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@ripley

I also have fibromyalgia with daily pain. I don't want to discourage you from following your doctor's recommendations, just research it first. I've decided to avoid Cymbalta because I read studies show it only helps about 30% of the people who take it, but for those people it can reduce their pain up to 50%. ("In studies, pain was reduced by half in 30 out of 100 people taking duloxetine...compared with 20 out of 100 people taking placebo." ) I also read your body adjusts to it so the dose has to be raised eventually and it can have terrible side effects when you try to stop taking it. There is a Facebook page called "Cymbalta Hurts Worse" which is a support group for people trying to wean off.

My Dr recently prescribed Gabapentin, 100mg 3x a day, but I haven't started it yet. That has it's own set of side effects. I'm not sure what to do because living with daily pain is difficult.

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Thank you for your input.

I'm definitely terrified of it because I have already been screwed over by pharmaceuticals. I know how rough they can be. I'm still just mulling it over, seeing peoples' opinions helps.

I hope the Gabapentin works for you and that you can find yourself with significantly less pain.

I am taking Gabapentin, Cymbalta
and Turmeric for my Fibromyalgia
and polymyalgia.for several yrs with good success. I recently was.out of my turmeric for a few days and had more pain so I know it helps! I have been dealing with these disorders for 25+ yrs and this combination of drugs had helped more than anything.
Good luck to all of you!