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I have been taking Cymbalta for over a year now. I suffer(ed) from perimenopausal symptoms (PMS) including debilitating depression/suicidal ideation. I have never been a person who thought about suicide although I have suffered from dysthymia for years. Cymbalta has been a life-saver. I am very grateful. No depression, little anxiety, no side effects.
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I have been on anti-depressants since the age of 10. (now 25) This is the first one that has worked so well for me. I was begining to wonder if there was one out there for me but this one has been great.
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Added 90mg cymbalta along with provigil and seroquel - really helped me out of depression, and i'm glad i take it. can't focus very well after almost 6 mo. but that could be related to something else...i have not felt depressed like i did. any thoughts of suicide due to anxiety, not sadness. recently doctor decreased dose...still seems to be working.
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Cymbalta I felt more like myself (Unlike Welbutrin)and it made me FOCUS more at school/work. The cons to the drug,(had to wait 3 days to fill my prescription)thus if you quit cold-turkey, you could have severe brain zaps (it feels like an electrical current running through your brain and it occurs a few times per hour when the withdrawals begin). Also it didn't give me a burst of energy like Wellbutrin did, but Cymbalta made me feel more emotional towards others(rather than being numb to world)
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I have been suffering with serious depression for the last year. I was on a different medication. I gained a lot of weight from eating without thinking(compulsive), and started to feel the social aniexty again. Honestly I was very hesitant about starting Cymbalta because I had read all the side effects, but I have had almost none. I drink lots of water all day long so that might have something to do with it. I got control of my appetite again.
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Yes, there are side effects, as with all medications. However, the benefits of taking Cymbalta outweigh the negative side-effects by far. This drug has been a life-saver for me. It is the best anti-depressant I have been on. I would rather sweat a little more and sleep a little less, than suffer from the debilitating effects of depression.
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This has been wonderful for my husband. He suffered from deppression caused by cronic pain. He has been on it for 5 months and is feeling better than ever. His joy for life has come back and it reserected his sex drive from the dead! It's amazing how depression can hurt in such physical ways. We are very grateful for the drug.
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To begin with I experienced nausea, excessive yawning, extreme fatigue - I'd fall asleep in the afternoon, sweating & bad dreams at night, and really bad anxiety. These side effects lasted for a few weeks but then I started to feel great. After 5 months decided to stop taking it - big mistake. I felt dizzy, sick, pounding heart, headaches and the depression came back almost instantly. Started taking it again 2 weeks ago. Side effects aren't as severe this time but they haven't kicked in either.
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It has been a life saver. My husband abandoned the kids and me setting me into a deep depression. I could not stop crying for weeks not to mention not eating and sick all the time. Through this medication I no longer focus on whats happened. Now I feel as ease with everything. Highly recommended for severe depression. No side effects.
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Cymbalta has saved my life!! I have been on multiple antidepressants over the last 11 years. I have fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue immune deficiency disorder and if that's not enough to cause depression, I don't know what is!! pain 24/7...I have never felt better! I have been taking it for over a year now and it is still working wonderfully. I'm sorry for y'all's problems with it. but I have been very impressed with it
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I have been using Cymbalta for five months now and have found good relief from my mild depression. I had a lot of sweating and hot flashes when I first began using the medication, to the point that I thought I should stop taking the drug. After three months the sweating and hot flashes had diminished to the point where it is acceptable. I'm glad I stayed with the medication.
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Taking Cymbalta 20 mg for 5 days for depression was a mistake for me. I have bipolar disorder and my psychiatrist should have heeded the warnings more closely. I became manic very quickly.
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Recently stopped taking cymalta 30-60mg.after approx 5 yrs It seemed to have less side effects from some of the other anti-depressants.I suffered a lot of itchy problems now and then, some worse (going from 30 -60mg) A couple of times I thought it was shingles. At severe times I would become black and blue from scrathing the itching under the right side of the breast area and it extended around to the rightside my back, or knees ankgles, upper hind leg Doctors failed me. I found out on my own
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I have been on Cymbalta for about six months. In the last two to three months, I have noticed blurring of vision, agitation, excessive tiredness, change in behavior (also noticed by my husband), insomnia, nightmares, excessive sweating. I am on a blood pressure medication hctz and it states in the side effects that you need to be monitored if on a high blood pressure medication, which I have not been. It does work great for my depression but the side effects are outweighing the benefits.
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