Cymbalta for Generalized Anxiety Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)

• Kja...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 17, 2020

"So started my first dose of Cymbalta 30 mg last night and woke up feeling okay... a bit off and feel weird, kind of thing. I don’t like my anxiety, so I’m hoping this works :( my main thing I’m worried about is if I would know if it’s side effects or just my anxiety :( and I’m hoping this medication doesn’t hurt me :("

• TJP...
• January 17, 2016

"After taking Cymbalta for 3 weeks, I had gradually started after week 1 to become very dizzy, rapid heartbeats, anxiety. After week 2, the anxiety and panic attacks became severe, and the last day of taking it I felt like I was having a heart attack for 8 hours. It was after Cymbalta had been out on the market for roughly one year a warning to thyroid patients had been published. Hypothyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis patient since 1989, since that time, I am allergic to about 20 other medications used for fibromyalgia, myopathy, polyneuropathy, neuropathy, and so on. Another aspect with Cymbalta is that if your doctor is not up to date with education outside of the representative selling this product, then one could consider the patient mentally unstable."

• Muc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 3, 2017

"I personally didn't like this medication as it made me so sick I couldn't eat, lost weight, and generally felt weak due to lack of energy from not eating. Although my GP told me this was a rare occurrence, as the side effects generally stop after a couple of days, after weeks they didn't. Still looking for a medication that suits me personally. Glad it has been effective for so many others."

• Pam...
• February 26, 2017

"Please do not take this!!!! I have been taking it for 7 years. It never really worked, I don't know why I kept taking it. When I was diagnosed with a mood disorder, they put me on new meds and took me off Cymbalta. They did wean me off, but I was awful. The withdrawals were, and still are, 3 weeks later so bad!!! The brain zaps are the worst, and then there is sweating, shaking, nausea. Please don't even start it, even if it makes you feel good."

• CD0...
• August 29, 2015

"Started the 60 mg tablet after breakfast today. Day 1 symptoms are slight nauseous feeling after eating. Some fatigue (swam 1.5 km today at lunch), some stomach pain, and yes, some urine retention. Have taken Pristiq before, 100 mg, symptoms were the same but had bad itching with Pristiq. Let's see what I feel like in 3 days, I know the initial period is tough. Score at this point would be N/A, but I've put 5 until more time progresses. Will try to give an update on Monday."

• Far...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 24, 2021

"So I was on Zoloft for 10 years, and it stopped working. Panic attacks, anxiety, derealization. I can barely function some days. After months of increasing dosages and trying to get in to see a psychiatrist (3-month wait), I was switched to Lexapro, which didn’t help me, then we switched to Cymbalta. I haven’t been able to come down less than 50 mg of Zoloft the whole time. Now, two months after being on Cymbalta, I never saw much change. One day, I missed a dose at night, and the next day I thought I was dying. I didn’t realize I missed the dose, but it was bad. So I’m trying to go down from 60 mg to 30 mg, and the first few days have been very rough. Old symptoms of anxiety and panic that never left have gotten worse. Either the Cymbalta was helping some but not enough, or these are symptoms of withdrawal. For me, this medication wasted another 2.5 months in my search for a med that can give me my life back."

• Ban...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 28, 2021

"Made me really tired at 60 mg, so went down to 30. I was on that for a year, I was very stable, and everything seemed very blah. I gained 10 lbs because I couldn't taste anything and nothing sounded good, so I would get really hungry and just eat whatever crap I could stomach. Getting off seemed insurmountable because if I missed a dose, it was like dizziness, migraine, brain zaps, full body aches, nausea. I switched to Prozac and then went off Prozac after a month with no withdrawal from either. I still have anxiety, though, so I am back on Cymbalta 20 mg. I get brain fog and can't focus on it, but at least I'm not anxious, right?"

• Can...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 10, 2021

"It's awful, and doctors are too fast to put patients on it for different things! Go read firsthand what it does to us patients. Drs have no clue how to tell patients to get off of this medicine!! You have to taper, counting the little beads in capsules. Do NOT go cold turkey!! Go read Groups *Cymbalta Hurts*"

• Sou...
• August 16, 2016

"First dose made me feel sick, nauseous, stomach issues. Created too many problems. I'd rather live with anxiety. Wish the drug companies would come out with something new, without so many bad side effects. I will not take this drug ever. My anxiety is mild compared to many. I can function pretty well most of the time. Things are very stressful for me now with a sick husband. Don't take this drug."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 17, 2025

"I am just starting, came here to see the reviews, and it was encouraging. I have been suffering with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Today my doctor prescribed. I want to come back later to share my results. I am confident that it will work and free me from so much pain in my body. I will rate 8 because of the other people's results, and I will come to raise hopefully my rate."

