Hi probull, If you read the threads on pain and meds, I think you'll find that we're on all kinds of things for pain as well as for sleep. Most of us have just accepted that we are going to live with...
Weight loss is a common side effect with Cymbalta as well as loss of appetitie. I haven't noticed this though and am eating more than I ever have. It's okay since I am so underweight but I don't have...
Hi Pamela, Bless your heart. You sound so miserable. You have just described several of the criteria for a major despressive episode. I'm so glad you are desperate enough to reach out. When you are...
Kelly wrote: "there is a fine line between human and veterinary medicine. Basically, what I mean is that I'm not a medical moron just because I work with animals." Hey Kelly. Just wanted to say that...
How do you make the links clickable in the post? How expensive is Cymbalta without insurance coverage? I've been on free samples too and just assumed my insurance would cover. h...
Cyndi, what's AD? Oh, anti-depressant? I started 5-HTP three nights ago and increased my total sleep time from an hour and a half to five hours. Not great but better. I have been waking up with...
Oh wait--it's "have a little fun, make a little love, get down tonight" I'm such a child of the 70s. h...
Hi Karen, boy oh boy. After reading the responses, I'm surprised by the frequency other couples experience. We are quite a bit more infrequent and it is a huge issue for my husband. I will say I...
Carolyn, The fatigue is such an issue when you have children (and a job working with children /community/emoticons/redface.gif ). My four year old has a lot of anger towards me now that I don't play...
The best moms have the dirtiest houses! /community/emoticons/turn.gif That was the best piece of advice I got when I had a newborn and if it's true, then I am mother of the year! Holly...
Hi Renee, My husband took Kadian after one of his car accidents. He has a tolerance to almost all pain meds and had to take several before he found this one. It worked for him but was very...
Alicat, I've been on Cymbalta for a month and the sleeplessness is still a huge issue. Tramadol kept me awake too when I took that. I'm hanging all my hopes for decent sleep on the results of my...
Speppy, why does he/she want to do this to you? You may be in withdrawal if you stopped your meds suddenly. Can you not keep taking them until you see the specialists? Holly...
sue, You and your guilt! I'm not going to have to come and kick your butt too am I? Holly...
Hi Dally and welcome. I was on the two of those simultaneously but have since stopped the tramadol due to adverse side effects. It comes up as a major drug interaction warning on the site I use to...
Marlee, you're right ofcourse. Often my doctors will shrug their shoulders when I ask about supplements. I use http://www.fms-help.com/meds.htm to check for interactions. This whole thing is a lot of...
JoKat, thanks. I appreciate any and all suggestions as sleep deprivation is just maddening. I did try Trazedone a while back and couldn't sleep on it and in fact, started taking it during the day for...
Is anyone taking these and seeing benefit from them? I know there are some contraindications and I know I'm not going to find something to make me symptom free but I want to feel better. I have...
Shannon, I would definitly take the Cymbalta in the morning and with food. I am liking it but when it interferes with sleep, the bad outweigh the good. I took my dose, 60 mg. at 6:30 this morning to...
Thanks Lisa. That does help. My sleep lab is in three weeks. I'm actually having five sleep labs because I'm in a research study. I'm not sure which of my doctors to approach about xyrem but I'm...
I really want to know the good, the bad, and the ugly of this medication, well besides the obvious that everyone knows. There's a little out there on the web but not nearly enough to make the very...
So I like Cymbalta and think it is helping with mood and pain and perhaps energy level. I've been on it for about a month. The last three nights, my insomnia has been unbearable. I couldn't even fall...
My goodness, what a step-monster! Do you want me to book a 27 hour flight there so I can kick her butt into the outback? /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif Just because my muscles have atrophied,...
Hi Sue, I don't know how to email you! Forums usually have a way to pm right? Oh, could it be that email link on the top of the page? /community/emoticons/tongue.gif ...
I have a private practice and I don't think it could work any other way. During my recent flair from you know where, I cancelled a lot of appointments and lost a lot of income but I still have a job...
