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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CYMBALTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | anxiety/ depression | Diarrhea at first, for the first few days, serious mood change when stoping usage. Otherwise the drug works like a charm, especialy for anxiety. Found it almost impossible to have depression thoughs. | No weight gain, no brain fog- quite the opposite, no memory changes, no sexual side effects- actually the sex drive is quite up, doin it more than once daily on average. But stopping it was very hard, as the mood swings, and depression thoughts crept in without notice, had to go back on it. | M | 33 | 5 months 60 mg 1X day | 5/11/2011 | 4 | andrenaline surges and depression | temor and severe flatulance | F | 51 | 6 months 60mg 1X day | 5/11/2011 | 5 | depression/anxiety | contipation, dry mouth | F | 35 | 5 years 60 1X day | 5/10/2011 | 4 | bipollar | poor sex drive, weight gain, crazy dreams and odd sleeping patterns | I started on 30mg 2 weeks and than moved up 2 60mg after i had a bad time with a broken back for 2 years pryor in that 2 years i cut my self 2 shreds to help ease my back pain. Sounds dumb but was effective now 4 months on i feel fine with cymbalta. my partner has stood by me the whole but hates the lack of labeito maintaining erections and the waking up every few hours i seem 2 do now. recomend it for bipolar. | M | 27 | 4 months 60 1X day | 5/10/2011 | 1 | Bipolar II | Agitated, often risky behaviors, uninhibited behavioral choices, spent more money than I made, was put on Depakote also, to counter the Cymbalta, total catastrophy | Stopped taking both after 5 years, feel great now, I think I was mis-diagnosed, and was put on these drugs because, (I think) the doc got incentives from the drug companies. | M | 54 | 5 years 120 mg 1X day | 5/7/2011 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | numbness on face and hands, dizzy, headache, foggy, sleepy, nausea, blurred vision, dry eyes and mouth, shaky all over | Bad Stuff | F | 56 | 1 days 30 mg 1X day | 5/4/2011 | 5 | Severe depression | At the beginning: constipation, always: difficulty reaching orgasm, slight dizziness and ear ringing occasionally. Waking up relatively early in the morning. | I was prescribed Cymbalta for severe clinical depression with strong suicidal thoughts. At first I had lexapro, which didn't help me. Additionally I got Remeron to sleep. We quickly started from 30 mg to 60, and after another week or so when no improvement was seen to 90 mg. About 10 days later, my condition literally changed over night. Depression lifted, suicidal thoughts went away and I could start climbing out of the darkness. About 1 month later I ha achieved complete remission and could go back to me job and regular life. I knew again what it means to be happy and have a positive outlook. Will continue to take it for another few months, but stopped the Remeron. The only major side effect for me has been delayed orgasm, Libido went back to normal after remission, but reaching orgasm during sex is really hard, which wasn't the case before. Going at it alone with some visual or literary stimulation interestingly helps a lot, so it's not too bad. Also, I tend to wake up around 6 in the morning, regardless of when I go to bed. In the past I was more of a long sleeper, going to bed late, but have to change that now. All in all though Cymbalta is the right drug for me and really saved my life. Not looking forward to coming off though, after reading about the terrible withdrawls... | F | 27 | 4 months 90 mg 1X day | 5/1/2011 | 1 | depression/ anxiety | 41 | 14 days 60 1X day | 5/1/2011 | 4 | major depressive disorder | hand tremors | Cymbalta helped me a great deal with my major depression. It's not perfect (no drug is) but it has lifted my mood substantially. I've had no sexual side effects, although I understand they are common with other people. | F | 41 | 3 years 120 mg 1X day | 4/30/2011 | 2 | Nerve Pain | Shakes every morning, Decreased Blood Sugar, Decreased Appitite, Cloudy Feeling. | Was given for pain, did not help at all, did help with my depression. My doctor discontinued them because my blood sugar was dropping badly. I felt the shakes every morning and head did not feel right. Did help with my insomina, was not worth me continuing this drug. | F | 47 | 60 days 30MG 1X day | 4/27/2011 | 4 | Depression and Mood Disorder | Dry mouth, major weight gain, constipation, wanting to sleep all of the time | I tried everything for my depression and this was the only thing that helped. I was able to keep my attitude at a normal level instead of flying off the handle at everything. I do still have days where I just want to lay in bed but not nearly like before. I have experienced HORRIBLE WITHDRAWALS when I haven't taken it for a few days. I will be an emotional WRECK, crying, agitated, abusive, and just plain old crazy. I started on 30 mg but after about 5 months decided to increase my dosage to 60 mg bc I was still having bouts of depression. In the last year I have gained 20 lbs. without any lifestyle changes. I am going to meet with my doctor to see if there is something else out there that may be able to help without the weight gain. | F | 31 | 1 years 60 MG 1X day | 4/25/2011 | 2 | severe depression | permanent voice damage | It was 5 years ago, so I don't remember dosage or how long I took it, it would have been the lowest dosage because that's what my dr always starts me. I was experiencing severe heart burn and stomach problems which I thought were due to stress. it worked fine, which was impressive considering what I was going through, however one day I threw up and discovered why it's called stomach ACID. It caused permanent damage. Just be aware that this is a side effect for some people. I had no idea our bodies could produce acids so strong. | F | 56 | 30 days don't reme 1X day | 4/23/2011 | 4 | Depression | I dealt with constipation weight gain and the inability to focus. A lack of emotion and extreme loss of sexual desire | the withdraw is hard. Sleepless nights with vivid dreams are just the beginning. The change in