CYMBALTA Reviews (DULOXETINE)Average Rating: 2.7 (2757 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CYMBALTA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CYMBALTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Nerve Pain, Fatigue CTD | Extreme weight loss, chronic fatigue, frequent night urination, no appetite, sleeplessness,nausea, headaches, constipation, difficulty swallowing, night sweats,wouth sores. | Have taken Cymbalta about about 5 months,has helped with nerve pain associated with cdt, cant go to sleep or stay asleep problems with frequent urination 4-5 times a night, when I do go to sleep cant wake up, or could sleep for ever, feel exhasted no energy 24x7 , no appetite lost 10 lbs that I couldnt afford to lose. Its possible the weight lose is attrubuting to the fatigue but dont think so. | M | 52 | 5 months | 2/8/2009 | 1 | anxiety/depression | This is day 5 since I stopped the 30mg cymbalta and i must say..i feel TERRIBLE! feel like i have the flu..horrible headache, can't sleep..body is aching something terrible..but i will ride it out..i will NEVER take another pill!! | F | 31 | 1.5 years | 2/6/2009 | 5 | depression/mood swings | Initially dry mouth, extreme sleepiness, some nausea | READ THIS!!! Guess I am the ideal patient. LOVE this drug. After 7 weeks side effects are GONE. My life has been transformed. No more crying jags, or self-involvement. Best part of this is my self-esteem problems disappeared. No longer hate myself and because of my attitude change I have stuck with my diet/exercise program and have lost almost 10 pounds. Life-changing. | F | 48 | 7 weeks | 2/4/2009 | 3 | fibromyalgia | Weight gain, periods of anxiety, did I say weight gain? severe dry mouth, hot all of the time | I have been taking 30mg. Cymbalta for 13 months. Dr. first gave me 60 mg. and I felt horrible. Flat, zombie-like. No sex drive. Reduced dosage did better. Sleep better, ache less but now have gained over 10 lbs. Never had weight problem before. It seems the benefits are decreasing and the side effects are increasing. Made a dr.'s appointment to check my options. | F | 55 | 13 months | 2/4/2009 | 3 | Depression | Loss of libido. Migraines and brain zaps. Inability to orgasm (exception-masturbation). Penile insensitivity. | I switched to Cymbalta after I started feeling depressed again while on Zoloft (1 year). Cymbalta worked wonders for me for the first 10 months I took it. However, after around 11 months of use I started to experience brain zaps and migraines on a weekly basis, and especially if I delayed taking it (sleeping in had it's consequences). I didn't notice a loss in sexual sensitivity at first because I'd already been experiencing it on Zoloft. In the past 5 months I have gone from having trouble orgasming (unless it was masturbation) to not being able to orgasm unless I was masturbating. Now I'm having trouble even when I'm masturbating. This seems, in part, to be due to the fact that my penis is no longer very sensitive to stimulation. My libido in the past 2 months has dropped considerably as well. 18 is not the age to be losing it. I can atest to it's effectiveness as an anti-depressant. It still works as one for me, but the trade off in side-effects has become unbal | M | 18 | 1.5 years | 2/4/2009 | 2 | anxiety | dizziness, trouble with footing, blurred brain, jitters, shakes, feel like im coming down off of cocaine high and the down lasts way longer than the positive side to this med. also taking klonopin as a prn. not sure if they are messing with each other. also have a bad rash on my arm. appeared within one day. | my anxiety goes away for hours and then returns with a vengeance | F | 35 | 2 days | 2/4/2009 | 1 | Depression | Zombie-fied | This drug just made me feel wiped out, too weak and sleepy to keep my eyes. I wasn't as depressed but at what cost? I couldn't drive safely or perform at work. I took myself off it after about 4 weeks. I wasted a $35 co-pay on filling a prescription but it was the cost for a lesson learned. | M | 57 | 30 days | 2/3/2009 | 5 | Anxiety | Dry mouth, constipation, tiredness, dry eyes and also losing eyelashes......not sure if the eyelash loss is connected or not- but I've only noticed this happening since I've been on this medication (I lose several eyelashes daily) | This drug has really helped me with my anxiety. I dont have the racing thoughts or that "racing feeling" in my chest that I constantly had. No more anxiety attacks YAY! My life has improved tremendously