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Has anyone used Cymbalta for nerve pain?

Posted by kr601020 @kr601020, Jan 6, 2024

I just started Cymbalta wondering if anyone else has had sucess with it for pain in my feet and hands.

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patdeptuch | @patdeptuch | Jan 12, 2024
In reply to @bebold "Cymbalta is very very difficult to get off of. I saw this in a friend who..." + (show)
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Cymbalta is very very difficult to get off of. I saw this in a friend who got yo a certain low dose and she had such a flare, she had to go back on. Its a very long term solution. It is noted elsewhere, several valid sources, that it can be addictive to the body. She tried a painfully slowly, under dr supervision, to do the slow reduction and still never did get off of it. Investigate before going on. I have been offered this drug for CRPS by my doc. When I explained my research, and did her own, she told me she wouldn't order it again. Good luck. Always view ling term effects. Drs dont know human experience all the time. They are told by drug reps its safe.

I just read of a very commonly used nasal spray for asthma that they have known for decades!!! is harmful to the brain and cognition and just now, like this week, decades later, the FDA finally pulled it. Decades!

Did they mean it could cause alzheimer like symptoms or alzheimers itself. Didn't day but same symptoms. Tje drug comoany has known for DECADES. I'm clearly blown away by this. Widely used. Huge money maker. They fid.t care the human toll ignored it. For decades! Yikes.

Drug reps are prostitutes of sorts. Avoid info to make a sale. Not always out drs fault but please read about cymbalta. Its a long, maybe life long, commitment. Just saying. Always due diligence. Thanks for the rant. I am so angry about this nasal spray and the lack of humanity. Even if sued, they know they will come out ahead.

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I can’t find confirmation for the nasal spray you were commenting on it

Can u please include the name

All I heard was they didn’t work

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toony | @toony | Jan 12, 2024

Yes I am.. and gabapentin but to be honest I don't think it helps me.

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madje | @madje | Jan 12, 2024

I have been on it for about 3 years for neuropathy and stabbing pain in my legs and burning pain in my feet. Previously was on gabapentin and before that amytriptyline. It has worked well for the stabbing pains but I now also take topiramate which has helped with the burning pain. When the numbness set in and started escalating none on them seemed to help. I only had the numbness for a couple of years before it started affecting almost all of my toes and the bottoms of both feet. Heard about lipoic acid and that has returned almost all of the feeling in my feet except for a couple of toes.
Had started having neuropathy symptoms in my hands and forearms but this has improved n the lipoic acid.
For the past 3 years I have had a weird type of muscle cramps which migrate from one Muscle to nearby muscles causing each one to start cramping. Affect my feet, ankles, lower legs, knee area, hands wrists and forearms. Anyone have anything similar?

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jholland | @jholland | Jan 13, 2024

Just started Cymbalta and Humira. BP went up. Thought it was the Humira but may be Cymbalta. Thank you.

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ripley | @ripley | Jan 13, 2024
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Thank you do much for the facts to back me up? Today I am in a place where people are questioning my reality all the time. It's really nice to feel validated thank you. 👍🏼

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

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les2024 | @les2024 | Jan 13, 2024
In reply to @bebold "Cymbalta is very very difficult to get off of. I saw this in a friend who..." + (show)
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Cymbalta is very very difficult to get off of. I saw this in a friend who got yo a certain low dose and she had such a flare, she had to go back on. Its a very long term solution. It is noted elsewhere, several valid sources, that it can be addictive to the body. She tried a painfully slowly, under dr supervision, to do the slow reduction and still never did get off of it. Investigate before going on. I have been offered this drug for CRPS by my doc. When I explained my research, and did her own, she told me she wouldn't order it again. Good luck. Always view ling term effects. Drs dont know human experience all the time. They are told by drug reps its safe.

I just read of a very commonly used nasal spray for asthma that they have known for decades!!! is harmful to the brain and cognition and just now, like this week, decades later, the FDA finally pulled it. Decades!