• DGL...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 3, 2023

"I was prescribed Cymbalta 60 mg for fibromyalgia. For the first year, it was wonderful! I was willing to sing its praises to everyone. Between years 1 and 2, it stopped working. I continued to take it since the withdrawal symptoms I read about were so scary. I finally stopped cold turkey after about 6 years. No withdrawal symptoms. Too bad it wasn't the wonder drug I had hoped for."

• Pan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 30, 2016

"I took 1 30 mg, and it has made me so sick. I've been having flu-like symptoms, and my anxiety is through the roof. I couldn't sleep last night, and this was just taking 1. I normally take Valium 20 mg a day and Ativan 1 mg, and I'm okay, but lately, with all meds, I think my body, after so many years, is used to the benzodiazepines, they aren't working as well. I'm still having panic attacks that are disabling. I need help. Every SSRI or SNRI doesn't work at all. I took, from my teens until I was 22, ecstasy every day, and when I stopped is when the anxiety started and has never left, even though I've been quit for 11 years. I don't want to be on medications anymore, I just want to live life, that's all :( This medicine ruined an entire day for me."

• Jk7...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 3, 2022

"Only took one capsule and had the worst reaction of my life. After half an hour, started to hallucinate and couldn't feel my arms or legs. Felt like I was glued to the bed while seeing things that weren't there. Was in and out of consciousness and woke up in the middle of the night being violently sick. Had to go to A&E, where they gave me an injection to stop me from throwing up. For the next three days, I had no appetite and slept almost constantly. I took the pill on Saturday and didn't feel normal again until Tuesday. I still don't remember how I got back from the hospital. Phoned the doctor on the Wednesday, and he said it was something to do with too much serotonin. It seems like people either respond well to it or become very sick. But overall, it didn't suit me, so wouldn't recommend."

• Smi...
• December 9, 2015

"I've had anxiety at a minimal level 4 for about 6 months now, and it has been getting worse and worse. Now my doctor tells me to up my Cymbalta to 290 milligrams. It's been about a month that I have done that, and taking my anxiety medicine both together really isn't doing much good. Will it help me?"

• Dee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 27, 2018

"Please do not take this medication! I took my first tablet, 30 mg of Cymbalta, yesterday at about 11 a.m. All was fine until about 6 p.m. that night while I was sitting at the dinner table, about to eat dinner. I felt very dizzy, my eyes went very blurry, couldn’t see properly, couldn’t eat, couldn’t speak, was vomiting constantly, shaking, had the worst headache, didn’t sleep all night, still feeling some of these symptoms today. This drug is terrible, and I don’t know how doctors can prescribe this to anyone!"

• Mik...
• August 3, 2016

"It changed my life. Had anxiety every day for 4 years. My anxiety is like blown away and I can start working with myself. Now 1 year on Cymbalta and still feeling fine."

• Lor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 13, 2016

"Been on Cymbalta 30 mg for days now. Controls my anxiety and my hunger. I have lost about 8 lbs and feel good. Also helps with my sleep at night. I am happy."

• Anonymous
• March 9, 2010

"I constantly worry about everything, causing me lots of anxiety. Cymbalta has helped me so much!!"

• Yar...
• June 26, 2013

"I have found that Cymbalta really helps my depression. If I don't take it, I really notice the difference. I am sure that it helps me. The only downside is it's expensive."

• Lis...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 2, 2017

"I have been on Cymbalta for almost a year, and I have no anxiety or depression. I really didn’t have any side effects except nausea, but other than that, the meds work great. I’m happy with it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 27, 2023

"Did not help me - it significantly increased my anxiety symptoms."

• Rob...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 2, 2015

"Didn't help with anxiety at all, but did help some with depression. Take 60 mg."

• Chr...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 28, 2021

"Works really well for severe generalized anxiety, and has done for over a year now. Way better than sertraline."

• Loz...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 10, 2018

"I've been taking Cymbalta 60 mg for nearly 10 months now for anxiety and depression. I'm feeling so much better and wanting to get off them completely. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks."

• Vcc...
• May 25, 2017

"So far, life changing."