Cymbalta works great for me for depression. I want to get on Savella for fibro pain but need to decrease Cymbalta first. Waiting for psychiatrist to call back. He wanted to do reserch on med. I hope Cymbalta is good for you. Wish you good luck.

Cymbalta depressed me more the longer I took it. I began sleeping all day and night with moments of wakefulness. I gained weight, too. It wasn't good for me, but it has worked wonders for others. I've been on about 8 different antidepressants at different times to find the right one for me, Wellbutrin XL 450mg. I still take Percocet and Flexeril. I hope it's a winner for you.

Thank you both for your info. It helps!

I take a combo of Cymbalta and Lyrica and they work great. I tried Savella but it made me angry.

My doctor recently insisted on putting me on Cymbalta.
It gave me a tremor, muscle jerks, muscle rigidity, myoclonic seizures and anxiety for weeks, even after I stopped taking it. It was hell!
I've gone back to good old fashioned doxepin, which is great for sleep, depression and anxietty and has never given me any side effects.
Perhaps Savella or Lyrica might work better for managing the pain, but after the Cymbalta experience, I'm too gun shy to try any of the newer drugs.
I manage my pain with a combo of curcumin, aspirin, acetaminophine, omegas,cardio exercise, hot baths and yoga.

Be VERY carefull with Cymbalta .I know everyone is different but i had horrible side effects to this medication and nearly died.I know of a few girls that had the same side effects as i did so i just want to warn you before you make any decissions .The side effects were seizures slurred speach heart pulpitations loss of consiousnes.

Cymbalta has been a life saver for me. Had to stop it when I lost insurance but once my medicare started I couldn't wait to get back on it. Not just for the pain but the depression also. Hope it works as good for you as it has for me.

Thanks for the info everyone. I did try it and like sleepless stated I had horrible side effects just like she experienced. Now I am scared to try anything new. Tramadol has been upped. It does work better than any other pain med for me. I am sad cos I thought I had found the miracle drug-works on pain/ fibro. and depression. Don't think I want to try anything new now, after this experience!!!!

Tullip If you had similar reaction its not a good idea to take any med that ups the serotonin in your brain.You may be producing to much which then in return can cause serotonin syndrome if you take any kind of rx that does this even natural remedies from a health food store.Sorry you reacted so badly to it and good luck.

Thank you sleepless. Do you know what meds have it in them? Or anyone else know?