Cymbalta

I have been on cymbalta now for this being the 9th day for GAD, I continue to have a nervous stomach and underlying anxiety sometime having hot flashes. Hoping this medication works, switched from lexapro after 5 weeks not sure my doc gave me enough time on the lexapro, This is my third medication since december started with celexa and I am wearing down. I was given xanax several times and took it on and off for a while but have since stopped taking it and am now almost a month fee of it and really don't want to go back to benzo's since they have such an adictive quality. I continually search the internet for hope but often find bad news and I feel that may be contributing to my anxiety. I guess I am a little OCD when it comes to the internet. I am just the type of person that I wnat things fixed yesterday and cant seem to want to wait which in turn increasing my anxiety. An help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

History was on Celexa for 6 month 10mg stopped working went up to 20 for 3 weeks, used Xanax XR during this period. Celexa had always worked well for me not sure what happend. Probably should have increased te dose and stuck with it.
Switched to Lexapro 5 weeks Phycharist switched me
Now on Cymbalta for 9 days

How long have you been taking the medicine, I am such and impatient person and waiting kills me. My stomach seems to be just having a underlying nervous unsettled feeling, no vomiting etc. I seem to be focused on it which I am sure does'nt help the anxiety. I really need some relief soon. Thanks for the response.

  Hi Kanobi

  I bumped up the meds info thread for you, as we are trying to keep the med info in one place for any Q's about meds and most meds do take sometime to work it's way in to the body, sometime up to 4to6 weeks to fully work so please give it sometime and if you do have some side affects call your pdoc about them as not all meds work for everyone.

  Thank you

  Cowboy up

  Sure, we get so miny questions on medication that we are trying to put it all in one thread for ppl to look into for there medication questions

  it's under Medication questions and I will bump it back up top for you thanks

  Cowboy up

DOnt see medications under forums is that where the thread is located?

Ok now that you are ready to kill me and I am completly stupid I still cannot find the area you are speaking tome about. If I scroll up to my first posting in this forum I do not see anything related to medication. Sorry so stupid I am new here..... Please forgive...

Found it. Thanks, do people have access to this thread in otherwords do they no it exist. Maybe it would be good to have a medicine/ Side effects forum?

Kanobi,  I just started back taking cymbalta at 30mg.  My doctor wanted me to give zoloft a try again before trying just the 30mg of cymbalta.  I had been on 60 for a couple of months, I think?  The zoloft wasn't working for me as well as the cymbalta did, so I'm back to it.  This is the 1st week back on it.  I'm not sure if I'll stick with 30 or move back up to 60.  I am impatient, as well, so I totally understand!  Try to stick with it at least 6 weeks.  I've read other places that this med just gets better the longer you're on it.  I have the stomach thing as well, but I do know it will go away soon, thank goodness!  It can be rough!

I am on Cymbalta after several months of putting my doctor off. I have fibromyalgia and depression. Refused to take any anti-depressents until I realized my fibromyalgia is making me depressed and Cymbalta is supposed to help both. Took low dose of Pamelor and nothing happened. Have taken narcotics which did not help and everything from Lyrica to Tramadol. Tramadol was a little helpful calming me down and relaxing my muscles and joints. I do not have very positive reactions to any medication

Took Cymbalta at 10pm and have not been able to sleep more than an hour. It's now almost 7am. I feel incredibly naseous and my TMJ is acting up. I have a headache that comes and goes.

Reading up on Cymbalta, it really scares the crap out of me. Thoughts?

Taking 30 mg. I give up. I can't take a week of this kind of nausea and sleeplessness. I can't imagine what my IBS is going to feel like once the dose wears off. I had only one meal in about a 24 hour period, when usually, I have to have 3 meals and snacks at specific times of the day. It made me overalert, I guess that's more energy, I felt like my eyes were going to pop out of my head. I was okay taking Tramadol whenever the pain was out of control but my doctor thinks taking Cymbalta all the time is better.