Hi Candie, Breathe. Did your son push your buttons? Did he get you flustered, upset, and doubting your parenting skills? Well then, pat yourself on the back for a job well done! He's doing what he's...
Okay, last response before i really must go--no wonder it takes two hours!! Marlee, you must not have a four year old in your bed jumping on you and flying things into your face and asking a...
Sera, This forum is a blessing isn't it? I was on two others before I found this one and they were very slow and one was so annoying because there was this guy on there who was having success with...
Okay, I am so tired, literally and figuratively and whatever other gramatical way that word is used, of waking up to the same nightmare. Oooh, ouch, ugh. Good morning everyone. Time to paint smiles...
Hi Sue--or is it Suzie? That thread was getting convoluted so I thought I'd start a new one and since you sent me a hello I thought I'd respond in kind. The concentration thing is incredibly...
Seriously? I am so relieved to read these posts. I am on birth control pills and should only be bleeding during the placebo week but this month, during the worst of the flair, I started spotting and...
There's one I haven't heard before. Maybe we're just deficient in everything!...
Hi Merfy5. I'm almost too sleepy to answer this post. I overdid it again yesterday /community/emoticons/nono.gif . I know that some people cannot work at all with fibro and some are on ssi but I...
Sue2z, hello. I'm a new member as well and finding all kinds of helpful answers here as well as some understanding support--always a good thing. /community/emoticons/smile.gif I do think you have to...
How do you get a doctor to give them to you so frequently? My doctor gave me one reluctantly and said to call back in a month if it seemed to help but she was pretty skeptical. And I didn't notice...
Thanks GamJill and Sera Smiles. I am waiting for my husband to leave for work (anyone have a helicoptor or a time machine?) and then I'm making breakfast for my little boy and myself. We're having...
Is anyone taking B-12 shots? How many do you need to take before you notice a difference in your energy? Is it something you would notice the same day or does it take a while of it being in your...
Thanks Marlee, I think I may be slowly emerging from this latest relapse. The days aren't nearly so strenuous and the I- have- to -pull- off -the -road -right -now sleepiness is less frequent. I lost...
I can't remember where I got them but I had microwavable socks once and they stayed warm for a couple of hours....
Hi Shellsis617, Sometimes things are sucky and it's okay to say so. And sometimes people unintentionally tease in a way that hurts because they don't know what a sensitive nerve they are hitting. I...
Tramadol is the generic for Ultram right? I can't sleep with that and have to take one dose in the morning and one dose at noon and skip the evening dose. Do other narcotics make you sleepy or wind...
Sherrine, Ofcourse you're right it's just that eating has become such a chore. I'm not on an anti-depressant yet, though the dr is pushing cymbalta. The stimulant I'm on suppresses appetite but I...
Ginny, I was just going to ask the same thing! I was actually going to run a poll so people could answer anonymously since it is such a touchy subject as to whether they have gained weight, lost...
Thanks Meggie. I made it to my three afternoon appointments but got home to an irritable husband and child with zero food in the house. I offered to watch Max and Ruby (what a dumb show) or read...
Thanks Sherrine, I really am not feeling up to doing my afternoon appointments but my four year old is having a meltdown and I think it might be easier to actually go to work! And since it takes like...
Karen, I don't hear much about finger pain so I was glad to read your post. Mine feel like that all the time, especially my thumb and I can't find my thumb brace right now so it's even worse. it...
thanks you guys. I already feel like I overdid it yesterday and am having a slow start today. I had to cancel my 11:00 and am now just concentrating on getting to my 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00. I know I can...
What a bummer. Makes you want to smack that guy! I had a CT scan. I can't really remember but I think it ruled out a tumor and bleeding in the brain. Something like that. It wasn't a big deal except...
You're not being a baby. You're in pain. How do you feel about chiropractic care? Some people are adamantly against it and others swear by it. I have a super chiropractor who is always right about...
I worked almost a full day yesterday!! /community/emoticons/cool.gif It took a lot of drugs and self-talk but I did four out of six appointments yesterday. This is huge for me. It's been three weeks...