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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CYMBALTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Depression; aches due to Lupus | I had been terribly tired for months. My doctor suggested I try taking the Cymbalta at night instead of the morning because he thought that was what may be making me tired. Since then, I have had moderate insomnia. I will go back to taking it in the morning and see if it helps. | My doctor increased my dosage from 60mg to 120mg. She had just went to a seminar on the study of cymbalta. The study showed that by doulbling the dose it helps to control the appetite in some people. Since then, I have felt so much better. I don't feel as tired and I have not had all of the food cravings that I usually have. So, I will stick with it and see how it works out. | F | 38 | 6 months | 7/11/2007 | 1 | Situational Depression | I took my first 30mg capsule of Cymbalta an hour before bedtime. That night I felt like helicopter rotors were going off in my head. I didn't sleep the entire night. I was wide-eyed and anxious the entire night. My stomach hurt, too. The next day, I felt hungover and spaced out and the next day, too. | The doctor prescribed this antidepressant to help me with situational depression and osteoarthritis. I couldn't take it due to the horrible side effects. It took a few days to get Cymbalta out of my system. I never made it to a second dose. Nothing and I mean nothing would make me take a second dose of this drug. I have switched to Lexapro and so far I've had fewer side effects. I have a small frame and I was able to cut the Lexapro in 1/4's to take a smaller dose. You can't cut a capsule of Cymbalta in half. I am taking 2.5 mgs of Lexapro in the morning and sleeping great at night. This weekend I am upping the dose to the 5 mgs. Hope it works. | F | 53 | 7 days | 7/11/2007 | 1 | Depression | Not being able to express thoughts or remember words. After 4 months, it seemed to stop working. I became weepy and had intrusive thoughts of "who gives a shit! I'm outta here! Be here doesn't matter, we all suck" as in suicidal but not seriously, (I knew it was the brain chemistry being off). It seemed to still help with pain as it did immediately after taking it but the depressing thoughts seemed huge. Doc tried to tell me that I couldn't feel it right away and that it couldn't just stop working...right. | I'm tapering off and it sucks...I was on 60 to 30 to 20 every other day. After two weeks I tried to do 20 then go two days without...not a good idea, I boo-hooed myself to death but at least knew what was going on. I'll stay at 20 every other day for two more weeks then go down a notch. That's the only bad part for me...no other weirdness...yet. Tapering because Lamictal seems to help me better. | F | 50 | 10 months | 7/11/2007 | 3 | Severe depression, anxiety | Buzzing, humming sensation; nausea; inability to concentrate or sleep; general sense of feeling unwell; wired and tired simultaneously; increased anxiety at times and at others, it felt as if anxiety was being blocked (a very weird feeling). | Started at 30 mg and dose was increased to 60, which I found totally intolerable; prescribed in conjunction with 1 mg of Klonopin, which was too much together. Asked Dr. to decrease dosages of both, and now I'm back to 30 mg. after a month, Klonopin .5 mg as needed. Just yesterday I started feeling somewhat normal again. I was just about to call and request to be taken off and go to back to Celexa, but I'm feeling much more optimistic after going through quite a bit of negative side effects, lasting about a month. I also say 'hang in there', if you can. | F | 44 | 28 days | 7/10/2007 | 2 | Major Depression/Bi-polar II | Nausea at first, started out at 60mg. Also on Topomax x2 a day, and Seroquel 50mg at night. Then as time went over the past few months, since no improvement in depression Doctor upped dose to 120mg, I feel more like an emotional zombie. Depression and fatigue still there. Emotionally and sexually flat-lined. Just kind of existing day by day. Had lost 50lbs on my own dieting prior to meds and now gained back 30lbs which adds to my feeling down. No thoughts of suicide just deeper depression. | Explained to the doctor it wasn't helping to begin with 1 month after taking it so upped the dose on me and its done nothing to really help pick me up at all. My fatigue and down time is still present, no suicide thoughts but just NO enjoyment in anything. I'm slowly gaining back weight I struggled very hard to lose and its driving me even more down in the dumps. | F | 40 | 4 months | 7/10/2007 | 1 | Depression, anxiety/panic attacks | Flat of affect. Loss of libido. Anorgasmic. Dizziness. Negative dreams. | Cymbalta is NOT for me. I felt like I was looking through a thick mask (disassocation). Made driving difficult (lowered response time dramatically). One day a person cut in front of me in line at a grocery store, and I imagined myself severing his head with a wire like they do in the movies. Seemed like a good idea at the time. This is NOT an appropriate reaction. The thought was completely without emotion and scared the crap out of me later as I looked back on the event. I'll never take Cymbalta again. Taper? You kidding??? I dropped that stuff like a burning rag even though the two weeks of discontinuation syndrome was awful. | M | 50 | 3 weeks | 7/9/2007 | 4 | Depression/Suicidal | The withdrawal from Cybalta was SIGNIFICANTLY uncomfortable. I actually ended up in the emergency room because I had fainted. I was told that Cymbalta withdrawal can be as severe a narcotic withdrawal. | If I missed a dose, I felt as though I had a strange "buzzing" in