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Posted 2/9/2013 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone use cymbalta for nerve pain. Ever since i started it, at night my muscles twitch or jump. Does this happen to anyonr eles? thanks
Posted 2/9/2013 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there...

I was on Cymbalta for about 3 years....I had a bit of this happen, along with insomnia for the first few weeks. I actually had to switch and take the medication at night as within about 8 hours I was WIDE awake so when I took it in the am as first prescribed...I had great trouble going to sleep that night.

Most all the side effects abated within a month. How long have you been on it?

For me it worked very well for my nerve pain.
Posted 2/9/2013 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
I have only been on it three days. It did seem the muscle spasm got less on the second night. Thank you.
Posted 2/9/2013 10:24 PM (GMT 0)
May I ask if you are taking in the am or pm?

This is one of the few nerve pain meds (or meds in general) to where I had to remember to eat well each day as it suppressed my appetite!

I hope it helps with your pain levels:)
Posted 2/10/2013 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't heard a lot of good about it. I have the muscle twitches without the Cymbalta, heh.
Posted 3/10/2013 10:38 AM (GMT 0)
I have been on cymbalta for two years 60mg pm. It is very effective for my lower back pain. I have to take it at night or i am tired all day.
Posted 3/10/2013 12:42 PM (GMT 0)
cymbalta made me have odd disturbing thoughts that i knew were not normal for me, it was very frightening. I stopped after about 6 months and went back to opiates. At first i didnt connect the way i was thinking with the medication, i thought i was just going crazy, and it scared me.

i hope everyone is having a good day, valerie
Posted 3/10/2013 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
I had a really bad time with Cymbalta because I have spastic Cerebral Palsy and all my muscles are super tight and knotted and I get really bad spasms.

I just happened to experince the "ataxia" side effect and I lost control of my limbs. My legs woud suddenly feel like they didnt exist and I would fall, or they would seem like they were dipped in concrete and I'd be dragging them along trying to walk.

So I stopped taking it because it was imposible to live like that.
Posted 3/10/2013 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
the first thing that was tried on me was cymbalta, but I had to stop after a week because it made my hands shake really bad. At that time, I was working as a dental assist, not a good combination!
Where are the muscle twitches occuring?
Good Luck!
Posted 3/10/2013 6:40 PM (GMT 0)
I haven't heard of anyone having any kind of muscle spasms when starting Cymbalta before but I have certainly heard of it happening when people have suddenly stopped, especially when on 60mg or higher daily dose.

Not saying I am doubting you at all, so please don't take it that way.

How much are you currently taking? The reason I am asking is that anything over 30mg/day to start is when the worst of the side effects happen and some people can not tolerate 30mg as a starter dose and have to start at 15mg. Regardless of the starting dose Cymbalta should not be increased any faster than ever 2 weeks, and monthly is even better. It is also one of those meds that have a cumulative effect meaning the longer you are on it the better it works until a full therapeutic dose builds up in your system. This is also why it needs to be stopped slowly.
Posted 3/13/2013 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
As it's the only Cox-2 inhibitor left on the market (the earlier ones like Vioxx and Bextra worked well for me) I think I'm going to have to eventually try it, despite the side effects. I see the Rheummy in about a month, we'll see from there.
Posted 3/13/2013 8:16 PM (GMT 0)
LC....I think you are referring to Celebrex....

Cymbalta is not a Cox-2 inhibitor.....It is prescribed for both nerve pain and/or an antidepressant.

Post Edited (Snowbunny21) : 3/13/2013 2:21:26 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/13/2013 8:31 PM (GMT 0)
I stand corrected, SB. Too many drug names to keep up with. Mea Culpa.
Posted 3/13/2013 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
No worries...we all have our moments:)
Posted 3/13/2013 11:59 PM (GMT 0)
I couldn't take cymbalta either. It also made me have extremely disturbed thoughts and dreams.

Valerie I was scared too. These were not normal thoughts by any means. I had someone even stay with me until I knew the med was out of my system.


I did the same thing on neurontin though. I had encephalitis years back and since then CNS meds do a number on me. I have weird nightmares on many meds,night terrors to some extent. I can't even take compazine or hydroxyzine without literally climbing the walls.

I do not have those problems with lyrica and that effect is one of the reasons I am on methadone versus oxycontin.
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