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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CYMBALTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | ocd | insomnia. speeding. shaking. feeling sick. clamey sweating. weakness. | was given to me because i'd tried all other meds. i found this one to be VERY!, powerfull- almost like meth or something... CAN'T be good for your cns. i only lasted 5 days on it. my body HATED!, it. good for folks it helps, but for me- i don't need amphetamine in my life right now. | M | 48 | 5 days 30mg 1X day | 9/25/2017 | 3 | Anxiety/OCD | Lots of energy/ weight gain | I started 2 yrs ago and it helped so much. I praised this drug so much. Then 3 mths ago I hit major depression wanted it to go away. So my doctor prescribed 60mg instead of 30mg I thought it was going to help but the depression is back. I have two beautiful healthy children and a wonderful marriage. I just want to enjoy it again. I'm thinking about going off of it with help of my doctor. Could it be the medicine making me horribly depressed? | F | 35 | 2 years 30 mg | 12/29/2016 | 4 | fibromyalgia depression ocd anxiety | Nausea 4 days 1/2 stone weight loss overall. Appetite loss. Dizziness 1 week, headache and blurry vision 1 week. Crampy legs at night, sweats for 2 hours after taking. Gag reflex stronger especially when yawning. | So far so good pain less still anxious but going up to 60mg tomorrow | F | 38 | 5 weeks 30mg | 8/11/2015 | 1 | Severe depression, OCD | Feeling of unreality, anxiety and double vision initially. Within 2-3 weeks found depression was becoming worse and worse and was having suicidal thoughts. I was obsessed with death. I told my pdoc and he told me I just needed to adjust to it a bit longer. The depression worsened to a point where I felt an internal agitation (not anxiety) that was unbearable. I attempted suicide and almost succeeded by the 6th week on this poison. | There were 15 suicides during the drug trials of this drug, yet the FDA approved it. I am astonished at how both the high risk of suicide AND the serious risk of fatal liver damage are barely mentioned in the endless TV ads for this toxic medication. I am very lucky to be alive. | F | 57 | 6 weeks 30mg 1X day | 8/20/2012 | 4 | depression anxiety PTSD OCD | none but nausea | very good med but very very expensive | M | 45 | 2 months 60 1X day | 12/15/2011 | 5 | OCD, depression. | dizziness, slight delayed eiaculation. | Cymbalta is saving my life. it controls my OCD in a way that i do not think about. it is very useful in depression, attention and especially in GAD too. Give it a try. I take it with Zyprexa Zydis 2,5 mg in augmentation. | M | 24 | 1 months 120 mg 1X day | 11/29/2010 | 4 | GAD, OCD. | insomnia (treated with low dose Risperdal), costipation, mild drowsiness, delayed eiaculation. | cymbalta day by day let me know what is really GAD. a destroying disorder that does not allow u to life free. i take it in combination with Risperdal, as said, and Bupropion 100 mg daily. | M | 24 | 1 months 60 mg 1X day | 10/20/2010 | 5 | depression ocd | little tired, slow weight Gain. | I was on concerta for ADD when a counselor recommended Cymbalta. This med has really helped with my mood swings, my anxiety, and every other negative aspect of my personality. I am a little concerned about the weight gain but it may be due to the discontinuance of the Concerta. | M | 43 | 15 days 60 mg 1X day | 8/1/2010 | 1 | depression,anxiety,ocd | profuse sweating, suicidal thoughts when withdrawing. | took for 2 years.helped with depression. had to wean off due to profuse abnormal sweating. weaned off and 4 months later had serious relapse causing suicidal tendencies which required hospitalization. definitely caused by stopping usage of cymbalta | M | 2 years | 12/15/2008 | 2 | OCD / Depression | Not too many side effects. I am prone to headaches daily. Not sure if Cymbalta contributed to the headaches or not. | I have been taking Cymbalta for about 8 months now. Before that I was on Prozac for 11 years. I want off of Cymbalta as soon as possible. Not really sure why my doctor put me on this stuff because I have some OCD issues. I have gone through 2 serious depression episodes in my life. When I first started Cymbalta, I felt pretty good (after about 2 weeks.) Feeling good about life and wanting to do stuff with family and friends. Now, I don't want to go to work (I actually don't like my job and I am looking for a new one...but how I have been feeling makes things worse). I want to sleep all day. I slept till 3 pm today and didn't go to work. I don't want to go out with friends anymore. I have terrible dreams. And I am very angry every day. Last night I just wanted to throw things and I actually sprayed the smoke alarm with glade (not sure why). I also got a knife out and put it against my wrist. I am not suicidal, but I just DON'T want to live like this anymore. I have an appt. with my psyc | F | 37 | 8 months | 11/10/2008 | 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 | 2 | ocd anxiety | vivid dreams | didn't do anything for my anxiety | M | 21 | 40 days | 10/31/2008 | 2 | depression/ocd | EXTREME sweating, flat feeling, anger, halo around head feeling. | I thought this was supposed to help depression, I think it made it worse! After reading the other posts here, I can now see what I thought was signs of depression is actually side effects of the drug. I think Cymbalta has made me extremely angry at everyone and has made my obsessive thoughts worse! | F | 6 months | 10/21/2008 | 1 | Nerve pain, OCD, Depression | When I first took this drug I was ecstatic, because I felt sooo good! I did have some agitation, and definitely sweating. Also very vivid dreams, which was sometimes fun, and like being in the movie theatres all night. Spaciness, and very tired all the time. No sex life at all! | I was extremely happy about Cymbalta at first, especially after just coming off Effexor, but now that I have been completely off of