Is Cymbalta a narcotic?
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- 8 Oct 2012 by VlB238
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- 18 Oct 2014
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- cymbalta, narcotic
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Pledge is correct. It is classed as an antidepressant (an SSNRI) but is often used for chronic pain conditions. It is not a narcotic, opioid or a Controlled Substance though. It helps to regulate substances like serotonin in the brain which, in turn, can help with pain.
Hi VIB, it seems by your question that you were prescribed Cymbalta for pain. Cymbalta, as Dzoo has said is an antidepressant, and helps occasionally for certain types of chronic pain. It can also take up to four weeks to start working. Perhaps if you added some more information, we could give a more thorough answer.
Hello VIB238,
Have to agree with the rest of the answers, Cymbalta is not a narcotic, it is used for several conditions and is an ssri, can be used for depression, general anxiety disorder and can be used for diabetic peripheral neuropathy pain just to name a few... hope that helped
Further Information
- Cymbalta Information for Consumers
- Cymbalta Information for Healthcare Professionals (includes dosage details)
- Side Effects of Cymbalta (detailed)
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Oh just had to jump in . oh my another condescending mean health care professional.Why would he ask that he wanted to know .Oh another chance for you to put some suffering person down ,how nice.
I've been lurking here for a while now, and responses like this are why I haven't said anything. Not everyone knows as much about this stuff as others do. Not everyone is as easily able to intuit as some others, not everyone knows what questions to ask Google. It's certainly true that some people ask questions like this hoping to figure out what will or won't get them stoned, but I would rather risk that than find that someone who desperately needed help was blown off. It can be so hard to be taken seriously by doctors, humiliating and so often worse than the pain that's supposed to be treated. Some people can be so beaten down by the way they've been treated by doctors that it can take every ounce of their courage to come here and ask a question. I would hate to think I made it harder for someone looking for help to find answers because I immediately responded with suspicion.
Because im weaning myself off it after 12 years and it feels like im coming off a narcotic...
nasty ass...