cymbalta for pain

I take 60mg my pain is nerve oriented my understanding is that Cymbalta works on neuropathy but not all pain

@aus12 after having a failed back surgery last year and having a lot of nerve damage to the back I take the lowest doses of gabapentin, duloxetine and and hydrocodone , and I put a Salon Pas pain patch on at night so I can at least sleep in my recliner i get more relief from the patch Han he meds I feel like I do anyways ! After seeing 3 additional surgeons being told they can’t do anything and I just contacted Mayo Clinic and got denied my MRI clearly shows a pinched nerve at L3 and Pseudoarthrosis and they all say nothing is wrong!

I’ve been taking cymbalta for over 14 years. I also have been taking Celebrex during the same period. Celebrex is an anti-inflammatory and really helps my arthritis which is present in almost every body joint. I’ve had both TKR, a right hip and will be getting spinal stenosis surgery on Tuesday. Will also have 2 fusions. I’m hoping to come off of the Cymbalta in the near future bc that is indicated mostly for lower back pain. It’s mainly an anti-depressant. See what your doc thinks about Celebrex. Every one responds differently to various drugs. What works for some may not work as well for everyone. I currently have zero side effects from Cymbalta. You may need to stay in it longer to allow your system to adapt. God Bless

I started Cymbalta a week ago. I did notice an increase in sweating. Hoping it will ease the pain in my knee.

Very frustrating getting different diagnosis, advice from different doctors for the same issue

I suffered broken feet, tibia, fibula last November. Then due to being non weight bearing for 14 weeks had to have surgery to remove scar tissue around my knee. Surgery went well but 2 days after surgery I fell and broke my hip. Recently had a pain block , and steroid shot in my hip.

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I took cymbalta for residual nerve pain from two spine surgeries (and some depression due to that). I really liked it and noticed an improvement in both my pain mood but the constipation it caused me became unbearable. I was disappointed because it really worked for me.

The constipation is the downside. My old school family doctor told me to take as vitamin C as I could until my bowels were loose. I’ve been taking 6000 IU a day for 14 years and have little problem. I love the cymbalta. Great drug

Im on 120mg. Worked until i finally now have to have 3 vertebrae fused on Tuesday.

That was my problem as well....after 5 days of no bowel movement I decided I was done though my pain level was good. I'd rather deal with pain than constipation. Did a bowel prep 9 days after my TKR due to no bowel movement If it's a side effect I'll have it and I tried everything and nothing helped.

If that is the only unbearable symptom, why not take a stool softener, or if that doesn't work try a laxative. I go for a mild one though...

I was on both of those drugs ( at different times) and didn't like them at all and they did nothing for my back muscle spasm so I quit them.