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When things just don't get better
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Nov 11, 2022 | Replies (147)Comment receiving replies
@bustrbrwn22 I haven't noticed any improvement in my neuropathy pain. Unfortunately, I stepped up my morphine dose from 15mg tid to 30mg bid at the same time, and had my spinal cord stimulator adjusted at the same time, as well. I have a personal policy of making only one change at a time, but I messed up this time. I think that the stimulator adjustment had the most effect on my pain, but I also know that morphine is an important part of my pain management.
I ran out of Cymbalta Saturday, and I'm waiting for a refill. Fortunately, withdrawal from it isn't causing any serious problems.
The pain in my feet and ankles is generally tolerable. As I sit here in my recliner, it's around 7 or 8. That's my new normal, I guess. A lot of people have much worse.
Have you been able to observe any effect from Cymbalta yet? I had always thought it was just an antidepressant, but I've learned that it's approved by the FDA for fibromyalgia and neuropathy, among others.
Jim
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@jimhd thanks for getting back to me. Only on 3-4th week so we’ll see
I’ve seen posting here that Cymbalta helped so I’m trying because the pain is getting worse and my dr won’t increase hydrocodone.
@jimhd my eyes hurt and my pulse is racing and headaches all day long I feel like I’m having a mini panic attack all day long. Someone on Mayo Connect let me know eye damage can be a result from Cymbalta so I stopped taking it. I told my pain nurse practitioner about the eye pain and she said that’s not good and lowered the dose. My thinking is I need my eyes so I stopped taking it. I think she should have stopped me taking it all together when I told her about my eyes and racing heart.
Thanks for listening!
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@jimhd @busterbrown Hi friends I just rejoined the group ,took some time off. I had Cymbalta for my fibro and I don,;t know if it would have helped me or not . The first dose I took gave me hallucinations . I remember putting a bag of groceries in the car . But when I unpacked I couldn't find them so I went of that drug real quick. Scared me cause I knew I put them in the car and I had another person said he saw me do it . So what happened to them I don't know .