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 | Severe Depression and Anxiety | Dry mouth, constipation, mucle pain, | A miracle drug that cured 9 months of severe suffering from anxiety and depression. Without it, I wouldn't be working at a great paying job, have a normal life or just be alive. It saved my life. | F | 42 | 9 months 30 mg 1X day | 10/12/2011 | 1 | fibromyalgia | I took this with dinner and woke up with my heart racing and a panic attack. Then diarrhea for the rest of the night, stomach cramps. This morning I was very dizzy and seemed all "spaced" out, my vision is also blurry. had to call off of work. It is now 24 hrs later and I am still dizzy, spaced out feeling and vision is still a bit blurry. I will never take this drug again | Don't take it | F | 50 | 1 days 30 mg 1X day | 10/11/2011 | 1 | severe anxiety,TN,Migraine,Back | severe fatigue, Restless Leg Syndrome, no motivation, wanting to sleep all night and day, no relief from migraines...made them worse. dry mouth, no sex drive, insomnia when trying to lay down, severe bruising without bumping into things, eye pains | it may have helped with my anxiety but the side effects are not worth it at all. I would never reccommend this drug to anyone. I have decided to come off of it today but i hear the withdrawl is horrible and im actually scared | F | 27 | 3 months 60mg 1X day | 10/10/2011 | 2 | Bipolar II | Emotially numb, no sex drive, chronic fatigue. | I was on this for about a year and didn't notice the effects until about 6 months in. They progressively got worse to the point where I was pretty much indifferent about everything. Extreme side effects for such a low dose. | M | 43 | 1 years 30 1X day | 10/7/2011 | 1 | Chronic LBP | Complete loss of sexual interest and ability. Sleep 16-20 hours per day and when up absolutely no motivation. Felt as though I was sleep walking. Severe depression as a result of no life whatsoever. | Worked about the same as any anti-depressant has for me. No discernible help with pain and the side effects are terrible. Talk about completely sucking any life that's left out of a person. As miserable to quit taking as narcotics, no fun. | M | 52 | 1 months 30mg 1X day | 10/7/2011 | 2 | depression | I am currently trying to wean off of cymbalta and the side affects are horrible. Brain zaps, shales, chills, memory loss, word loss- I just quit my job and can't imagine having to work like this. It worked for a while but I gained so much weight. The last 6 months I have gained at a rate of 5lbs per month. | F | 34 | 2 years 60 1X day | 10/6/2011 | 5 | depression | The initial side effects went away in about two weeks. But I have had one of the rare side effects with severe muscle pain running all the way down my leg. I am currently working with my doctor who prescribed Celexa, which will be easier to get off of. I went to her for help because it is difficult to do by yourself. I have been completely off Cymbalta for 11 days, currently ok except for the severe muscle cramp last night. | F | 64 | 5 years 60mg 1X day | 10/1/2011 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Severe "sweats, flushing" Severe memory, confushion No motovation, weight gain, muscle cramps, depressed, constipation, nightmares, muscle spasms, memory loss, extreme joint and muscle pain, agitation, panic attacks etc... | At first I thought Cymbalta was a wonder drug, did help with pain at first. Then all of the side affects started and continued to get from worse to severe. I became so sick, I was too sick I think to realize how much. A few months ago I had surgery for a 17cm ovarian tumor stage 1 cancer, didn't spread so no chemo. After the surgery I felt 100% better. But few weeks later all my symptoms came back. While in hospital I didn't take Cymbolta for a couple of weeks. About a week ago I read something on side affects for Cymbalta and discontinued it. My theory is that I felt so good after surgery besides removing the tumor, but I wasn't taking Cymbalta. And that's why I felt so good. Withdrawls are horrible, but no "sweats and flushing". Most of my symptoms were very severe. I can not believe how my doctors missed just what was wrong me!!!!! That include's the tumor. This medication should be taken off the market. | F | 54 | 5 years 120mg 1X day | 9/30/2011 | 5 | depression anxiety | none | excellent med | M | 45 | 1 months 30 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 1 | Depression, ADD | Increased depression, suicidal ideation even when I was having a good day, weight gain, nausea, apathy, night sweats (so bad that the sheets were soaked), memory loss, total inability to cope | This drug has all but ruined my life. Prescribed to help with depression, it made the depression so severe that I was non-functional, had to be hospitalized, flunked a semester of college and lost my financial aid....the depression was so deep and so dark that I do not even remember most of the 6 months prior to quitting it. All I could think about was wanting to die, how life really was not worth living, etc. It turned me into a total basket case, people now think I am crazy. I went off of it cold turkey and began to feel sane the very next day. Oh, and the withdrawal effects are far worse than the side effects of taking it! Do. Not. Take. This. Drug. Take a vacation, whatever you have to do...but don't take this. It very nearly destroyed me and left my children motherless. | F | 39 | 1 years 60 MG 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Constant low grade headache, sweaty palms, extreme night sweats, nausea, blurry