The very first morning I woke up my whole body didn't ache like it has for years. Im 62, 6' 7" and diabetic and I chocked it up to old age. I started taking the drug to help with anxiety and then I started reading and watching RUclips to educate myself. Not waking up in pain everyday is a great side effect for me.
I’ve been taking this for about 18 months and it has been a real lifesaver for me! I take it for depression and pain due to back and neck surgeries that didn’t fix the problem. Cymbalta has helped me so much!
Cymbalta helped me get over a period of nervous breakdown/panic attacks. Took it for a few months and felt better, I was able to get off it slowly after a few months
I have been on drug therapy for over 50 years. Initially I was prescribed meds; that if the dosage was too high; I was flying, and dangerous! The list of meds prescribed has been endless, some producing short lived improvements, others caused more frustration due to little effect. From 1968, anti depressive drugs have developed as the understanding of depression has improved: thank goodness. My GP prescribed Duloxetine over two years ago. I started on 20mgs but during the following 6 months, I was I was stepped up to 60 and then 120mgs. My attitude was that after all this time; with serious career and personal ups and downs; let’s go for it. I have now had the happiest period of my adult life bar none. Yes, I am not out windsurfing etc any more but my family life and personal relationships have never been better. David Hudson
I stopped taking this poison cold turkey, after the withdraw which was hell, yesterday I walked outside my back door and felt the cold breeze on my face and felt the most wonderful sense of freedom, thankyou cold breeze, thankyou God for helping me get out of this prison. sometimes we need to seek something that helps your sprit before you seek a medication.
I took this for a few days for back pain, side effects was brutal, had to stop sadly. Doctor did not warn me of any of the details and had me take it at full dose with no ramping up.
What did you experience, withdrawal wise? Cause I was put on it and NEVER taken it before an this Idiot dr. put me on 60mcg to start. I suffered Severe headaches and my heart rate sky rocketed. After 5 days, I was advised to go off it until I see my Family dr. I've been off it for over a week and still suffer from severe headaches and high heart rate. Now they gone put me on 30mcg but I'm nervous to take it. The reason why they're putting me on it is for Anxiety/Panic attacks. Just wondering what withdrawal symptoms you had and how long it lasted. Thanxs
Could you please do a video on how these medications can cause emotional numbness? I was on this for nearly 3 years. It not only numbed my pain, but it numbed everything else too. I lost the ability to feel most emotions except to the extreme, and I had zero sense of urgency. The side effects I went through Getting off Cymbalta were totally worth my regaining senses.
im day 2 of reducing it, Im on a whole shit load of medication, and don't know what feeling alive feels like, I do have fibromyalgia but these don't help, I keep getting worse! Im pretty much house bound using a walker, just within 2 yrs! Id say its Not working!
My doc prescribed this mainly because of my pain that appeared to be fibromyalgia. I also have mild anxieties. It's like I have a new life. No pain anymore! I feel calm. Only negative is it makes me feel tired.
*Cymbalta was a godsend* I had a back injury which caused a circumferential disc bulge meaning the disc flattened and bulged out on all sides which caused sciatica pain in both legs. After many drugs to get the back pain under control, Tramadol was the winner. But it didn’t touch my sciatic nerve pain. . . my legs burned so bad by the end of the day I’d cry myself to sleep and wish that I could cut them off because I figured that would hurt less than the feeling of them being on fire all the way down to my feet. I no longer have that daily burning leg pain. If I do a lot of physical work to aggravate my back I will sometimes get a bit of breakthrough sciatic pain but it goes away with rest/heat/Advil. Cymbalta is 💯 worth it for me. It’s taken me from disabled to living a good quality life. Anyone thinking about taking it please don’t be discouraged by this.
I was on cymbalta for a year or more and I absolutely lost my mind when I got off of it. I quit it cold turkey like a moron. It works, but do not quit it unless under Drs orders.
