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Has anyone ever been on Duloxetine (Cymbalta) for nerve pain?

Posted by dougs72 @dougs72, Jun 22 7:24am

Has anyone ever been on Duloxetine (Cymbalta) for nerve pain? I've had 2 doctors push this on me. I know that the side effects can be terrible and getting off of it difficult as it requires titration. One time I remember taking one pill, and not liking the way it made me feel, so not taking any more, and still feeling the "weirdness" from it 2-3 days later. and that was only 30 mg Please pass along any experience or advice from this medication?

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Always Hopeful | @AlwaysHopeful | 2 days ago
In reply to @celia16 "I talked to my therapist (talk therapist) about starting this med yesterday. My neurologist prescribed it...." + (show)
@celia16

I talked to my therapist (talk therapist) about starting this med yesterday. My neurologist prescribed it. I felt my therapist explained how it works, why and how stopping it down the road works. I told him about all the things I have read and he addressed them specifically. I’m so glad I did that. I feel much more comfortable about it now and will start taking it when I’m ready, which should be soon. I’ve had some improvement in some symptoms and not in others, so I hate to mask those before my next doctor appointment.

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Please read online reviews about the complexity of stopping this medication without a very detailed tapering down schedule. Withdrawal can be horrific.

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Always Hopeful | @AlwaysHopeful | 2 days ago

For me, this was an absolutely evil drug. Withdrawal can be horrific unless you have a very detailed tapering down schedule.

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8ea | @8ea | 1 day ago

I’ve been on Cymbalta for about 10 years for chronic depression. I also have severe osteoarthritis, but I can’t take any pain killers because of stomach bleeding. I’m afraid to go off Cymbalta because I don’t know if my pain would be worse. However, it doesn’t cause any other problems for me so my doctor and I agree that I should continue on it rather than change my anti depression medicine as elderly people do have serious effects from some anti depression prescriptions. I am 88 years old.

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