Hi! Glad you found this group. The people here are awesome :o) About the Cymbalta....
Holy Crap! - no pun intended LOL I had terrible side effects w it, including 6 weeks of diarrhea. Ew ;o) But it didn't help with my pain one bit. I lost weight and had insomnia 10x worse than usual.

I hear it works well for some, and I hope it does for you! Since everyone is different, it may turn out to be a blessing for you. But it def was not for me!!
Hugs,
~Lis~

Forgot to add that I was on 60 mg and since it didn't work, they increased it to 120mg.

I agree with Lis. I had a terrible experience with Cymbalta. Very bad depression and worsened my fatigue. It is hard to get off of too. It took me 10 weeks. I have heard others rave about it. We are all different when it comes to our med's. I hope it works for you!

Thanx so much for replying so quickly~this is so great to have a connection with people who can relate to this darn stuff! It gets so frustrating trying different meds...etc. My Dr. wants me to try this out, i am only on 20 mg. and so far feel nothing. May i ask if something is working well for you? I know we are all wired differently...just trying to hear suggestions from others. God bless and thank you so much again.~jorgee

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The first thing I'll tell you Jorgee is not to listen to one single individual's experience with Cymbalta. The fact is that if you go into treatment expecting it NOT to work, it won't. You need to give the med a chance. What you need to know is that it has helped enough people for it to be marketed for fibromyalgia not just depression.
After that, you really need to give it a chance. Now once you have, if it didn't work, compare notes then.
If you don't believe me, take a look at the number of facilities that now acknowledge mind-body medicine as being integral in treatment of certain diseases like Cancer. That is because your mind is a powerful organ and if it is thinking, this won't work, it won't.
This disease is awful and you shouldn't do anything that could negatively impact any chance for relief.
Good luck to you and give it a chance!! You have to stay positive to and try anything in order to beat the illness.
Some people stay sick because they want to and don't give any treatment a chance. Don't be one of those people. Fight!! We're here to fight with you!! ;-)

THANK YOU~Exhausted...i needed that positive input. I am a fighter and i totally agree with everything you said. You were just what i needed~god bless~Jorgee

Hi Jorgee
I have been on Cymbalta for close to four years. It has been a tremendous help for me with reletively few side effects. That being said I also suffer from depression so what helps one illness will help the other. For me they go hand in hand.
Good luck finding a treatment that works to help you fight this painful world of FM.

Amy

hi i have been on it for a few years now and i love it !!! has helped me more than any thing so far .....but like they say we r not all the same u will just have to try it and see ....i do hope it will work for u ...will kepp u in my prayers hugs

Glenda

I've been on Cymbalta since April and it's been fine for me. At first I had some bad dry mouth and sometimes still do but that's ok since it seems to work pretty well fcr me. I started on 20mgs and upped to 40 then to 60 which I am on now. My pain is not all gone...I think I may need to up the dose...but it's working.

Hello and welcome!
It's so weird, at least for me, that Cymbalta is used for Fibro. I've taken Cymbalta for 3 years at 120mg a day for Panic & Anxiety. It's really a anti-depression medicine that they are finding, like with many drugs, helps for other illnesses as well. All I know is I was diagnosed with Fibro while taking Cymbalta so I'm not really a person who could say it helps me. It does help my Panic Attacks because I have not had 1 Panic Attack while taking it.
***But we all are different and Cymbalta helps a lot of people. I'll agree with "Exhausted" and add, "Go into every treatment as if it's the answer to your problem."***
Nothing is stronger than positive thinking, at least I believe that.
PLEASE keep up updated on your progress!!
Ralph

I am on a combination of Cymbalta and Lyrica and they work well for me.

Forgot dosages: 60 mg Cymbalta and 75 mg Lyrica 3-4x per day.

I'm on 60 mg and it seems to do ok for me. I have not had any side effects. Hope it helps u.