I quit it after 3 years, 120 mg for neuropathy! I went through pure HELL and still am after a yr. I became suicidal,hallucinations, brain fog,brain zaps, myclonic jerking HELL! I ended up in a mental institution for two weeks. I have never had any history of mental health issues. This ended up w/ serotonin syndrome.
In recent meta analysis it had one of the highest scores in effectiveness among all antidepressants. Also all of the antidepressants work on a level of placebo. Its effect is very strong, you can't dismiss the product stating that it's like a placebo without saying the same about all antidepressants.
Went from Effexor to Cymbalta and both gave me REM sleep behavior disorder which caused me to talk and yell and fight in my sleep every night and in turn caused me to have rebound REM causing me to have terrible sleepiness while driving to work every morning. Terrible side effects.
Yes I am having REM disorder as you described so I will try to get off 75mg Effexor which i have been taking for 15 years. Thank you for describing your REM disorder in detail as mine is exactly same. Thank you
I take 30 mg of Cymbalta once in the morning. Have been taking the drug for 3 years. It does make me feel better. It replaces 20 mg Lexapro, which gave me severe back pain for years. Libido has taken a dive. But, everything else with this drug seems to help me stay a little more alert and focused. Thanks for your documentary. And covering so much information about the drug, Doctor!
Have to say I'm quite happy with cymbalta. I'm diagnosed with bipolar 2 amd and gad,I was having SERIOUS anxiety but no actual attack.I have noticed some weight loss and some disorientation at times.Some nausea in the am and that decreased significantly and has not been a problem.Im active and have great energy and basically feeling good in my skin.Im sure the doctor know his meds however it's helped me. Great vid.
Cymbalta did nothing for me. I was given it by a psychiatrist back in March for severe GAD and went up to 120. Tried it for several months and It was like taking nothing. I’m glad it works for some people. Did squat for me.
Hello. I have severe GAD also I've been trying to treat for more than a decade now. Have you ever had anything that's helped? I've tried just about everything
It is a good drug. Helped me with my fibromyalgia. And my depression and mood swings .. I first took tramadol.. but it's addictive so started cymbalta. Works well 👍
You can tell He's not getting kickbacks from big pharma! He's telling the truth! I've been on 90 ml of Cymbalta for 3 years and the sexual side effects and constipation are unreal!
I take it because im prescribed it along side with lyrica. But I much rather prefer xanax and Percocet for my anxiety and pain, however none of my doctors agree with me *shrugs*
Michael Dixon psychiatrists job is to give you poison . They make money that way . I wouldn’t rust them . Doctor ruined my life . And then he dropped me when I needed help .
Duloxetine is one of the best in its class. I began taking the drug for depression when the drug came out in 2014, and I have been taking it ever since. I started on the 60mg dosage, but last year, I began having more depression than the drug could deal with. I asked my psychiatrist, and he was glad that I mentioned that to him. There is such a thing as "burnout" with this medicine. I'm not sure if he meant SNRI burnout or duloxetine burnout; regardless, he suggested that I double my 60mg dose so now, after fifteen years taking the drug, I take 120mg in the morning. I have to say that my depression has improved with the new dosage. It is naive to think that there is a pill that will take care of every iota of one's depression, but I swear, I am doing better and that's what counts. Anyway, regards, doctor and community.
@@fabio.1 Not that you need to know anything, no offense, but you can take the highest dose to squeeze the most out of the medication. That's what my doctor told me. So, it's not a burnout of it, it's just utilizing it to get the most you can out of it. And since if has no side effects that I can discern (maybe latent ones of course that I cojdkt never tell), it's a good medication.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HONESTY. GOD has blessed you. My doctor prescribed this to me and I have so many problems know and unknown on the verge of ... I lost alot of faith in my doctor and the medical system. . I almost took it...I knew to research Thanks to the Era we, I was able to educate myself. Through the kindness of others who have the knowledge and share...❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯 I am so hurt right now, I'm tired of being broken.💔☠️ Everything is a scam in this world no one wants to tell us the truth because of money status power is all so sick.
