Who has taken Cymbalta, did it work for you?

well i never takeing cumbalta but my dad had he hates it now he takes Lexapro (Escitalopram) i take Zoloft

I have taken Cymbalta (a 60 mg per day) for 10 years. I use the drug in combination with Lamotrigine 1 x 100 mg oral tablet two times per day). I am 60 but have been using doctors for 30 years trying to find what is wrong with my health. I have gone through HELL. In 2000 my regular doctor put me in the hospital and assigned 4 different specialists to run their test and evaluations. After that all of the doctors got together and made their recommendations. After working out a plan the specialists all developed on what drugs to give me. Cymbalta and Lamotrigine is where my treatment for my condition. The combination gave me for the first time in my life a feeling you could call “normal”.

I see that you've made your decision. Personally, I am glad that you have decided not to take the Cymbalta. In my experience, I had an absolute hellish experience weaning off of it (not cold turkey, mind you, but with a doctor's supposed care). Other warned of how hard it is to get off of... and I absolutely agree. I don't think psychiatrists are at all educated about the true effects of Cymbalta - and I mean the part where you want to or need to get off of it. I chronicled my journey of coming off of it in the Cymbalta support group last summer, if you're interested. It did help me for about a month, but because I was on it for a number of years, boy did it cause more problems than it did help them.
I am not putting anyone down for saying positive things about Cymbalta. Everyone has different reactions and experiences. I think that is, in part, why it is so hard for psychiatrists to truly know what they are prescribing and if it is "Right" for you.
Anyway, I hope you find something that works for you.

yes I have taken it for prolly about 2 years. yes it works it helps you from didn't offer is hands just let it get in your system rogue didn't start working

I spent the first 35 years of my life miserable because I didn't believe in psych meds. It took many different meds to finally find the on which was right for me and Celexa was one of the ones I tried. My advice is to keep trying until you find the right one and stick with it. I have been constantly on my meds for six years now and I will graduate with a BS in March... an accomplishment I have was not able to do before due to the constant depression and psychological issues in my life... Good luck and hang in there.

I know it is hard to find the right antidepressant. I also tried a few, before I found Wellbutrin (bupropion). I have taken it now for 7 years without any side effects. It is an older medication. Celexa and Cymbalta are newer and seem to have more adverse effects then the older ones. Go figure. I hope you are ok.

Sorry "Seulater" was signed in on my pc thinking i was on my account answering your question. But i mistakenly answered on his account about "Cymbalta & Depression"

Hi, I am taking wellbutrin xl 150 for @20 years. At 1 point(4 years ago) I was going through some very rough emotional stuff and the counselor decided to try Cymbalta with my wellbutrin(lowest dose available) to increase effects of my wellbutrin. After 2 weeks I noticed I had a profound personality change... flat affect, no personality, just nothing. I came off of the cymbalta and returned to feelings. Dealt with my stuff just on the wellbutrin.

I was on cymbalta for 5 years, for the last year and half it did not work for my depression, detoxing off it was horrible. Brain zaps, nausea, headache, temper, impatiet, anxiety, couldnt sleep. it took me about five months to get completly off of it but Im finally free. I would not recommend taking cymbalta.You were smart to get off of it. Hope this helps. Im now on prozac and feel much much better. D

If you have found something that works for you stick with it. I think i have tried every antidepresent on the market and im still looking. I've had depression since childhood. And never feel shame for getting yourself help. If your feeling
better it is probley working rather than being all better. Cymbalta is also for nerve damage. Maybe that's why you got those effects

My Dr. prescribed Cymbalta for me last year, to treat nerve damage in my hands. I have to say it made it worse! My elbow's felt like I had Tennis elbow all the time. So I went from having bad hands to bad arms,

I only took it for about 1 week
It took me about 6 months to finely be rid of the pain in my elbow's.
But everyone is different.

I hope this helps..

rvnew, i am on prozac 40 mgs daily, it did great then i experienced a sudden death in my family and my depression/anxiety/panic hit the roof. so my dr tried me on cymbalta and ewww, it was icky!!! my body felt wiered, like my skin was crawling. so i thru that out and am just sticking to my prozac, started faithfully journaling, going to my therapy, and of course Praying and asking God to guide me and heal me. if your spiritual, try praying. dont take the cymbalta anymore. its got way too many bad trials from others whos taken it. have you ever tried prozac? ask your dr, it may work for you, hang in there

Hi there, I personally have not taken Cymbalta, & because of all I have read on the site don't think I want to try it because of getting back off of it seems extremely horrible to most folks. There are so many different drugs out there to try, I would just explain to your doctor if you also deduct this might be a problem, that you would rather try something else. A lot of the comments were from people taking it just to help them sleep & fibromyalgia pain, as would be the case for me, not depression, so it's kind of a mixed review. I still think if it doesn't work for your depression you could have some problems getting off of it. Just my thoughts...