopausal.. I was having horrible hot flashes .. I was scared to try hormone replacement because of the horrible side effects…My Dr had stated that some antidepressants work for hot flashes so by this point I had to do something.. this is the third one I’ve tried… and I feel human again… it has controlled my hot flashes to the point I may have one a day instead of the every 15 minutes all day long ones I was having .. only problem I’ve had is it does give me diarrhea..

Horrible headache migraine continual 3 days since started med

Drug was difficult to start, side effects were awful such as visual hallucinations (especially in dark environnements), agitation and involuntary spasms. Cymbalta 30 mg worked okay for generalized anxiety disorder and fibromyalgia, not a miracle worker. It suddenly stopped working around the third year mark, my side effects worsened too (constipation as 1-2 bowel movement per week, sexual dysfunction, excessive sweating, lethargy etc). The worst part being the discontinuation syndrome, it literally feels like dying. I was told by MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS that at a low dose (30 mg) it's safe to quit cold turkey, but apparently there's patients like me who can't tolerate such a fast taper. People on the Internet with 0 knowledge in medicine or pharmacology state that the only safe tapering method is by opening capsules and counting microbeads, lowering the dose by 5-10% every 2-3 weeks. In other words, it would take at least a year to safely taper 30 mg. Avoid this mess by never starting CRead More Read Less

I have anxiety/panic bupropion wasn’t working so I was taken cymbalta and it took it all away 3 days later I felt normal again but I didn’t like how it made me feel distant or far away like I was thinking hard about something.other than that the pill works great! Did have dry throat.

I was prescribed cymbalta from my psych doctor. I took 1 pill around 930 on Sunday morning. Felt fine at first, but then an hour and a half later I couldn't function. I had to lay down. Knocked out for a lil over 3 hours. Woke up feeling drugged and hazy vision. I was spaced out couldn't function at all. This all lasted all thru Sunday as well as all thru Monday. I finally started to feel better later on Tuesday night..all that from taking only one 30mg capsule. I will never take again!!

I took it last year . Felt really good and after 3 months on it . I had a retinal detachment and almost went blind . Needed immediate surgery. Found out that Cymbalta affects womens eye sight in women over 50 . No drug is worth going blind over . Should not be on the market

This is a life saver for me. I was recently diagnosed with fibre myalgia and it was devastating.i am an active energetic person, I've played sports most of my life and love to be active and moving. With this disease, the pain and aches stopped me from bieng active, which threw me into a deep depression. I had always had moid issues but had sports or physical activity to help me get through it. The fibre myalgia, on top of chronic depression nearly destroyed my spirit.i gained weight, was sad all the time and I couldn't move like I used to cause it hurt so much. Cymbalta saved me, in the first week the pain was drastically reduced! I did have minor side effects like loss of appetite and nausea but that only lasted for 2 and a half weeks. I did not affect my sleep except i could sleep without pai! I could go for 45 min walks agIn! I could do yoga, swim and dance with my little girl! I was so happy! My mood improved along with bieng able to be active again and I will continue taking this medication because it gave me back my life. I understand some people feel that depression is a matter of changing the people your with, or how you live your life, or that society and " big pharma" make us sick..or that taking meds make you want to take more meds..the opposite is true..antidepressants aren't addictive..the biggest issue with depression is sufferers not staying g on the meds because of side effects. There are people where the wiring in thier brains does affect thier moods and behavior..no one wants to be depressed..or schizophrenic or bi polar..these medications save lives. I am grateful this helped me..I hope this helps you in your decision.Read More Read Less

Within a short time of taking my first dose I had a reaction. I was nauseous, had diarrhea and felt dizzy. Obviously not for me.

I was suffering from light and sound sensitivity as well as major depression. This medication just so happens to be the perfect fit for my biology. Thank god. Seriously felt miraculous. Effective within 30 min but took about 5 days to balance out. ??????????

This medication changed my personality for the worse. Now I am trying to come off of it very slowly and so physically sick and severely depressed. Please don’t take this drug!

Day 7, I am waiting patiently for the effects to take place. Today I feel dizzy, cloudy minded, headache, flat mood, nausea. Other days I have felt almost euphoria feeling. Higher energy, calm, focused, happy, excited. I pray each day gets better. I'm also on 20 Lexapro. Only talking 20 cymbalta.