vision and a "here but not here" feeling | I take my capsule each night at bedtime and have had no problem sleeping except for waking up hot and sweaty my second night. My first day after taking it I felt like my body had renewed itself, I could move about in ways I hadn't been able to in ages. Yesterday I was spacy and just exhausted. The low grade headache and nausea have not subsided and after reading all that I wished I did prior to taking this I am quitting after this weekend (I don't want to go through major scary effects while away from home during our first mini vacation in two years) | F | 46 | 4 days 30mg 1X day | 9/28/2011 | 1 | for depression and fibromyalgia | For the first time in my life I attempted suicide! I told my doctor every bad thing I was going through but it didn't make any difference. I even told him about my inability to control my emotions, think clearly and of the horrible suicidal thoughts I was having, Nothing. My antidepressants have been changed and i'm on the road to recovery. It's sad you have to almost die to be taken seriously!! The doctor's quickly hand you medications that alter your thinking with severity but if you're in pain they're reluctant to give you pain meds. For those of you for whom cymbalta has been a god send; more power to you. As for me, i'm climbing out of a dark, deep hole instigated by cymbalta. | F | 45 | 60mg 1X day | 9/26/2011 Patient History | 1 | Depression and Neuropathic Pain | Increased Anxiety, Tingling Sensations, Muscle Twitching, Bouncing Vision, Ankle Clonus, Extreme Suicidal Thoughts, Worsening of Symptoms | My experience with this drug was awful. I was taking Wellebutrin for depression with little side effects then was prescribed Cymbalta for neuropathic pain. I discontinued the Wellebutrin since I was told by my doctor Cymbalta was also prescribed for depression. Little did I know the side effects would be horrendous. I was almost convinced that I was nuts. After doing some research I found I was not the only one that had problems with it. I discontinued it and went back to the Wellebutrin. The withdrawals were worse than the side effects. I couldn't even function and was experiencing suicidal thoughts. It was quite frightening. Once the withdrawals subsided which took about 3 weeks I felt much better. Eventually all of the side effects disappeared. I think this drug is seriously detrimental and the benefit most certainly does not out way the serious side effects. I certainly did not experience any benefits. Why doctors prescribe this medication is beyond me. I suppose once a certain amount of patients lose their minds or lives then perhaps someone will take notice and remove it from the market. Until then they should at least put a black warning label on it indicative of the skull and cross bones sighting (WARNING take at own risk will cause severe mental disturbances and physical health problems!) | F | 41 | 5 months 60 mg 1X day | 9/23/2011 | 4 | Peripheral Neuropathy due to chemo | dry mouth | chemo drug for breast cancer caused numbness and tingling in feet; difficulty wearing shoes and walking. along with accupuncture, symptoms have lessened. can walk without pain plus tingling has almost completely subsided. | F | 55 | 9 months 30 1X day | 9/22/2011 | 2 | depression, bulimia, chronic pain | restless legs, sleeplessness, hot flashes, anxiety. is helpful for pain | I am down to 20 mg and trying to wean off. The withdrawals are severe. my family feels that my personality has changed for the worse. | F | 25 | 3 years 60 1X day | 9/21/2011 | 5 | Depression and back problems | Sexual side effects, dry mouth | I take it with 10mg Abilify | F | 49 | 2 years 60mg 1X day | 9/20/2011 | 1 | Chronic pain | Wow!! Here's a thought for all physicians and pharmaceutical companies. I went to see about my chronic pain due to IC and endometriosis and was at my wits end. My new doctor gave me Cymbalta to try. I took one pill!! Up all night with anxiety, feels like my skin is crawling, nausea, dizzy spells, feeling angry and no appetite!! So here's my concern. Doctors do not want to prescribe pain meds due to the side effects however they will give away this extremely expensive poison (Cymbalta) for people to try. It seems appropriate to tell all to check this med out prior to taking it. Anything with an entire page dedicated to side effects probably hasn't been tested enough. So easy to hand out a drug that causes so much stress and negative side effects shows that a doctor doesn't care or hasn't done their homework about this terrible drug! DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON!!! | F | 39 | 1 days 30 MG 1X day | 9/18/2011 | 3 | I thought this med was helping me with my body pain, but, not depression. When I stopped taking it I realized it was helping with body pain, because that came back with a vengeance! | I think this may be good for Fibromyalgia. | F | 44 | 6 weeks 60mg 1X day | 9/16/2011 | 1 | depression | Extreme fatigue! Loss of interest in life. I feel numb. I do not feel happy and I don't feel sad. | I tried to taper off of cymbalta slowly, but the withdrawls were horrific. I had constant "brain zaps" and I could not get comfortable. | F | 60 | 5 years 60mg 1X day | 9/16/2011 | 4 | GAD | very strange vivid dreams, insomnia at times. | I really haven't had any bad side affects from this drug. If I do forget to take it, I will get really weird dreams, and get very cranky, but I have to say overall, it has helped me with my GAD, and I have no real complaints. | F | 44 | 9 months 60 mg 1X day | 9/15/2011 |