It stopped working after taking Cymbalta 30 mg for 2 years to treat GAD, IBS and fibromyalgia. Now I'm stuck with awful withdrawal symptoms that no doctor in my area knows how to deal with it. My pharmacist suggested me to reinstate Fluoxetine 10 mg to help with the antidepressant discontinuation syndrome but it's not making me feel better at all and it's creating new adverse effects... I wish I had never started Cymbalta and went with a different treatment for my illnesses
You can find happiness, it is never through drugs though. Reach out to others, get involved in community, I assure you that will be beneficial for finding meaning and happiness.
Neither Cymbalta or the other three or four antidepressants that I've tried it in the last 15 years have done a damn thing for me. Cannabis is the only thing that works for me. Which I'm grateful for because cannabis isn't going to kill me. And I know there is a withdrawal effects of cannabis because I've gone through it but that's only because I take close to a pound a month and when you go from a pound a month to nothing you're damn right you're going to hit some withdrawals and they're not going to be fun they're going to last for almost a month and a half. Like they did on me. But those withdrawals are a whole lot easier than withdrawals from painkillers or any of the 24 medications that I withdraw from or actually the 24th when I'm on right now. None other can speak to that the way cannabis can
Dear Dr. Kin Landow I feel very identified with the description of Cymbalta's harmful effects; but I want to add the noises inside my head (tinnitus sounds) that were exasperating at the time of "trying to stop" the medicine Thanks
I've been taking cymbalta (duloxetine) 60 mg for quite a few years. If I forget my dose, withdrawal symptoms set in and I get a whooshing noise in ears and I feel unbalanced. I can't say whether it helps or not, I still have very high anxiety and depression. Wanted to try something different but I don't have a psychiatrist to switch me over and my general doc won't do it because he's not a psych. A previous gen doc put me on it. So I'm stuck. A lot of psych won't take medicare. I would just as well be off it altogether.
Hi John I also have a woshing sound in my ears also. I have been trying to describe it to my mental health councelor and all I could say was it sounds like a washing machine in my head. You are the first one that has also described it .Thank you for your description.
I get the whooshing in my head and ears mostly in the evening on the days that it goes on all day for days that I just want to throw up and pass out. I’ve yet to find anyone who have this symptom on regular basis.
So when they first came across this they tried to make it like the incredible cannabis plant and available for many more things than it actually does. Where is the cannabis plant remains illegal and does actually have medical benefits in every one of these fields that Cymbalta wishes they had a hold on. The best part about cannabis is with some training you can grow medical grade cannabis at your home if you have a few extra dollars and a whole lot of time to research and learn the plants. Along with taking care of it
Taking 40 mg. Daily for FIBROMYALGIA. Had to take RX anti nausea meds with it and took a month to go from 20 mg to 40 mg. I still have one step up to 60 mg to get to the recommended 60 mg therapeutic dosage to reduce pain. I’ll update here for you ASAP. So far I have NOTICED LESS FATIGUE and moodiness. Stopped Xanax with less anxiety now. I feel more comfortable socially. Still have 80% of the pain. Napping after work but still noticeable insomnia. Trying Lyrica at night. Overall positive experience with Duloxetine ( Cymbalta)
My experience going off it is like a horrible hangover with severe anxiety and it's out of nowhere and out of character for me. Extreme exhaustion in my chest, nausea, clenching teeth, ears ringing and headache. It just lingers and sticks around and I'm taking it for fibromyalgia. It makes me feel so sick 🤢 and it causes a horrible low mood like after a big, ugly break up and profound broken heart feeling. It zaps the life out and yet hard to get to sleep. Too exhausted and tense to relax, and when I do finally doze off I wake up from night terrors and weird livid dreams. It's not worth the suffering when there's other treatments available. This medicine should be banned.
