cymbalta and sweating - any clues?

Hi

I am new to this site and have looked for a thread on this but have been unable to find one.

I was on cymbalta and had a fantastic improvement in my pain levels. I am usually an 8 or 9 on the pain scale but with the cymbalta was at around a 2, I finally felt like I was getting my life back, was excercising and getting out of the house. Unfortunately I suffered and continue to suffer from the side effect of excessive sweating. I can walk into the supermarket and break into a massive sweat, the slightest exertion ends up with me like a drenched rat, it is so embarrassing. I found an article that said a very very small study had tried periactin (cyproheptadine) an antihistamine, well I am on day three and have started sweating again. My question is has anyone had this side effect and been able to overcome it as the cymbalta was working so well for me I am absolutely shattered to have to give it up.
PS I take tramadol to take the edge off and suffer sweating as a side effect but not quite as badly as the cymbalta. If anyone suffers in the same was and has gotten over it I would love to hear from you

Thankyou in advance

Karen

When I first started taking Cymbalta I was sweating a lot! It took about a month to stop.

I hope to hear more from people taking Cymbalta! My doc is considering putting me on it. I had no idea sweating was a side effect, one that I really don't want to deal with!

I take tramadol twice a day, no bad effects, but need something for sleep.

I was on gabapentin 100mg BID; pain doc upped it to 300mg AM, 300mg 8PM. another 300mg at bedtime because the 8PM didn't make me sleepy by 10:30 bedtime. But it's too much. I feel best on 100mg AM, 300 8PM, but don't sleep through the night. I could use Valium for sleep. It hits the same receptors as gabapentin, but I don't want to get hooked on that either. I need to keep it in reserve as emergency muscle relaxant for back spasms.

I also sweat at the drop of a hat.  Doing nothing and the sweat starts pouring then stops.  It drives me crazy

Thanks very much guys for the replies.

It seems that every medication that has sweating as a side effect, hits me like a water bomb (so to speak) no medication = no sweats but if I cant medicate I am not very pleasant to be or to be around. I have looked at (but not tried) savella but excessive sweating is a side effect listed on that and have looked at lyrica but it is too expensive here

Alcie I get the sweats from tramadol but not as badly as the cymbalta so hopefully that side effect wont hit you.

Mrsppmrxky I think once you are off the cymbalta the sweats will stop they did for me, fingers crossed.:)

I did stick it out for 5 weeks but the sweating was ridiculous, really hard to pick whether you want to cope with the pain or the sweating, as the pain is an old friend and the sweating was a new one I picked ole faithful. lol

i think the real test will be to go for a walk that will tell me where I am at but will have to wait till the cymbalta starts to work first.

Thanks for listening to me waffle on, it really does help

Karen