my head. I had a dramatic weight loss (20 lbs) due to decreased appetite, along with dry mouth and some sleep loss. | F | 50 | 2 years | 7/5/2007 | 5 | Chronic pain | Slight nausea for the first week or two and ongoing night sweats. | I started having relief of my widespread pain from osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and back pain within 24 hours! Cymbalta has increased my quality of life as my pain is now at a tolerable level. | F | 57 | 6 weeks | 7/4/2007 | 1 | Depression | Terrible nightmares; zombie effect; sexual dysfunction; tremors; slurred speech; apathy | M | 47 | 6 weeks | 7/4/2007 | 5 | depression and anxiety | Hot flashes and restless sleep for the first 4 weeks. Decreased appetite (which is a plus to me), increased libido | I have had positive comments from family and co-workers about my overall improvement in attitude, patience, moods etc.... | F | 35 | 60 days | 7/3/2007 | 3 | DEPRESSION | After being on Cymbalta for 9 months at 60 mgms, I am experiencing "flying off the handle" side effect. The Cymbalta has controlled the depression, but any stressor in my life causes a major, irrational temper tantrum. After I calm down, I'm fine. But, I've always been a laid back person and these symptoms are not normal. I'm going to my doctor to change my antidepressant from Cymbalta to something else. | F | 54 | 9 months | 7/3/2007 | 2 | recurring depression/ anxiety | ongoing insomnia, increased social anxiety, weight loss, persistant depression, decresed appetite | about to add 15 mg remeron at night. had huge success with remeron in past except for weight gain and hoping cymbalta will offset it. seems obcessive thoughts are worsening on cymbalta. on tiny dose, though of 20 mg. due to sensitivity to meds. thought it was really working at 1st - now i'm just more tired than ever due to sleep problems with this med. will repost back on combined meds. just want to be around people again! | F | 37 | 30 days | 6/30/2007 | 4 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Ejaculatory discomfort, increased appetite and craving for carbohydrates. | Very positive results so far. | M | 53 | 1.5 months | 6/29/2007 | 5 | Depression, GAD | First week- nausea, dizziness, tired, sleeplessness, decreased appetite. After that, delayed ejaculation, sleeplessness, teeth grinding. All side effects are now gone except teeth grinding (bruxism), but that is being treated with a low dosage of klonopin. | Its a powerful medication. You'll feel that the second you take your first dose. The beginning side effects are rough, take a week off from work to get used to the effects. They'll eventually go away however. Its helped me tremendously. I have always suffered from depression and anxiety, and this drug takes the edge off of both those. It doesn't turn me into an emotional zombie, and I can perform my job right up to par. I'm a Mensa member, and I don't feel like this drug diminishes my intellectual capacity whatsoever. After 8 months of using this drug, I'm very happy with it. I'll check in later after another 6 months or so of using this powerful drug. | M | 25 | 8 months | 6/28/2007 | 5 | depression | I can't be sure since I am on many RX's but I think weight gain other than that nothing. | Saved both myself and my daughter from deep depression pretty quickly. | F | 50 | 6 months | 6/27/2007 | 2 | Chronic Pain, Neuropathy | Clenching jaw all day and I am unable to stop. dialated pupils, blurred vision, nausea, irritable, tired eyes but very jittery and uneasy, extremely dry mouth, trouble sleeping. | I have felt some pain releif. The burning in my legs is dulled. The jaw clenching is really irritating...and I feel kind of apathetic. I will stick it out and see how this works. I am also taking duragesic, neurontin, and lortab. I would love to decrease the opioids. | F | 27 | 5 days | 6/26/2007 | 1 | depression, panic attacks | 10 lb weight gain, increased amt panic attacks, anxiety | F | 40 | 5 months | 6/26/2007 | 1 | depression, pain | First day - speed like effects tension, hyper, upset stomach second day - really tense like being wired, constipation third day - more of the same, some sleep issues weird dreams forth day - felt hyper tensive (and I have low blood pressure and exercise) fifth day - hyper tension getting worse, stomach still in knots sixth day -woke up at 2:00 am heart racing, heart palpitations stopped taking the drug | It worked on my depression on about day two instead of the 2 weeks the doctor said, very effective that way, but the blood pressure increase is horrible, I would monitor your heart rate and blood pressure constantly. I do not recommend this drug too many side effects. Like being on speed only worse. | M | 38 | 6 days | 6/24/2007 | 4 | Depression/anxiety | nausea at first, which subsided after a couple of weeks. Still a bit sleepy during the day (I take it in the morning), but then frequent waking at night, with very vivid, weird dreams! | I do feel more relaxed and able to handle life's ups and downs, as well as some serious family issues. I've gotten used to the side effects, and am sticking with it. Tough it out - things do get better, and your body will adjust!!! | F | 35 | 2 months | 6/23/2007 | 1 | anxiety, depression | massive yawning, hyper anxiety, trouble staying asleep | I've been depressed on and off for years, but after a series of stressful life events early last year the anxiety really started. Tried effexor (no!), paxil and remeron, then psych put me on wellbutrin and now he's added cymbalta. I'm trying to hang in there with the WB/cymbalta combo but the constant feeling I'm on speed and inability to sleep (I take ambien) may force me to give up. Any suggestions? | M | 44 | 14 days | 6/21/2007 |