Has anyone ever been on Duloxetine (Cymbalta) for nerve pain?

I am on Cymbalta. Started at 30 milligrams moved to 60MILLIGRAMS in currently on that dosage. I tried gabapentin and Lyrica, both no help only gained weight. That was 10 years ago. Went to a different neurologist he put me on his cymbalta and within a couple days I felt Relief. No side effects whatsoever. I got off sugar. I went to a plant based diet and feel so much better. Sugar is the key as far as I'm concerned. At this since 2015. good luck!

Good for you! So glad to see your improvement! I’m happy that I improved too since I posted that post and no longer have that burning. In fact, most of the paresthesia has gone. I no longer need a med like that. I’m very grateful. I appreciate you thinking of me!

Of course. That's great to hear you're doing better. What do you feel the reason was that you had such a good improvement?

Hmmm….it’s difficult to say since I’m not certain what the culprit was. I tried to work on everything within my control, but it could’ve been time that helped. Sometimes post covid syndrome improves with time. My smell/taste improved with time and scent training which was post covid. But, for diabetes (type one) I got my blood sugar down more. And, I started large doses of Vitamin B12, because I was deficient. I also exercised and ate a nutritious diet. So, any of those things might have helped. I can’t be sure. I wish I had the answer. I still have some nighttime numbness that wakes me up….so idk about that.

I know my mom has stopped her B12 treatment and her neuropathy has progressed substantially. She was recently hospitalized and is now getting PT. It’s a sad situation. This is one reason why I encourage people to rule out as many things as possible. Some have no idea what caused theirs.

I use it for anxiety and depression. My neurologist said it should help neuropathy but it doesn't for me

I’ve been on it for years 60mg a day. To tell you the truth it hasn’t helped my pain much at all if any. I’m starting to come off some of my different meds. Going to a new Dr. he says I take too much. I take 22 pills at night, not different medication some are the same just take two. And I take eight every morning. I take the deloxetine for pain can’t say that it helps me at all. I have diabetic neuropathy and my feet hurt bad. I’m an above the knee amputee but I still have pain in that foot. It feels like I have a shoe on that foot that’s a size too small and it’s jamming my to so hard, now it feels like I have an ingrown toenail. The deloxetine hasn’t helped that at all. I didn’t know that deloxetine had a lot of side effects. Will have to check it out. Right now I’m coming off of kolopin(sp?).
Having to see a psychiatrist to come off of it. It’s supposed to be really bad too. But so far so good. Good luck coming off that stuff, hope you don’t have any bad withdrawals with it. God Bless.

Thank you!