Extreme fatigue from Cymbalta

Hi all. Just wanted to ask. I am on my 3rd day of Cymbalta 30 mg. Now i know there are about a million side effects. I can live with the nausea, headaches but the extreme fatigue is something i have never experienced in my life. So much so that i have thought about going to ER a few times. I get it now and then, its like a super hot flash..and then feels a little like a massive drop in sugar but more so just real weakness..hard to explain.
Just wondering when you know when it does not agree with you. 3rd day, so a newby. I have had to take some Benzo alongside this when i get these weak spells as it scares me so bad. Everyone reacts different but the weakness is simply scary..

Love to hear some comments. Thanks for help!

Bubbly,

I was on Cymbalta for 4 years til it stopped working for me. I took it with yogurt or ice cream to stop the nausea.

In the being I took the dose at night so most of the tired was slept out.

As they increased my dose, ended up three times a day, I got used to the tired and it did fade.

But I found that eating something before taking the med is needed to avoid the nausea and DRINK LOTS OF WATER THROUGH THE DAY. It helps that "sugar drop feeling"

NO ALCHOLOL WHAT SO EVER. NOT A DROP.

If with in a month you are not feeling better or things get worse before then, call the doc and let him know ASAP.

Peace
Trina

Everyone is different. Sounds like you might try it at night and see what happens.

Big big thanks. Should i decide to stop taking it now only after 4 x 30mg see any major problems? Thinking i may just stop tommorrow and not take. Sure i can expect some headache and vertigo at least. Thank you!

Thank you. Currently in Germany, i dont have a "doc" as such, only someone i visited once. A bit hard to get in contact with also. I have consulted now with a doctor online, paid to get some advice, so waiting for that to come in. Thanks many!

Nopes =) Quitting tomorrow. I have read too many awful things about this especially getting off it in the long run. Bettter now me thinks than never =)

Well, I will play devil's advocate. What IF the side effects go away AND the Cymbalta helps you significantly? The reasons why you started an anti-depressant aren't going to go away. So, what are your plans to manage your depression? IS anxiety more the issue? Many people with anxiety have fear about medications--which seems to be a part of what you are reporting.

I am not really sure about the medical situation you are presenting with--a doctor who prescribed but isn't accessible, a doctor online who will give you an opinion about the prescription, but you are going to stop the medication anyway?

Regardless, good luck.