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!

I have tried taking it, and took it for several weeks. I was very sensitive to it (side affects) and thought ; I can’t take this any longer, and stopped cold turkey. Dangerous, huh! But it was doing nothing for my bone pain, In fact I have taken Gabapentin, Pre-gabalin, and narcotics, and nothing works. The best yet is my spinal cord stimulator, but after 10 years, my brain has out tricked it. As soon as possible I’m gonna have it ripped out and hopefully try something else. Hopefully not a wheel chair.
You can probably tell I’m pretty angry towards pain. Maybe I can just purchase a bed in ER ! Oh……..epidurals don’t work either; I must of had 100 of them in the past 15 years.

So sorry you are going through so much pain, believe me I know pain can be a real pain in the a$$. Can’t sleep at night, end up so tired I sleep during the day then can’t sleep at night a terrible cycle. Lucky I’m retired. Had to go out on disability in 2011 after my AKA on left leg. Then just never went back, because I was old enough and had the time to retire from the state. I know what you mean mad at the pain, but try to do what you can to stay as active as you can. Keep your mind on something else if you can. You are probably saying to yourself what I say when someone tells me the same thing, that’s easy for you to say. I hope and pray you can find some peace and painless time soon. There’s so many things I can’t do like I used to so I just try to do what I can when I’m able. I am in a wheelchair now, I can walk a little with a rollator walker but not much and just inside. Having trouble with my socket on my prosthesis, supposed to get a new one this coming week, so hope it helps. Have you tried a pain clinic, I’m sure you have having had epidurals . Mine didn’t help either, but there’s a new Dr. there so I’m going to try one last time with the injections. And that’s it. I had my stimulator removed because the one they put in I couldn’t have MRIs. They got insurance to cover the removal. Take care and I hope you can find some relief soon. I know it wears on you. God bless you and give you peace.