since I've been on this drug. I have not experienced any negative side affects.....all the side effects I have/am experiencing are tolerable. Though I am concerned about this eyelash loss.....I will be asking my DR about that! I dont want to end up with NO eyelashes! | F | 27 | 1.5 months | 2/2/2009 | 1 | Depression | Numbness, tingling, brain "zaps", headaches, HUGE weight gain, tremors | DO NOT let your doctor put you on a high dose....I was on 120 mg daily and I gained over 30 pounds in the 6 months I was on this. Numbness, tingling, and brain zaps if I missed a dose. Took myself off when my doctor suggested I go on a blood pressure med to reduce the tremors. This drug should be OFF THE MARKET | F | 29 | 6 months | 2/2/2009 | 1 | depression/anxiety | insomnia, anxiety, racing heart, racing thoughts, headache, nausea, clouded thinking, heartburn | I have been on this medication for about a year and it helped tremendously at first. Now I am having SEVERE anxiety, nausea and headaches. I am going to begin tapering off of this tonight now that I know to remove seven beads a day. Will let you know how it goes. | F | 31 | 1 years | 1/31/2009 | 5 | depression | constipation, brain fog, slowed response, insomnia, weight loss | Cymbalta has worked better for me than any other anti-depressant. Yeah, it has some crappy side effects, but you have to weigh the costs and benefits for yourself. I went off it for a few months and started feeling very, very depressed again. I started it back and had to take a higher dose than I had originally, but it is still working. | F | 33 | 2 years | 1/30/2009 | 4 | Radicular pain | Vivid trippy dream and thoughs when I begin to fall asleep and when I am waking up. During the day I do not notice. In low light I have noticed some very mild hallicinatory effects. I can't seem to lose weight. Sweating. Particularly night sweats. Very bad when I started as it was everynight. THis has diminished over time, but when I do sweat at night I get soaked. I feel a little more resistant to the cold weather as well. Sexual side effects are present. No issues with arousal, but it takes a while to orgasm. And sometimes when I do things don't happed in the order I am used to (we are all adults here!). Occasional dizziness. Nausea. | If you are taking Cymbalta for depression, please review comments specific to that. It seems there is a big disparity on the ratings between taking it solely for depression or nerve pains. It is hard to ascertain the exact side effects when I started cymbalta. I had to abruptly stop taking lyrica and experienced severe gastrointestinal disturbance (kind way of putting it), huge emotion swings, weight loss. This lasted about 2 weeks and can't tell if it was the cold turkey from lyrica or starting cymbalta. The side effects with lyrica were more pronounced for me.. severe confusion, drowsiness, numb hands, extreme weight gain. There are side effects with cymbalta but they are more manageable. I think it beats having to take pain killers and muscle relaxers. | M | 39 | 6 months | 1/30/2009 | 2 | FIBROMYALGIA | Weight gain, suicidial ideation, dry mouth, leg cramps. | My rheumatologist ordered this drug for my fibromyalgia. I really didn't notice any difference in the amount of pain but did have an increased appetite. Terrible dry mouth and leg cramps at night. Decided on my own to get off the drug--not such a good idea because the first few days felt suicidal and dizzy, poor concentration and general tiredness. | F | 67 | 1 years | 1/30/2009 | 1 | depression and arthritis pain | In the beginning, extreme nausea, digestive upsets..got better but never went away completely. Horrid hot flashes and sweating at night. I have tried almost every antidepressant and this is BY FAR the worst. My mood improved but I became "flat" and became a recluse. My legs became restless and felt tight however the drugs worked well for pain for the most past. | Going off this drug was horrible. I took prozac instead of the cymbalta and that helped alot. The nausea resumed however for nearly a week. The medicine is very pricy and prozac is $5 generic. I had been on prozac 15 years with mild side effects...I will stick with that. Check out the other options before you chose cymbalta. | F | 43 | 4 months | 1/30/2009 | 1 | depression/chronic back pain | Mania, anger compulsive behavior. Diminished sex drive. Severe constipation not even responsive to high doses of laxatives. Reclusive desires. Compulsive drinking, smoking, shopping. Quit