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I share your concern. I have the bottle of meds in my cabinet. I’m preparing to...

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it, before my insurance will cover Lyrica ... And, Cymbalta may actually serve me

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

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Jun 22, 2024

My name is Susan - I have had fibromyalgia since I was in my 30’s (I...

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I am now on lyrica and cymbalta to better

Discussion: Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Aug 31, 2022

Hello everyone, I was finally diagnosed in 97 along with a type of Lupus, and other...

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used and still use, Skelaxin, and Lyrica ... , and Cymbalta.

Discussion: Fibromyalgia - Does anything help relieve severe pain during flares?

Support Group: Fibromyalgia

Posted: Aug 10, 2024

@maddiemae, @heisenberg34 I am so sorry for all your pain. Only people who have had severe...

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I really am helped by Lyrica and Cymbalta ... I started with Cymbalta and it is very

Discussion: Pain in the butt - Can't sit down

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Oct 28, 2023

I’m 29 years old and was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia after 4 months of unbearable pain....

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Lyrica and Cymbalta help a little bit

Discussion: Living with Fibromyalgia: Introduce yourself & meet others

Support Group: Fibromyalgia

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Thank you for your reply. The pain just developed 3 years ago after I was doing...

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I am taking lyrica and cymbalta and

Discussion: Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Dec 12, 2019

I concur Ray. I totally avoid steps when possible. I haven’t been in my backyard for...

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extremely discouraged when I was searching Lyrica ... and Cymbalta and discovered there are

Discussion: "Rubbery" Legs?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Apr 25, 2023

Hi My experience multivitamins are not recommended. Magnesium glycinate 1 hr before bed. I also take...

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Have you tried Lyrica or cymbalta. ... I was on cymbalta for 2 yrs after knee ... Lyrica I tried but too strong for me

Discussion: Fibromyalgia help/questios

Support Group: Fibromyalgia

Posted: Aug 17, 2024

In response to the original comment, I also feel like each of my doctor’s is focused...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995080/

I currently take Lyrica and Cymbalta

Discussion: Autoimmune illness and small fiber neuropathy

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jan 10, 2024

I have had chronic sitting pain for 10+ years, in the tailbone, sitz bone, sacroiliac joint,...

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I do take Lyrica and Cymbalta each of

Discussion: Pain in the butt - Can't sit down

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: May 16, 2023

I am sorry if that sounds harsh. I was diagnosed with Fibro 24 years ago. I...

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the problems people talk about with Lyrica ... and Cymbalta side effects. ... best advice I have is , if you try Lyrica

Discussion: Has anyone ever tried Lyrica for neuropathy?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Oct 5, 2024

@shersidhe I felt like I was reading my own story. My current diagnosis is fibromyalgia, but...

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However, when I stopped taking Lyrica ... and Cymbalta they went away and I haven

Discussion: Does EBV cause Neurological Symptoms?

Support Group: Infectious Diseases

Posted: Oct 8, 2023

Hi Elizabeth @ess77. I was reading your post and would like to inquire. You seems to...

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seems to have had some success on Cymbalta ... Today I was offered Lyrica and Cymbalta ... I went with the Lyrica because my lower ... please share your experience with Lyrica ... and how Cymbalta is better for you.

Discussion: Gabapentin and Cymbalta

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 22, 2021

@momalin I hope for your sake that Jennifer's suggestion is correct, i.e. pinched nerve. From what...

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course followed by doctors: gabapentin, lyrica ... and cymbalta (duloxetine).

Discussion: My experience with Small Fiber Neuropathy

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jan 25, 2021

thank you smooch. this info was exactly what I was looking for. Did you find out...

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hundred other treatments and take Lyrica ... and Cymbalta, along with Hudrocodone10

Discussion: Trigeminal neuralgia: What helps stop the pain?

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Sep 21, 2024

Please do not read others stories on social media about what their experince is. Deverlop a...

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been on Pregabilyn which is generic Lyrica ... pain, for more than 25 years, without Lyrica ... and Cymbalta and a low dose of pain ... is first given a very low dose of Lyrica ... I am on a high does of Lyrica, because

Discussion: Has anyone ever tried Lyrica for neuropathy?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Oct 5, 2024

Hi. Yes, I have both. I was diagnosed over 20 years ago with fibromyalgia while Tramadol...

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try the SSRI and SNRIs first like Lyrica ... or Cymbalta.

Discussion: Trying to determine long term prednisone versus other prescriptions

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

@mdmo I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and welcome you to Mayo Connect....

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needed and Percocet 10/325, Baclofen, Lyrica ... and Cymbalta. ... The Cymbalta and Lyrica are for fibromyalgia

Discussion: Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Jul 15, 2018

We are all so different...any of the triptylines turned this person into a ferocious female feline...

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feline as did Gabapentin (Neurontin), Lyrica ... , Savella, Cymbalta, in fact: all antidepressants

Discussion: Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Jul 30, 2017

I have been dealing with post mastectomy pain for 12 years. I had a bilateral mastectomy...

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He put me on Lyrica and cymbalta and ... I was taken off of Lyrica and put on ... trying to take the gabepentin with the cymbalta

Discussion: Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome: How are you coping?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2018