Good evening @cln1812, I want to acknowledge your effort in introducing your experience with Cymbalta and Gabapentin. And hello to your and Connect friends and neighbors who have added their experiences to this post section..

My first-ever neurologist came into my life in 2013. He survived having me as a patient until 2019. The first two medications were Gabapentin and Cymbalta to help with discomfort & injury after a tragic fall down the side of a mountain. I struggled with both medications. However, we (my doctor and I) attempted to alter dosages and other options to avoid nausea, discomfort, and brain dysfunction while reducing pain. Eleven years later, I start my day with 120 mg of Cymbalta. I have also discovered that the appropriate way to introduce medical cannabis is to work on finding the best time and dosage for maintaining pain control. There have been many more attempts in trying to find the most appropriate dosage for the best pain reduction cannabis available. Gabapentin worked moderately well until the brain fog and threatening side effects outweighed the benefits, and I turned to the marijuana selection.

Just for the record, it has now been 11 years since the "mountain fall," and I am now relying upon self-applied topicals and as-needed medicinal options.

May you all find the best solution for you, and may your quality of life register as pretty darn high.
Chris