Had the same experience with Escitaloprám last year. 6 days of hell. 2 months of 50% hell. I was already on oxycontin. Still I'm but my new doctor won't give it as it's addictive. 😂After 7 years of takingnm opiates, any advice that will make my withdrawal better.. I orwfer not nuying ilegal... Got it after a very bug surgery that took me 2 years to be normal.. Never tool more pxu then I was suppose to.
I took one of these as duloxetine extended release for neuropathy. Doctor prescribed it to me under its generic name right after I told him I have bad reactions to antidepressants and gabapentin. These drugs including the amitriptyline family mess me up. I ended up in the ER with serotonin syndrome. The duloxetine almost killed me with seizures.
I was prescribed cymbalta 20 mg for my depression and anxiety my doctor said it will help with my suicidal ideations , he told me DONT stop taking it or you will be worse. So this is my new chapter of not stoping my medication without approval. I hope it helps ive been struggling and i dont wanna hurt myself anymore or feel this pain. Im nervous but im gonna give it hope. Also i hope it helps with my addiction with weed. 🥺
Im on 60 mg / day plus 300 mg Seroquel for Bipolar 2. No side effects from either to speak of. My hypo time has stopped. Depression is under control. Anxiety can still be an issue but not near as bad as without meds. Ive thought about trying something dif but if it works - why change? I study everything I can about the drugs I take & monitor for side effects. When/if any bad side effects start I will notify my doc asap
This drug did ease chronic pain however it also left me without emotion or endurance or clarity. I also started experiencing other side effects. Stopping it, even tapering as recommended was the worst experience I ever hope to have. Brain zaps continually, surges of anger out of nowhere, sweats, and worst of all the return of pain amplified and widespread. After 8 months, I still have stiff pain and heaviness in my muscles and limbs. So much worse. It is a horrible medication. I can’t believe it was prescribed to me. Or to anyone.
This was exactly my experience too. They gave me NO warnings about this shit when I was put on it. I was in so much pain at the time I didn’t question it.
I'm taking this drug right now as you're talking for Oppicipital Neurathapy. I had two brain surgeries which is causing burning sensation from my neck to the top of my head. I took 60 mg and I watched the video when the video was over my pain went away... Imagine that!
Cymbalta was great for my chronic pain, until I became allergic to it, and it gave me eczema and then deep tissue hives and swelling on my hands, for weeks before I finally figured out it was the Cymbalta. The episode I had after I went off the first round of prednisone for the hives was escalated, now my lips and hands swelled and had hives on my face and hands and arms. My doctor told me to start tapering off, but wouldn’t give me another round of steroids and I’m much too afraid my airways will swell, so I’m going off it cold turkey after taking it for 2 years (60mg) ... so I’m on day 3 and the brain zaps, visual disturbances, I feel like when I walk the earth is having an earthquake, flu-like symptoms...and I need to work tomorrow, this is just fabulous
Update: wow, that was 8 mos ago. I still have changes, my appetite has changed, I can’t eat as much and still don’t want to. My body odor went back to normal. Zaps stopped. I would say most effects of the drug are gone. There are a few odd changes in my eating habits is all. Successfully off the meds and happy 😊
I had the same reaction to my skin with Effexor (Generic). It was a nightmare, I took steroids but only help me for a few days. It went away 2 months after I stop Effexor. My new doctor give me Cymbalta but I am so afraid to take it. Will problably not. Seems I'm allergic to SNRi's and unfortunately SSRI's doesn't work anymore for me. I'm searching for Escetamine therapy and after that rTMS.
George Kolotouros lost my job due to politics at work and was very upset. I’ve always had minor anxiety anyway and was prescribed Xanax to take when flying frequently for my job. Minor anxiety turned into full fledged panic attacks by day 3 of taking it. I also have disc herniations, so my family doctor thought it would kill multiple birds with one stone. It just didn’t suit me.
