I lasted 3 days on Cymbalta but I also have epilepsy, which tangled up my side effects issue considerably. Some people thrive on it, some on Lyrica, etc... We really can't guide you beyond our anecdotes. And mine is: "Tried. Nope. Next!" Wish I could help. Good luck!

I was on it for 4 years because when we tried to get me off it after a year and half and go on something else the withdraws were too bad to get me off....... Took another 2 1/2 years to go off. I also gained 80 lbs on it. I already had weight issues to start with did not need that! It is different for everyone though i have a few friends on it that swear by it!

I lasted a month on Cymbalta. It caused such a horrible depression I would cry over just thinking about what to make for dinner and couldn't pull myself together enough to even make it. And this was a complete flip of personality for me.

But before I started it, knowing I typically don't do well on antidepressants, I warned both my husband and my mom to watch closely over me and to come to me if I don't recognize the problem changes.

I ended up having reduced pain, but the depression interfered with my daily life and was impeding it. It took a week for me to decide whether or not it was a good idea to go off of it. And the pain, when it came back was truly wicked.
Yet I was advised I shouldn't go through withdrawals because I wasn't on it long enough. And I did taper as well.

But I will say this much. We are in a way, still pioneers of Fibro. And in order to get doctors to help us, they want us to participate in what they view is best in our situation. If that means trying the medications they purpose to combat our problems, then we need to work together with the doctors.

After trying it, you may see that it can help some, or a little or not at all. But then you have more evidence to bring back to the doctor sharing your results.

I have seen some people here successfully use Cymbalta. Some other used Savella (another SNRI) and succeed. While some of us can't use it at all. Some use the above two in combination with other meds to get a more of a life back. While some can only use pain meds/narcotics, and etc. Some can't use any of that and stick to MMJ. And then there are some, like me, who can't use any and stick to supplement juggling.

I wish you the best in finding what works. My biggest advice to you is to keep a Fibro journal. Document each day on your pain levels; what you could do/couldn't do because of your pain; what foods you ate and how they made you feel; how you slept; and what meds you took and how you felt as well; oh and exercise if you were able to, and how you reacted to it.

This is going to be like gold to your doctor in better treating you.

I've been on a low dose of Cymbalta for about 8 years. It reduces my pain and helps with depression. My doctor wanted to increase it but because I am very sensitive to medication, I said no. I have had no problems with weight gain either.

All drugs come with side effects. Manufacturers are required to list every single possibility because we live in a litigious society.

Finding a regimen that works for you will take some time. As you can see, we all have wildly different reactions to the same medication. That is part of what makes Fibromyalgia so damnably hard to treat. Try it and see how it goes. Stay well hydrated with water and expect that you notice side effects. Remember that the longer a chronic pain cycle continues the harder it becomes to manage or stop. It could take as long as 30 days to notices a change in your symptoms. If you find that you really can't tolerate it, go back to the doctor and try something else. None of us take the same medication cocktail. Good luck and take care..

I have IBS with my fibromyalgia and cymbalta exacerbated the IBS symptoms as soon as I began taking it. But I was seeing a rheumatologist back then who refused to take me off it so I fired that doctor and weaned myself off which took about 4 months. Weaning off was a horrible process I don't wish on anyone. The withdrawals were a nightmare. I tried several other medications in the anti depressant category but had bad reactions to all of them so I told doctors I refuse to try anymore. One turned me into a zombie, another caused tachycardia, cymbalta hurt my stomach, and etc.

Echoing Fantod... what works for one may not work for another, so we may not have the same meds and treatments.

Please look up Benefits of Magnesium Citrate. My wife's daughter was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia just weeks ago. But it has been over a year, we sent a care package of Magnesium Citrate, D3 and B12. Don't believe she ever started taking them.

I will tell you, you need to have great faith in the power of our God, for He designed us and created everything we need to combat illness'. We all are very different, each individuals needs vary.

Proper magnesium levels may:*
•Help maintain the function of the heart, muscles, and nervous system
•Help the body absorb and utilize potassium and calcium properly
•Help normal protein synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, and proper
muscle function
•Help normal energy metabolism and nucleic acid synthesis
•Help the functioning of over 300 enzymes


Magnesium and cardiovascular health


Proper magnesium levels help:*
•Maintain normal heart rhythms
•Maintain blood pressure levels already within a normal range
•The body to properly utilize and absorb calcium and potassium, two other minerals that contribute to heart health


Magnesium and learning and memory performance


Proper magnesium levels may also:*
•Help support learning and memory performance in aging adults
•Support regulation of a key brain receptor involved in maintaining
cognitive function
•Support the processes involved in learning and memory
•Help maintain proper communication amongst the nervous system and other body systems in aging adults
•Help regulate a key brain receptor important for supporting learning and memory function in aging adults

I'm praying your faith will help you search and find God's Truths in minerals and amino acids, for that's what we are made of is EARTH. Just as some feel Niacin should be labeled an Amino Acid.............BELEIVE~

I took it for depression. I physically could not stop curling my big toes on it (weird side effect I know) even after they hurt so, so much. I'd tie a hair tie from my ankle to my toe just to get some relief. Nope, not for me. But, as others are saying, everyone is different.