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Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
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Hi Diane
Welcome! Happy to have you join the group. I began with 30mg of Duloxatine over a year ago and for me the toughest challenge was nausea and feeling tired. After a week I told my a Dr my worries and he said just give it another couple of weeks. I ate saltines, chewed mint gum and pepto tablets. Inevitably I got through the challenges but it took me a solid month. Eventually increased to 60mg and took in the evening to sleep off unwanted effects. I guess I was so desperate for the first step of help that I really stuck it out. Now that I receive other combinations of treatments for pain and I feel more in control mentally with my diagnosis, I often think of weaning off. Honestly though am concerned to do so in case it back fires and I feel the need to get back on and go through the readjustment process. Long term goal is always to reduce or replace unnecessary drugs...just don't know, how I will know??? Feel well today.
~Rachel
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@rwinney
Hi there,
I took 60 mg of Cymbalta too and my doctor tried to raise it to 90mg but I refused the increase. I rarely have any side effects from medication, the Anti-Inflammatory Tolectin, & Anticonvulsant Lyrica, being the exceptions. As far as Liver or Kidney damage I never had problems there either and I took a lot of medications (Nearly 400,000 pills.) Virtually all the medication I took had the potential to cause Liver or Kidney problems but they are still functioning like champs.
Do you usually suffer side effects on most prescriptions you take.
Health and happiness,
Jake
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Thank you Rachel @rwinney for your reply. As in your case, my doctor wants me to start with 30mg of extended release Duloxetine and then later increase to 60mg.it sounds like you are getting relief with other drug combinations which is great. What are the combinations you are currently taking and did you feel that the Duloxetine helped at all before you started another regimen? Hope you are having a good day!