It would be nice if Drs educated themselves about these drugs before prescribing them.

Please read carefully and listen to the admins on Cymnbalta Hurts Worse. I believe finding that group and starting my taper saved my life. 20 years ago I started suffering from intractable lumbar and cervical pain. Started on Lyrica AND Cymbalta. I lost my mind, a job I loved, my teeth, a medium-sized body that worked ... almost a husband and my life. At one point I couldn't formulate a coherent thought and forgot how to spell the word "the", Not good for a professional consultant!

So sure I was in the throes of dementia or Alzheimers, I developed an Exit Plan. Luckily I had a doctor I trusted enough to tell her. She is the one that connected the dots about the combo of the meds causing the mental deterioration. I stopped lyrica first and am in the final stretch of getting rid of cymbalta. Tapering off it is NO joke, even when doctors who should know better laugh at the microdose withdrawal method.

Yes, some people say it helps their pain. If it does, I'm very happy for you. But for some of us, the toxic effects completely outweighed and benefits. PLEASE do your due diligence before starting this med. As someone stated in an earlier post, it took 50 years for the FDA to figure out that a very heavily prescribed med not only didn't work, it was acually harmful. Can you even imagine how many other medications there might be?