Degenerative Disc Disease Support Group

Hi and welcome. Just an FYI, the chronic pain forum is far more active than this with many members who have a wealth of experiences.

As for cymbalta...I have no personal experiences with it but, I say give it a try. I hope it helps you feel better.

I take Cymbalta, and I couldn't do without it. But sounds as if your pain could be managed with something a bit milder. Cymbalta does affect your nervous system. Can cause some side effects that are undesirable to. For me it helps a lot though. I have a lot of nerve damage, pain that my Celebrex just wasn't helping with and this has helped .

thank you for the advice. Trying to see where i "fit in" with others in pain. How did you rate your pain on a day to day basis? I start off the morning at about a 6 and maybe hit a 7 during the day. At that point i need to stop what i am doing and work on streching out the hips anb back.
Most of the day is spent at 5. That is with the motrin or aleve.

For me, I have a hard time rating my pain. I have had it so long. I have had both hips replaced and two neck surgery's, so I think back to that pain and it was off the charts unbearable.My pain is everyday with some days worse than others. Also I have learned to work with it, there really isn't a med. that can get rid of it, there are med.s that can help.For me it is a combination of things that get me through, it is the med.s, stretching, resting frequently,doing what I can do and not overdoing it.Also massage is so helpful for me as well is hot baths, heating pads and lots of pillows when I sleep.Also exercise is a huge thing for the stiffness to. By the way I take Celebrex, Cymbalta, and Neurotin this combination does work pretty well for me, most of the time. For me I have a lot of nerve pain and a lot of stiffness which is all day but worse in the morning or in cold weather or rainy weather.Hope this helps you a bit.

I did it for about 9 months and got the HELL off it due to "brain zaps" and other issues where if you missed a dose you felt AWEFUL!!!! I would not advise you to even start!