CYMBALTA Reviews (DULOXETINE)Average Rating: 2.7 (2745 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CYMBALTA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CYMBALTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | anxiety | I have had night sweats horribly, but I have read on alot of sites that they subside!!!! | It has helped me a great deal. I have only been taking it for a month. This is the 3rd differnt med. I am on. I took lexapro, then effexor and this seems to be helping out much better. I was on 30mg for a week and now I am on 60 mg. | M | 25 | 4 weeks | 3/3/2008 | 5 | Depression | Some nausea (occasionally at the beginning) and difficulty to reach orgasm (first four weeks or so). These all went away completely after about a month on Cymbalta. | Fantastic. It has been a great medicine for me. Only problem has been weaning off it as the abstinence effects are quite uncomfortable. I've been on a reduction mode for about 18 months. Currently take 30mg 3 times a week down from 60mg daily. | M | 35 | 2.5 years | 2/27/2008 | 5 | depression | none | I have been taking Cymbalta for almost four and a half years. It has saved my life. | M | 38 | 4.5 years | 2/27/2008 | 5 | MDD/depression due to chronic pain | flatulence, loose stools, and a really good reaction in evey day life. | it rocks. check out the BLTC Good Drug Guide. it is a blockbuster that will need augmentation with a stronger DRI in order to reach its fullest potential with my unique chemistry. bottom line is--- it works with at least 4 weeks to get used to the new blueprint... i highly recommend it if you are in chronic pain or EVEN- feeding off of the exogenous opoid. Love. | M | 36 | 10 weeks | 3/15/2008 | 5 | depression | I take cymbalta in combination with wellbutrin. I had insomnia only when I was taking cymbalta in the evening before bed. I later switched to mornings and then I no longer suffered from insomnia. After one year of cymbalta I started having regular severe constipation (5-8 days). I endured for most of a year and tried lots of things that didn't help on a consistent basis, only temporary relief. However, now my family doctor suggested I try a combination of stool softener AND fiber supplement together and this combination seems to work. Taken on their own was not helping. The only side effect that I haven't been able to change is the sexual side effect. Orgasms just don't happen. The desire is there but no physical arrousal. There doesn't seem to be any engorgement of my clitoris and it doesn't care to be touched. It's even smaller (less engorgement). These side effects were not so present at the beginning of taking cymbalta. It took about 8-12 months to really interfere. How | After 5-6 months this medicine really helped my depression AND helped my other physical symptoms like muscle pain, fatigue, and muscle spasms/over-tightning to responses that I had suffered at different levels for many years. I had no idea at the time that this medicine has been known to help these kinds of symptoms. I told my doctor the big change I experienced in these symptoms and he said that it was probably because of cymbalta. For the first 5 months or so I took cymbalta at night. I had lots of new insomnia at that time. My doctor then had me change and to take the cymbalta and wellbutrin in the morning. After doing that for a 4 weeks, that is when all the positive effects started happening. When changing doses, do it very gradually and don't have alot of other stressful things going on. I know this from experience. I found it took a while to smooth things out (like a month or more) after altering. | M | 40 | 3 years | 3/20/2008 | 5 | Intractible Depression | Dry mouth | Was finally prescribed this after many years of depression. In that time I had been prescribed: Seroxat, Efexor, Prosac, Prothiadin, and another whose's name I no longer recall. For me this had the lowest side effect profile of any medication I have ever had. I realize this will not be the same for everyone, but it has worked very effectivley for me for some years now. | M | 36 | 3 years | 3/25/2008 | 5 | anxiety and depression | gas, nausea, libido slightly down, climax difficult | I have been on at least 8 anti-depression meds in the last 10 plus years and this is the first one that really helped with the anxiety, I had to quite smoking for the nausea to go away, but now that is has I feel a positive outlook on life again. | M | 38 | 3 months | 5/10/2008 | 5 | Major Depressive Disorder/OCD | Very vidid dreams, including some erotic dreams. These dreams are so real and intense that I have a hard time waking myself up in the morning. Otherwise, the drug has helped me tremendously. In the past, I have been on Prozac, Effexor, and Paxil. The first two caused terrible headaches and anxiety. Paxil was Ok, but I gained a lot of weight. Since being on Cymbalta (about 1 month) I have already lost 4 pounds. NEVER take it on an empty stomach. | Has anyone else experienced wild dreams? | M | 59 | 1 months | 11/6/2008 | 5 | Depression | None - maybe more tired | Simply put all AD's work - If you have the patience to hang in there through the adjustment period you will improve and get better. I have been on this for two weeks and little things each day improve. The problem for me and most people is we quit to soon. You ahve to be on them quite awhile to get them to work! | M | 37 | 2 weeks | 11/23/2008 | 5 | Depression Back Pain and Knee Pain | When I started treatment for depression I remember being a bit tired for 2 or 3 weeks. It has since passed and I have had no other side effects. I love the impact this has had on my life! | Being put on this medication for depression and having the pain reduction has changed my life. I am now able to do things that my pain was keeping me from doing. I am getting two products for the price of one. | M | 25 | 2 years | 12/3/2008 | 5 | Horrible