Did they mean it could cause alzheimer like symptoms or alzheimers itself. Didn't day but same symptoms. Tje drug comoany has known for DECADES. I'm clearly blown away by this. Widely used. Huge money maker. They fid.t care the human toll ignored it. For decades! Yikes.

Drug reps are prostitutes of sorts. Avoid info to make a sale. Not always out drs fault but please read about cymbalta. Its a long, maybe life long, commitment. Just saying. Always due diligence. Thanks for the rant. I am so angry about this nasal spray and the lack of humanity. Even if sued, they know they will come out ahead.

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Do you take medication to help with your CRPS? Have you had any digestive or motility problems many years after the CRPS or heart abnormalities?

I agree about the medication deal. I was prescribed 7x the dosage for Fosamax during worst times during CRPS flares or fentanyl patches and I didn’t use these things. This was over 15 years ago. I was scared

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1kay2 | @1kay2 | Jan 13, 2024
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If you are on Facebook, they have a support group for people trying to get off Cymbalta: "Cymbalta Hurts Worse". You might want to check it out before starting the drug. In 2012, former users filed a class action lawsuit in CA against Eli Lilly because they: “Overstated the efficacy of Cymbalta” and “downplayed and/or failed to state the true withdrawal side effects associated with Cymbalta”, Failed to properly warn patients about the risks and of the “frequency, severity, and/or duration of Cymbalta withdrawal”, Benefitted from patients who started taking Cymbalta again (becoming physically dependent on the drug) to avoid terrible side effects, Advertised the benefits of the drug, even those that were not proven."

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I find it so sad that the medical community is aware of these side effects and the withdrawal problem but to support the drug companies still promote these kind of drugs. I was prescribed Cymbalta and absolutely could not take it. My doctors continued to prescribe anti-depressants for my FM, I always had terrible side effects including vision loss. I am not a depressed person nor have I ever been so my reactions are extreme. I continue to live with terrible pain because fear of addiction stops me from taking the opioids I would need.

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katcollins | @katcollins | Jan 13, 2024
In reply to @bunnybear "Cymbalta is a great pain reliever and anti depressant for me but I am going off..." + (show)
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Cymbalta is a great pain reliever and anti depressant for me but I am going off it and trying to get another regimen worked out. Why? Because of what was a pretty severe weight gain. I don’t imagine everyone gets that side effect but I did. Like nearly everyone, I did slowly put on weight as I reached middle age. But when I started Cymbalta I experienced a rapid additional weight gain. I just hated that. I had a spinal cord stimulator placed in February after the Cymbalta and Lyrica couldn’t control my pain from osteoarthritis. I am currently working with my doctor to find what meds are still helping and which can be dropped.

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I cannot tell if my weight gain is from Cymbalta, as I’ve gained weight in the last year and half. I’ve had a C5-6 discectomy and fusion with hardware. Since then I’ve been on so many medications. My current regimen includes Gabapentin, Nurtec, and Cymbalta. It’s terrible that we have to deal with this side effect when we already have so much else to struggle with.
Best of luck to you all!
Kat

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katcollins | @katcollins | Jan 13, 2024
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I have used Cymbalta in the past and maybe didn't stay on it long enough but I found the emotional stunting of the drug to be irritating. I had a hard time keeping up with conversation.

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What do you mean by emotional stunting? And how does it affect your conversations? I do have brain fog at night mostly, but it could be a number of things for me. I’m just curious how it affects you.
Thank you.

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dimbulb | @dimbulb | Jan 13, 2024
In reply to @katcollins "What do you mean by emotional stunting? And how does it affect your conversations? I do..." + (show)
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What do you mean by emotional stunting? And how does it affect your conversations? I do have brain fog at night mostly, but it could be a number of things for me. I’m just curious how it affects you.
Thank you.

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Mainly conversational, I seemed to be late in contributing to day to day interaction with people, usually pretty engaging and humorous however on this drug I feel a little zombiesh.

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