If you can’t handle the side effects you were never unwell enough to warrant taking it anyway, people don’t realise they make you 10x worse before better if your unwell enough you deal with it🙄
I took 20mg on Saturday and during the night I felt so sick with Stomach discomfort, vomiting and nausea. The next day I was drowsy, no appetite and sleepy. Not good for me
Worst headache of my life was from Cymbalta going cold turkey 30 mg a day to 0. It was so bad I gave in and I resumed taking the pills. Got some sample migraine pills from the doctor so I'm gonna try again to stop and by day 3 it will be migraine medicine time.
Ann Marcos aw no I had a horrible experience when I tried to stop it . But my doctor dropped me when I wS in hospital he lied said it’s easy to get off.
If you can’t handle the side effects you were never unwell enough to warrant taking it anyway, people don’t realise they make you 10x worse before better if your unwell enough you deal with it🙄 and people having a bad experience with the medication saying it’s evil just because YOU had a bad time on it stop scaring people out of help they may seriously need
thats a very generalised statement to maske . everyone is different you have no idea how this drug can effect some people. if you are prescribed this drug your GP obviously thinks you are un well enough to warrant taking it
@@wendybell9007 not true at all gps hand these things out like there candy there is a massive difference between being depressed because you have shit stuff going on in your life to having life threatening clinical depression I went to the gp when I was 16 for having some social anxiety and without offering any counselling or anything he chucked pills at me and it’s not rare for that to happen these should be a last resort if everything in your life is good and you’re still depressed
diagnosed with Neuropathy , lower back injury, depression and needle pokes in top of feet = to a dentist shot injection. I took Duloxetine Cymbalta for 6 days. I was having elect shock needle pokes in the top of feet frequently after a long drive. 10 minutes after taking the medicine needle pokes stopped, 1 20mg pill a day. I missed the 2nd day on purpose, lower back had mild relief, kinda. no notice of any change in my mood. Systems, sleepy all day, weak at the gym, low orgasm, so I stopped it. No needle pokes 5 days later. It has disrupted my sleep when I stopped taking it for 3 days. Pretty toxic. Ill only take it for 1 or 2 days for my feet if they cause get needle pokes again.
Can you post a list of references here or on your website because you cited a huge number of issues should have studies or documentation to research these issues further.
Some of you guys need to understand, when you're TOLD about withdrawal, then it happens. If you were told there were no withdrawals, you'd be fine.... psychosomatic and placebo effects are real❤
It helped with depression and anxiety but killed my sleep and I had bruxism so bad, my tooth broke. I went off it. Fluoxetine still worked best for me, then stopped, that was 4 years ago, I wonder if with the break in between, it will help again.
I got on this drug for neropthy and cant stop throwing up . Its awful, and cant function. Get up . I dont have depression but if they are giving this for depression that's awful. I just stopped it. But my feet hurt so bad:(
I have been taking 30mg and 20 mg for the last 6 years, I feel good, really helped me when I had a nervous breakdown (doctor diagnostic mild depression and anxiety). I tried to stop many times but everytime I try I feel mild depression (do not have desire do to much) . I would love not to take it but if I don't this mild depression comes back! So I do not know if I am addict to the drug or I do have mild depression. I am 63 years old now, never took any drug before.
I read that most of these new, and likely old anti depression drugs change your brain chemistry......so you will never get better and always in need of these drugs, which do not heal. Worse, make everything worse.....including more depression, anxiety and suicide. These drugs are evil. Doctors make money from them, and they like the companies that sell pretend uts great, even research is altered to make it sound better. You are better off finding natural methods.
Have you heard a word called tapering off. Stop spewing your ignorance on others. You have to taper it off over the period of 12 months to completely get of the psyc meds
It seems after 3 weeks on cymbalta my opioid tolerance was completely ruined and my normal prescribed dose didn’t effect me at all, normally after 20 minutes I am at great relief, after cymbalta it seems the opioid medication has been blocked and made infective. Stopped the cymbalta a few days ago and hoping to get my tolerance back.
