Can cymbalta be taken beyond 120mg, I would increase myself to 150mg, or 180mg, has this been done?

Pledge, my friend, I know that too & my doc just took me off Lyrica & put on Savella. It Savella has a tendancy to raise BP (so watching closely) you say Cymbalta lowers it? Huh, wonder why they didn'y try that one instead. Aren't they basic in makeup? (Coffees, hot too)... Mary

Hi there Mary. How are you doing? Yes very true. Savella and Cymbalta are both SNRIs. A reason might be that Cymbalta, by treating Fibro and bone and joint pains thats the drug being used as an off lable use. Much as Wellbutrin, developed as an antidepressant, just as Cymbalta is, is used off label (Wellbutrin) as an drug to help people stop smoking. My son used it and it worked in his case. No longer smokes. Cymbalta is foremost an antidepressant. That it works for other conditions is a major plus to the drug. As to Cymbalta droping blood pressure, that considered a severe side effect to taking it. Not a common normal one. Iut theres a risk factor that I wouldn't want to challenge going on a higher than recommended dose by the manufacturer. Coffees great! pledge