I initially took ultram and flexeril and developed the neurological symptoms over a period of about three weeks. I was very disappointed because the two together worked really well (as far as not feeling any pain). Next I tried the cymbalta, and developed the same side effects with the addition of blinding headaches. I was not on the cymbalta long enough to see if worked.

What is 5htp? My next stop is probably savella. I'm hoping it works.

My rheumatologist is the one prescribing all of these. He did actually give me samples for the cymbalta. Can you ask for samples?

I love Cymbaltia. If I dont take it I am a mess! I am at 120 mgs a day. It really helps..hope you find your nitch!!
get well!!

I also take Cymbalta...so far it is working great. It helps with my depression but am not sure if it really helps with the pain.

I tried effexor, cymbalta, and savella, and they all made me feel too nervous and unable to sleep. I do better on SSRI's which work just on serotonin.

I've tried 5htp before, and it's supposed to actually help your body make more serotonin. It works pretty well for sleep.

I quit taking it, though, because I'm on an SSRI,and most doctors tell you not to take the 2 together.

Good luck....Elizabeth

i was on cymbalta for 7 years. it worked great! it helped with my pain and depression. i guess after a while it just gave out. i started getting really depressed, and i was tired of feeling in my own world.

Good luck!
chelsea :)

Thanks everyone for your posts.I was finally able to find a dr that was able to answer this question.I can NOT take cymbolta , effexor, sevalla or any other type of meds that increase the seritonin.So no to the 5HT-P either as it helps produce more seritonin.I am still having reactions to both of these medications and its been a month since this all started.My rheumatologist actually had to put me on benztropine which is only used for CNS diseases BUT it has helped me alot no more fm pain and no more seizure like fits along with the stuttering speach.

I recently seen a DR who claimed to specialize in Fibro. His theory is that ppl with FMS have low seratonin and that causes all our problems. Do you mind if I ask why you cant take seratonin?

Not at all mudd 26.I end up wtih seritonin syndrome .I cant take anything that ups the levels at all.My rheumatologist told me that some of us with fm can actually have higher levels of seritonin in our systems.I guess you could say im one of the un lucky ones CANT take any kind of pain med or medication used to help with fibro.Guess im so sensitive to them that it causees severe reactions the only thing ive been able to handle is MMJ.

Hi sleepless,

Does the MMJ help you? I am curious because I can't seem to take much of the meds either. Thank you.

I took SAMe for a while. It worked great. I switched over to 5HTP because I read that many who took it also experienced weightloss. Well, it also worked great for me. The reason I stopped was because I stopped receiving my SSI and could no longer afford to take it.

Now I am on a government medical program so I receive my meds for free, but I have to take prescriptions so I take Cymbalta. It does work well. I still have pain and other symptoms so I am not so sure it is still as effective as it once was, but I remember how terrible it was without it so I am reluctant to ask for a change in medicine.

One more thing--I felt the SAMe worked better than the 5htp because the 5htp made me feel a bit buzzed, hyper.

The downside is that you have to take quit a bit of it every day.

I hope this helps.

With Fibro, deudenal ulcer, IBS, reflux, and mental, and found out that my thyroid is extremely low. My partner does the research, and found out that with thyroid meds, all included supplements in one pill, I should be able to recover. We will see, also read Edgar Cacey's cure for Fibromyalgia. I will let you know how the thryoid supplements work. Please have a thyroid panel done, not a regular test, an through thyroid panel done by a endocrinologist. It will not show up on a regular MD's test. Also, Lamictal has helped a lot, especially with the mental, now I have to cure the physcial pain. Again, we will see if the thyroid, according to the endocrinolgist's test, is in the eight hundreds, and I hope the supplements work, as my thyroid is busted.

Thank you (:

Sorry vivmoon that i didnt get back too you till now.Yes it does so much.I get 8hrs relief from it and im able to function.Hope this helps if you have any questions feel free to ask.
sleepless

Sleepless,
What is MMJ? Thanks

my sister is on Cymbalta- and it hasn't been helping her Fibro and it has made her gain a ton of weight. she now looks very bloated

MMJ is medical marijuana.