[ruffedges]

Thanks for writing. I thought I was nuts. My fingers lock closed as well. Now I know it is from the drug.

[ruffedges]

I too am suffering from the headaches so it is not just you. I am also wondering if it is worth it to stay on the Cymbalta. Things are better, but the depression from the constant headache is getting worse. Sure would be nice to know if it eventually goes away.

[hopefulgirl]

I have been on Cymbalta for about 2 months now, i seem way more depressed than when i wasnt on it, how should i get oof of it without having wd/s??

[CeltHeart]

If you are having an ongoing headache and especially if you are more depressed, place an urgent call/message to your doctor immediately! Some people get worse on a particular psych med, and for you this may be one. Don't wind up being a suicide caused by a psych med. Plus I don't want to think about what the headache could reflect, because I'm not a doctor, but it can't be good. Your headache is your body saying something is out of whack.

Medications can all have life threatening side effects for a very few people... anything from blood disorders to total organ failure (yeah, just looking up what I'm taking). Your headache could mean something is going wrong as a result of your medicine.

As for coming off of it (in case your doctor doesn't call today) look it up on drugs.com; look up Cymbalta and find the section on Dosing and Administration (which means to doctors: how to give the drug). It will tell you how to come off it. Some drugs must be titrated (come off of little by little) to prevent seizures or other nasty surprises. Others you can stop suddenly, but you must be sure this is one - don't just suddenly stop any psych med without doctor input. Most often for those of us with mood disorders, your doctor will give you a different antidepressant to try while gradually taking you off of the drug that isn't working, to prevent a mood swing into vicious depression, which can often happen when you stop a psych medication unless you have another one kicking in to prevent the depressive episode.

[meeeeeelee]

I successfully got off the Cymbalta. It took 7 weeks. Those 7 weeks were rough, too. As for doing it cold turkey, I tried that beforehand and the withdrawal was just the same as doing it cold turkey. Not a pretty picture at all. NEVER...will I take any kind of anti-depressant again, and I mean NEVER! Thanks for your responses.

[MizBarbie]

I've been taking Cymbalta since last October. The first two days I took it at bedtime and was miserably nauseous and unable to sleep. On day 3 I switched to taking it after lunch. After that the nausea abated and I was able to sleep. I fell "hyper" for the first several weeks, but that also went away.

Cymbalta at 60 mg effectively controls my neuropathic pain and keeps me from feeling unhappy and angry all the time. I basically feel normal now. This is my first antidepressant, and I consider it a success.