constipation, sleepnessness and stomach problems for the first 3 weeks. It was well worth it. I feel so much better 6 weeks in. I feel like i have a new attempt at happiness. | M | 36 | 6 weeks | 12/8/2008 | 5 | Severe depression | dizziness, erectile dysfunction, constipation, high and low sex drive | M | 47 | 2 years | 2/16/2009 | 5 | Anxiety and Depression | For the first two weeks, I experienced light nausea and dizziness for 2-4 hours after I took my 30mg pill each morning. I also found myself getting sleepy about 4-6 hours after each pill, especially if I was sitting still (watching TV, at my desk, etc). Three weeks after taking Cymbalta those side effects went away but were replaced by an increased difficulty having an orgasm (can still have one about 75% of the time but it takes longer) and occasional frequent night wakings (but still getting 6-7 hours of sleep per night). | Cymbalta has turned my life around. I suddenly developed panic/anxiety disorder after over 30 years of being symptom-free, and during my first month before Cymbalta I was a wreck. I no longer have anxiety attacks and therefore I'm off the daily Ativan doses I was taking. The first two weeks of side effects were annoying but definitely worth it. | M | 34 | 4 weeks | 4/26/2008 | 5 | Anxiety | Extreme hard erections. Huge increase in semen during ejaculation. Roid rage. Bench press went up 75 lbs in 3 months. Lost 100 lbs and now have 8% body fat. | This is a miracle pill. If you could put roids, viagara, and ritalin in a pill this is it! | M | 26 | 1 years | 3/17/2009 | 5 | Mild Bipolar/more severe depression | Don't really remember any side effects except maybe some nausea | I've taken Cymbalta at 80mgs. a day for over a year. Before this I've tried Lexapro, Effexor XR, and years ago Desyrel. This is the only medication that has made me feel like a normal human being. I still have mood swings, but I never sink into the severe depression that I used to live with. Before Cymbalta I was suicidal at times, cried daily, and rarely left my bed. I'm back to teaching elementary school and I feel great. I realize this is not for everyone, but it has definitely helped me. | M | 51 | 1 years | 9/5/2008 | 5 | Anxiety due to health problem | No real significant side effects in the beginning. Just sleep problems after 4 yrs of taking the drug. Wean myself off slowly! Long process but better outcome. | I posted a message on 12/22/08 about weaning myself off. Well, as of now 04/06/09 I finished my last dosage this week. Feel pretty good. Sleep problems are minimal. I sleep a deeper sleep instead of feeling disrupted. I have minimal "brain zapping or twitching" that you may call it and I know from the last few months that it will be gone within the week. What I did to wean off the drug is I started out with every other day for 1 month. Then I went every two days for another month. Again every 3 days for next month. And every 4 days for the last month. I did this on my own terms and decided this was the best way for me to handle it. Don't get me wrong, in between each month or sometimes a day out of the month I had some dizziness and twitchng, etc., but I kept going. It got frustrating some days and I felt like I couldn't do it, but each week and month got easier. I am so glad I did it this way. It takes alot of patience and will to tough it out. I would highly suggest doing this for anyone wishing to wean themselves off. DO NOT CUT OFF COLD_TURKEY. YOU WILL REGRET IT & HAVE A TOUGH TIME! I tried that way before this and couldn't handle it and just stayed on it. Good luck to all. I am getting much better as the days go on now. | M | 42 | 4 years | 4/6/2009 | 5 | Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia | lower sex drive, but you have to expect that with ssri's. Only been taking it for 8 days, so I think the sex drive will come back eventually | feel energetic, motivated, anxiety free, less hungry(a good thing), I think this is going to be good, only thing is its expensive! | M | 29 | 8 days | 7/6/2009 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | Loss of libido for first few months; excessive sweating | Started with 60mg/day, major loss of libido. Tried reducing to 30mg/day, depression returned. Combined with Wellbutrin (buproprion) 300mg/day, slight improvement in libido. Dropped Cymbalta back to 30mg/day + Wellbutrin 300mg/day; depression returned. Back to Cymbalta 60mg/day and Wellbutril 300mg/day. Libido has improved over time (maybe 9 months from starting Cymbalta to nearly-full return). Sweating is a problem, but I have always sweated excessively, the Cymbalta has just increased it. About once/month I have to sleep on a couple of towels, otherwise I just sweat if I walk to work. This is a *very* small price to pay for having my life back, the joy I get from my family, and reduced stress in my wife and kids. With all these drugs, YMMV. I am happy enough with Cymbalta that I will not try switching -- I know from trying various reductions that I will get depressed and suicidal if I come off for more than a day or two. Cymbalta has saved my life, the side-effects are a small price to pay. Maybe something else would have done a better job with fewer side-effects, but I doubt it. And I am not going to take the risk of trying to find out. | M | 51 | 11 months | 7/19/2009 | 5 | suicidal thoughts and joint pain | some sweating and difficulty urinating.. somewhat more tired | relieved most of my suicidal thoughts and voices.. and my pain is 99% gone. its a fine medication | M | 57 | 25 days | 8/5/2009 | 5 | depression | Trouble ejaculating, some weight loss. I really need a good eight to nine hours sleep a night on this medication, otherwise I hit a wall in the afternoon. | I've been on it for two weeks now, so the full anti-depressive effects haven't kicked in yet. I'm pleased with the generally low side effects. | M | 43 | 13 days | 8/19/2009 |