it for 5 days, I feel like I just woke up out of a 2 year COMA!! I cannot believe how crappy and tired I have felt over the last couple of years, thanks to Cymbalta! It was not real easy coming off 90 mg's, and I had a lot of crying spells, and felt so very strange. I fortunately switched to a very low dose of Celexa, so that helped making the change a little easier. Now that I am taking Celexa I feel so absolutely awake, and soooo happy, and energetic (like my old self). Oh yeah, and it's sure nice to have a sex life again!! | F | 42 | 2 years | 5/2/2008 | 5 | ocd, anxiety, mild depression | First three days nausea, mild trembling feeling, no appetite. After about five days all of these completely disappeared. | I have been on every anti-anxiety drug available over the last 12 years and I NEVER stay on them because I usually always gain A LOT of weight within a couple of months, and two, I am unable to orgasm. I workout 4 - 5 times a week hard, watch my diet, and every other drug has always made me gain. Paxcil was the worst. Cymbalta has been literally a miracle drug for me. For the first two weeks I had to take xanax every now and then until the cymbalta built up in my system to fight the anxiety. I have been on it now for five weeks and feel great. My mood is better, the anxiety is gone. I have my appetite back, but have not gained any weight at all. For the first two weeks I could not orgasm, but that has also gone away. I could not be happier. I am on a drug that makes me feel great, my moods are evened out, no weight gain, and I can enjoy sex! Good luck to you all! | F | 36 | 6 weeks | 3/28/2008 | 5 | depression. ADD. OCD | none | horribly expensive. MY copay was $400.00 after ins. for 90days. Having to quit it for the cost too much now that pay percentage not small copay | F | 59 | 3 years | 3/10/2008 | 3 | depression - slight ocd | feeling like you were in a lucid dream if you skipped a dose, weight gain after stopping | i was on cymbalta for about 2.5 years, since college, to deal with my depression and slight ocd (assumed to be caused as a reaction to depression, i would have manic periods where i would obsess). the first time i forgot to refill my rx, i went 4 days without it, and turned into a monster. irritable, brain wouldn't function. that was only on 60mg. now, after getting off 90 mg because i could no longer afford it (ATTENTION ANYONE WITH UNITED HEALTHCARE: they WILL NOT allow you to take 3 pills of the 30mg a day for this dosage, therefore you are forced to get one prescription for 60mg, and one for 30, which meant for me my rx copay of $40 TWICE! almost $80 a month for this rx!) and knew very well what i had in stage with my withdrawal. the packet is extremely right, tingling, but not in my hands, in my brain. literally. it was like i could feel the synapses not connecting right, and i would get huge jolting headaches, feeling like stabbing pains in my temples. also, if i would be si | F | 22 | 2.5 years | 2/8/2008 | 2 | GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD | Extreme sleepiness, no appetite, mild nausea | Granted I was only on this medicine for 1 1/2 weeks, I began with 30mg and was fine for a couple of days. Then the sleepiness hit me like a ton of bricks. Would go to sleep at 7pm, not wake up til the next day even with husband trying to wake me. I was sleeping my life away---Had to stop before it got out of hand. I have 2 little ones and was very dangerous being that tired constantly---didn't matter how little/much sleep I got. I would say if I continued with Cymbalta, I would've lost a drastic amount of weight because I had little/no appetite. Worked on my issues, definitely. Doctor had me stop the Cymbalta and am switching to effexor. We'll see how that goes. Not on it long enough for withdrawal symptoms other than headache. | F | 29 | 10 days | 2/8/2008 | 5 | Chronic Depression, OCD, Anxiety | The first week I had flu-like symptoms and felt somewhat detached from myself. Symptoms improved each day. | I have tried them all. This medicine is a blessing for me. It's the best I have felt since grade school. I am enjoying life again. I have energy and motivation. Since I have chronic depression, I will not go off EVER! I'm ok with that since I feel so good. | F | 39 | 2 years | 11/8/2007 | 2 | Depression, OCD | Constant gas, foul deadly smelling gas, continual stomach problems, cramping, stomach pain, night sweats. | Was on 40 mg Prozac for years, Dr. advised changing to tackle OCD issues. After two days of being on Cymbalta, I noticed an increase in flatulance and the worst smelling gas I've ever smelled. I truly could not BELIEVE that smell was coming from me, it was as if something had died inside of me. Worse though was the stomach trouble; when I ate or drank anything, I was racing to the bathroom with cramps and threat of diarrhea. Usually it was alot of pain and very little production, I can't stress enough how irregular I became. I found myself in the bathroom eight times a day or more for two months, soft messy stools. Switched back to Prozac 40mg, after about 4 days off of Cymbalta the gas went away, however my stomach is still cramping and digestion very poor (9 days off). No side effects from withdrawal, however I switched back to Prozac, so maybe this is why? | F | 38 | 2 months | 11/4/2007 |
CYMBALTA (DULOXETINE): Duloxetine is used to treat depression and anxiety. In addition, duloxetine is used to help relieve nerve pain (peripheral neuropathy) in people with diabetes or ongoing pain due to medical conditions such as arthritis, chronic back pain, or fibromyalgia (a condition that causes widespread pain). Duloxetine may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level, and decrease nervousness. It can also decrease pain due to certain medical conditions. Duloxetine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (serotonin and norepinephrine) in the brain. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA) FDA Approval Date: 2004-08-03