Do you have any advice on what to do after taking this med and having your neck rotated sideways and upwards. It has been months and I am really suffering.
Cymbalta is one of the hardest things I have ever quit. Quitting adderall wasn't as hard. The withdrawals are no joke. I'm not suicidal at all like some but the withdrawals from this stuff makes you feel like you're dying. You will get jitters, brain zaps, burning sensations, bad dry mouth, and facial paresthesia. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. Try something safe like Prozac or Lexapro. Even switching from this drug to Prozac gives you severe withdrawals. LIKE SERIOUSLY... DON'T TAKE CYMBALTA.
@@II-jz1zo Hi, can i ask how cymbalta makes you feel in general. Has it helped you or is it causing you any bad effects? I say "effects" as none of the effects are side effects in my op, they are just effects that hit different folks at different times. I was started on gabapentin in 2006 which changed to 200mg pre gablin 3 x per day. I have been tapering the last month and now down to one at bedtime as i do feel that it is the pre gab that has caused me to get pretty bad pitting edema in both lower legs this last couple of years and like so much no Dr told me that Pre bag causes this and found out myself after much looking and reading into it. I have been prescribed 30 mg cymbalta for the chronic pain and nerve damage i have form an accident at work over 30 years ago, but i have only recently started recently to try help with this crushing depression and anxiety that goes with such bad and long standing pain. Thankyou in advance. :}
I know all about that. It was horrible, ended up in the hospital. But was on it and Amytriptilin, and come find out, those 2 were not suppose to be prescribed together. 😢
So sorry that you're going through that @karmajo seems to think that punctuation is more important than being sickened by pharmaceuticals I hope that they enjoy their pharmaceuticals
@@sharonbice7490I figured out over a decade ago to step away from the medical industry entirely and then I got some help from alternative medicine but naturopathic was just taking me down a million rabbit holes and on a million supplements. Not much better than the medical industry. Neuroplasticity was extremely helpful to me and it's a beautiful way to heal ourselves from within I held myself of all of the symptoms of Lyme disease and hypersensitivity with those tools alone about 8 years ago.
Personally been withdrawing from this for almost 5 months now. How is this drug any different than opiates or Benzodiazepines? THIS DRUG IS HELL and my doctor did not warn me about this
Anger and Hostility Reported Although Cymbalta is often used for anxiety, in some people it may have the opposite effect and cause tension and restlessness. Some people may find themselves more frustrated, irritable or lacking in patience when taking the drug. ABSOLUTE TRASH I'm glad I did my research(took it a few weeks . and stopped.. .. the side effects withdrawals that have been reported are rlly messed up
You are assuming that the pain is only better because of improved depression. It actually works fairly well on neuropathic pain,fibromyalgia,low back and neck pain. I find it works better than gabapentin for my inflammatory arthritis and a vascular necrosis.
I don't care that's why people don't understand that they can heal themselves neurologically from within with neuroplasticity tools these tools are effective on a whole host of pain syndromes they're effective for recovery from narcissistic abuse and other trauma their effective from chronic illness issues such as Lyme disease and all of the associated disorders with that like ALS and Ms Mast Cell Activation hypersensitivities to mold and food and electricity and chemicals. I coach a modality that helps people really recover themselves very quickly and completely non-invasively many of my most recent clients are recovering from the terrible side effects of these drugs which makes it a lot harder it's better to use limbic retraining and brain rewiring methods like I share in lieu of Pharmaceutical hell routes like these incredibly pernicious drugs reach out I do a free consult Heather Lane limbic retraining coach
I was put on this drug and I have seen very little about the side affect of major diarrhea. What do you know of why some people like me get major diarrhea with this medication. I am finding that Kratom is working better for my neuralgia pain in my foot after a low back surgery for disc disease
He says this about all drugs. LOL. I just took 6 mgs of Cymbalta for the first time right now. I feel like I smoked a joint back in the 70's so far. I took the capsule apart because drugs really affect me big time.
