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Posted 7/16/2016 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all,
I'm hoping you have some advice for me. I started Cymbalta 6 weeks ago. First 30 mg, which I thought was amazing at first. Two weeks in I began feeling fatigued. I told my doc that it helped with the pain, but the fatigue was a problem. So she increased it to 60 mg with either of us considering the problem. So now I'm 2 weeks in to the 60 mg and I can't function normally at all. The fog and fatigue are severe, and now I'm dizzy and off balance.

At this stage of the game, it's so bad I shouldn't even drive. This is not something I've ever experienced and it's pretty scary. This med has taken my daily pain from a 9 to a 1 or 2...but zero energy...zero. It's the only new med since this started. So if my suspicions are correct, it's the Cymbalta. I'm afraid of the pain I had before it, but I can't handle this fatigue anymore.

Since its the weekend, I'm going to call my pharmacist or maybe an on call nurse and ask about titrating down vs. cold turkey.

Thanks in advance for reading.
Namaste

Post Edited (Namaste) : 7/16/2016 12:11:53 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 7/17/2016 3:38 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on Cymbalta for years and love it. If I forget one I get terrible cramps at night.

I took it in the morning and yes I had severe fatigue.

I now take it at night and I sleep better and not AS much fatigue during the day.

I can't take any more than 60 mg. It was once raised and oh boy I could not think of my sister's name at all. I also have to have brand name as the generic did not work!

Try taking it at night. I hope this helps.

Barb
Posted 7/17/2016 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Barb,
I've been taking it at night, as prescribed...but still, I'm thinking about dropping it all together. I feel zero desire..zero drive...zero joy. ..a blah feeling I just can't shake. Almost depressed. So it's time for something else.

If I don't have luck with other meds, I'll seek alternatives. Ugh..fibromyalgia relief is so trial and error...takes time, and patience...and I'm impatient, I guess. 😕

Thanks again, Barb. Much appreciated.
Posted 7/17/2016 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
Right, some people don't react well to Cymbalta. There are others to try.

Keep moving. The more you lay around the worse you'll feel. This I know well. I think it takes a full year from diagnosis to find out what works but nothing makes it go away. You learn to pace yourself and adapt. It's better than some things we could have gotten..

But this is a good site to bounce ideas around. I take Magnesium Malate (available at Whole Foods) and that has helped a lot with my energy. Also, vitamin D3 and a muscle relaxer, Baclofen.

Good luck Namaste.

Barb
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