heads up duloxetine delayed-release capsule users..

I have stage 3 Kidney disease from that drug

I ended up in hospital after taking only 1 tablet of duloxetine with very high blood pressure and rapid heartbeat. Not at all suitable for me

Oh no. Cymbalta has caused me more stress and pain than anything. I’m still dealing with long term withdrawal symptoms. Thank you, much appreciated.

@jeannesf1 can you tell me what withdrawal symptoms you’ve had. I have been on Cymbalta for more years than I can remember and I can’t tell if it is doing me any good. Also I’ve noticed in the last couple of years my kidney functions have been progressively getting worse. I have been wanting to get off of it and was told it was hard

I decided to get off Cymbalta March 2025, so it’s been over a year. I was on it at least 15 years. I think doctor basically got me off in 2 weeks. For about 6 weeks I had nightmares, anxiety, fear of simple things like shadows, over reactive emotions (crying), more depression. I had no idea and obviously my doctor didn’t either that titration should be longer time period. Although side effects from taking Cymbalta that went away were hot flashes, tiredness and lack of motivation. I used to stay in bed(when on Cymbalta) until 1-5pm, because I was so exhausted and unmotivated. Now I’m up between 7-9am with no problem without the Cymbalta and all this time I thought it was the fibromyalgia fatigue. The most disabling long term side effect I’m still dealing with is the very emotional, unreasonable crying. In the middle of a conversation anything slightly sad or sometimes just a thought, will bring on uncomfortable, highly emotional crying. I can’t stop it. I know it’s extreme for the subject (example: a dead bug), thinking of a dead bug is making me cry right now. I didn’t think or feel that way about bugs before. So needless to say other somewhat sad, distressing or emotional subjects have me bawling. I don’t socialize even more. Talking to ladies I had just met at church when I mentioned fibromyalgia sent me into an unexpected surge of crying and emotions. I think I look like a drama queen to others. I don’t want to see these ladies again, I’m so embarrassed. Not only the physical crying but the full on emotions, that cause my chest to hurt, sometimes brings on a headache cause I my feelings are so strong. I wasn’t like this before. I considered myself a tough lady. I’m more isolated than ever. Also, memory, cognitive issues. I watch a show and sometimes the next day i forget what it was about. Dropping things, hitting my head on objects I knew were there, burning myself or cutting myself when cooking, etc. , organizing my thoughts is a challenge like to do something on my phone or computer. Of course this is besides all the fibromyalgia symptoms. I may have forgotten some things since my memory is so bad now.