Did Cymbalta have any effect on your weight?

I actually lost weight from taking Cymbalta. It has helped me have less of an appetite.

Weight gain is typically minimal from using antidepressants. I have lost weight taking antidepressants. I found I had to "re do" my diet to accept the new medication so I wouldn't gain. I stopped drinking sweet tea; no sodas; pasta and bread maybe once a month. Sweets, i.e., chocolate; candy; chips..all empty calories, but loaded with fat, I stopped. Exercise is a must, even if it is a walk to the end of the street and back. That helps to digest your food.

So, design a menu for yourself. Stick to it. IF you get hungry after dinner, grab celery or an orange... you will see better results.

I have fibromyalgia and the pain I've been experiencing in recent weeks has been just about unbearable. All over aching. I started Cymbalta 3 days ago and cannot believe the relief I'm getting. My doctor says it takes 2 weeks to work but if the way I feel is any indication I am so glad I am taking it.

New info:
Don't eat anything after 6pm. Do not eat any bread starch or sweet. Sweat a bit a few days a week. Eat fish and vegetables . Keep calorie intake less than 1200 day. You'll lose a few pounds a month. If you vary a bit and treat yourself, expect the 2 pounds to immediately come back.
All of this is particularly so with people on the drug for a number of years.
The only way to really make a 5 or 8 pound loss after many years is to sweat for 30 minutes every other day while maintaining the above eating regiment... Good luck ; you'll need it!!!

I started cymbalta about 2 months ago 30mg then 60 then back to 30mg because I felt 30 was working fine no need to up it unless I really needed to. I have severe rheumatoid arthritis since I was 26 I'm 32 now. It has helped so much with pain and weight loss. I'm down 15lbs in 2 weeks shy of 2 months. I absolutely love it. No side effects at all or none I can tell.

I don't have an answer, because I took am new to this drug. I am 26 years old & struggle with depression & borderline bi-polar disorder. This is my first week on cymbalta. I've only experience nausea & hot flashes. What else should I be expecting? Also, I'm 220 lbs, but wear it very well(; should I be concerned about gaining more weight?

hey there everyone
i just started on 60mg of this drug for anxiety and major sadness (but i have good reason for it trust me on that - it is very much environmental at the moment) but i havent felt anything except headaches.
I told my specialist i was not willing to go on anything that would make me put on weight so they suggested Cymbalta.
Dont know how long it takes to feel any affect from the drug, all i feel is headaches. I hope that goes away and I DO lose weight!
Best wishes and luck to all of you out there - at least we know we arent alone in the world struggling with different mental disorders and being swapped from bloody pill to pill... ive tried all of them and even ended up with seretonin syndrome... I hope this one works!!! If anyone else has any info on how long it takes to feel any good effects and when the headaches will stop please do let me know im very new to SNRI's! Thanks Guys x Quandi x

When I started out on 30mg per day, I actually lost weight, had no appetite. However when my doctor increased to 60mg per day it really increased my appetite big time! Since I was given this to help control pain mainly, which it has NOT helped I am going to have her wean me off of them. Good to you!

I was on 20mg Cymbalta for five years and finally got off over two weeks ago. I gained fat around my waist despite exercising 5x plus a week and heavy weight lifting. Now the pounds are visibly coming off. I have not measured the amount of weight loss but it's the sort of thing where you know your body and can see the results. I will echo the comments on getting off the drug - one of the most challenging things I've done and something I actually failed two years ago before finally concurring over a three month period this autumn.

I have been on Cymbalta for 4 months and have gained 20 lbs. It doesn't seem to matter how healthy I eat or how much exercise I get, the weight keeps packing on... and I have never had an issue with weight. I feel like a cow.

I've lost weight taking Cymbalta,(75 pounds).Have taken only 30mg daily for 6 years but recently noticed a change in my appetite and mood so I've been increased to 60mg daily . Hoping I will lose 50 more pounds. Not sure if directly due to cymbalta but my appetite those 6 years definitely decreased and I don't want it back !

I've lost over 10 lbs since starting Cymbalta a little over a month ago. I find that my appetite is much lower and I don't have cravings for sweets like I used to. I take it for chronic pain and my Dr. thinks I have GAD(generalized anxiety). For me I think the stress and anxiety from pain were keeping me from losing weight before. I have been about 30 lbs overweight since the birth of my 3 year old. So I'm very happy with it so far.

I lost weight on it. But I couldn't sleep and still had fibro pain. Kittenliz

I have been taking cymbalta for over 1 year. It was worked wonderfully for me but I had an immediate 30 lb weight gain. Can not get
it off for anything. Pain vs weight. I will take little to no pain!

Yes Cymbalta caused a major weight gain for my wife even though while taking it, she was on a strict low calorie purely vegetarian diet. She gained over 30 pounds in less than 6 months and there was nothing that would prevent her from this gain. She discontinued Cymbalta because of this side effect, and it took her almost 8 months to get back to her original pre-Cymbalta weight.