upon recognition of all of these bad sideffects. Cut from 120 to 60 to 60 every three days to none.Anxious to be off took only three weeks for withdrawal. Horrible withdrawal symptoms...It still feels like a brick is in my head, but glad to be free from this drug | F | 45 | 8 months | 1/30/2009 | 1 | Depression/fibromyalgia | Dizziness, weakness, extreme pain, anxiety, depression worsened. | I was on Cymbalta for about six months, last year. The side effects crept up slowly, at first I thought it was helping the depression and I'd noticed a lessening of my fibro pain, but the longer I took it the worse my dizziness became, I started getting weaker, couldn't walk more then 50 feet without needing to rest and almost collapsing. Then the fibro pain started getting worse and my depression worsened to the point of becoming suidicidal. | F | 62 | 180 days | 1/27/2009 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | For the first 2 weeks I experienced nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite and dry mouth. These slowly went away over time though and after 2 weeks they were pretty much gone. I just kept telling myself that after my body adjusts it will be worth it and I was right. Remember to hang in there and give it a chance! | THIS MEDICATION GAVE ME MY LIFE BACK! It took almost a month to fully kick in but the difference I notice in myself is absolutely amazing. I can concentrate again and the dark cloud that has been constantly chocking me for the last 4 years is completely gone! I went from someone who had turned off all her emotions to someone who can laugh and be passionate about life again. Honestly, give this a fair chance. The side effects might be brutal at first but they DO go away and from then on it's all up-hill from there! As far as I'm concerned the hardest part was going to my doctor and telling him I thought I needed help. I WOULD LOVE TO OFFER SUPPORT OR ADVICE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS IT SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL! :) | F | 23 | 1.5 months | 1/25/2009 | 3 | fibromialgia | Vivid Dreams, hot flashes (not related to menopause),dry mouth, insomenia (1st few months), olfactory hallucinations, increase in sweating with a very unique unpleasant odor that only I can detect (olfactory hallucinations or a heightened sense of smell either way it is unpleasant). Irritatiability and less patience. Weight loss initially and now weight gain. | Cymbalta when first taken gave me increased energy, relief from fibro pain and diabetes related foot numbness & tingling and weight loss so it was worth the insomia that I first experienced, I had found the right medication finally and recommended Cymbalta to persons who suffered fibro. After about 4-5 months the hot flashes, sweating, and olfactory hallucinations started. There have been pros and cons to my experience with this medication but the cons are starting to outweigh the pros so I plan to wean off of it in the coming months under my physician's care. | F | 50 | 1 years | 1/24/2009 | 3 | Fibromyalgia, radicular pain, HA's | 30-40 lb wt. gain, initial vivid nightmares, extreme constant thirst, dizziness, flat affect, complete loss of sex drive, continuing migraines- post concussion syndrome ha's unrelieved, dizziness, brain "zaps", and probably more that I've not yet even realized. | I started Cymbalta after being on numerous antidepressants for Post concussive migraines, as well as leg pain from low back problems & post-op lumbar surgery. I would very much appreciate anyone who would like to discuss via email of this drug- or many others I've also had severe reactions to! (I need to find a support system) as I'm an RN, and been through a lot as I see many others as well have. Forgot to refill and had horrible withdrawel- flu-like, vomiting, vertigo etc. lasting for days. Got back on the med and leg pain greatly relieved. 40 lbs. later and I've decided to stop the med. I've always been a bigger person, now I'm obese and on BP meds as well. Trying to slowly become drug-free, very hard! Hoping being off of Cymbalta will help greatly! | F | 44 | 1 days | 1/24/2009 | 5 | Extreme Depression/General Anxiety | Diarrea, hot and cold, dizziness, | this has been a real God-send for me ---- It has worked tremendously. My moodswings, raging, suicidal thoughts and tendancies have pretty much disappeared. The side effects are worth the benefits. I hope this works for others as well. | F | 35 | 9 weeks | 1/23/2009 |