bowel movements and cravings is a welcomed change but the crawling skin and buzzing is unnerving. I have had times of spacing out and blurry vision. I recommend that you talk to your doctor before stopping this drug. It did help with the depression but the withdrawals are almost worth not taking it. | F | 32 | 3 years 60 mg 1X day | 4/19/2011 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | Almost impossible to reach orgasm. Felt castrated by this medication. Uplifted mood, more positive attitude were the key benefits for me. | Cymbalta is the only antidepressant medication that ever helped me. The first three days of taking it were like hell, so much so that I nearly quit the medication from the very beginning. My pupils were dilated and I felt nauseous. A coworker asked if I was ok and said that I looked like I was about to puke. My doctor told me that it could take 4-6 weeks before I noticed any benefits and to give it a chance so I did. Pushed on through the first few rough days and after the first week I felt ok. It was right after the 3rd week of being on the medication that I definitely noticed a positive benefit. I found myself just being in a more positive mood all the time, which was a great improvement because just weeks before I was always in a more negative/down mood. The only side effect that I noticed was a big one - I almost couldn't have an orgasm and this caused relationship problems for my girlfriend and I. When I finally did reach orgasm (and it took alot of work) it would be a very little one. Also, the semen that came out was a very small amount and seemed almost a different color and consistency than normal. I pratically felt castrated while taking the Cymbalta. After a year of the positive benefits and uplifted mood I decided to ween off of it and have not felt the need to go back on it since. I would recommend talking to the doctor about gradually lowering the dose over a period of a couple of months. The withdrawal from quitting this medication can be absolute hell if | M | 34 | 1 years 60 1X day | 4/17/2011 | 2 | Depression | constipation, tired, depression intensified and made me suicidal, rapid heart rate and jittery first day or so but went away, irritable, loss of appetite (positive for me), and the same sexual side effects as SSRI's (numbness in genital area/lack of orgasm). | I admit that I didn't give this medication a chance to help my depression, but the reason that I tried it was because I hoped that it wouldn't cause the same sexual side effects like Zoloft and Lexapro, but it did, so it wasn't worth the cost. Retail price was $179 vs $30 for the generic form of Zoloft. Have since tried to other meds. | F | 41 | 10 days 30 mg 1X day | 4/15/2011 | 4 | depression | Significant weight gain. Chronic constipation. Major loss of libido. Wanting to sleep all the time. No energy. "Zoning out" feeling every day for hours at a time. Sweating. Intense craving for sweets. Not giving a care for anything or anyone. No emotions. However it DID work great for the depression. | I weaned off this med after taking it for 6 years because I felt my life situation was better and I didn't need it anymore. I took the last dose 6 weeks ago and I am still having major withdrawal symptoms of dizziness, irritability, loose stools, crazy "zapping" feeling that goes thru my head, ringing in my ears, headaches, blurry vision and stomach cramps. I had a feeling of my heart racing and high blood pressure at first but that has went away. It did work great great for my depression, however, I would only recommend this drug to someone who is so depressed they are suicidal due to the extreme side-effects coming off of it. The side-effects are very unpleasant and last for a very long time. | F | 42 | 6 years 60 mg 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 1 | Cronic back pain then sadness | MUD BUT all brown water nasty 1 dose vomiting really vivid dreams pain in my grown thoughts of killing hurting someone who pisssed me off in the past I am aware of it tho but this stuff OMG is a amplifier for RAGE but I'm stuck on the stool or vomiting then I'm fine 10 hours later from first dose please be carefull with this stuff | Welbutrin 300xl of Zoloft is better for me I'm just lucky to be a cripple I don't want go to jail over this drug(CYMBALTA).doc told me to take it 30mg before bed for a week I could not make it thru the first night it makes me have RAGE. I have pain from a car accident when I was 13yo had surgery @21 disc discectomy made chronic 10 to a 4 to 9 pain scale and pain is my life the jerk ran the red light me and my uncle were the only two hurt I need some relief but this drug made things worst. I need something to help me forget. like California or Colorado medical Maryjane | M | 33 | 1 days 30 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 1 | depression | Withdrawal is completely incapacitating, complete loss of sexual desire, nausea, headache. | This is the most addicting worse medicine anyone could be placed on. If you've been prescribed Cymbalta, please do not take or get off as soon as possible. | M | 55 | 2 years 60mg 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Weight gain (24 pounds in 6 months), constipation, headaches, sexual side effects | My withdrawal symptoms lasted over two months. I had never been so depressed in my life. The body zaps made me sick. Some days I did not want to get out of bed. I loved this drug the first few months I was on it, but please be careful on it. It will just stop working all of a sudden and coming off of it is worse than anything you can imagine. You will have legit withdrawal symptoms similar to when a druggie comes off of hard drugs. | F | 31 | 7 months 30 mg 1X day | 4/7/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | brain fog, mixing up words, crazy dreams, very sleepy, loss of motivation, zoning for hours, confusion, mood swings, feeling unsteady, dizziness, always feel "lost." Careless feeling, and anti-social, memory loss, and unable to separate reality or a feeling of not being real. | DO NOT TAKE CYMBALTA!!!! In the long run it will ruin you. | F | 22 | 1 years 60MG 1X day | 4/7/2011 |