It works well for me at a dose of 30mg once daily for my lower back pain which is persistent. I think changing antidepressants over time to other ADs might be a good idea and always maintaining the minimum optimal dose. Higher doses may not contribute additional benefits other than causing damages to the body. This guy is not sure of what should be the golden standard for depression treatment.Never listen to pharmacists explaining the performance of a drug. You are your own who takes the drug to judge. Don't invalidate the importance of placebos, they are good if it helps you.
Okay, I am not trolling or trying to be funny nor am I being rude. This man did not breathe. One time in the 23 minutes of this video I suggest if you suffer from any depression, anxiety, or you are manic. Do not watch this film.
The very first morning I woke up my whole body didn't ache like it has for years. Im 62, 6' 7" and diabetic and I chocked it up to old age. I started taking the drug to help with anxiety and then I started reading and watching RUclips to educate myself. Not waking up in pain everyday is a great side effect for me.
I’ve been taking this for about 18 months and it has been a real lifesaver for me! I take it for depression and pain due to back and neck surgeries that didn’t fix the problem. Cymbalta has helped me so much!
Is your brother Ely?
Funny! Ever noticed how Eli Lilly is spelled?
@@lauralily4467 Yes, but I powered through to make the joke.
@@BetaBuxDelux 😁
Does it get you high?
Cymbalta helped me get over a period of nervous breakdown/panic attacks. Took it for a few months and felt better, I was able to get off it slowly after a few months
Why did you come off?
@@TelzAll bad cons outweigh pros
I have been on drug therapy for over 50 years. Initially I was prescribed meds; that if the dosage was too high; I was flying,
and dangerous!
The list of meds prescribed has been endless, some producing short lived improvements, others caused more frustration
due to little effect. From 1968, anti depressive drugs have developed as the understanding of depression has improved:
thank goodness.
My GP prescribed Duloxetine over two years ago. I started on 20mgs but during the following 6 months, I was I was stepped
up to 60 and then 120mgs. My attitude was that after all this time; with serious career and personal ups and downs; let’s go
for it.
I have now had the happiest period of my adult life bar none. Yes, I am not out windsurfing etc any more but my family life
and personal relationships have never been better.
David Hudson
I hope you are doing great. Are you still taking it?
Thanks for sharing this.
Wish I had this info before taking it and now off it and suffering withdrawal from it. Thanks for the vid.
I stopped taking this poison cold turkey, after the withdraw which was hell, yesterday I walked outside my back door and felt the cold breeze on my face and felt the most wonderful sense of freedom, thankyou cold breeze, thankyou God for helping me get out of this prison. sometimes we need to seek something that helps your sprit before you seek a medication.
How long where you experiencing the withdrawal symptoms?
Wow, finally someone who sees it for what it is! So glad you are free, all the best;)
Concratulations! I want to do that too! But everytime I tried, my doctor tells me that I need it.
I took this for a few days for back pain, side effects was brutal, had to stop sadly. Doctor did not warn me of any of the details and had me take it at full dose with no ramping up.
Geez
Somilar terrible side effects 😢
Thank you Dr. Landow.
Withdrawal from Cymbalta is a slow descent into HELL! Wish I'd know this before agreeing to take it.
Coming off it myself at the moment. My dose reduction not been too bad but now I've stopped completely I'm taking a day at a time. Wishing you well
What did you experience, withdrawal wise? Cause I was put on it and NEVER taken it before an this Idiot dr. put me on 60mcg to start. I suffered Severe headaches and my heart rate sky rocketed. After 5 days, I was advised to go off it until I see my Family dr. I've been off it for over a week and still suffer from severe headaches and high heart rate. Now they gone put me on 30mcg but I'm nervous to take it. The reason why they're putting me on it is for Anxiety/Panic attacks. Just wondering what withdrawal symptoms you had and how long it lasted.
Thanxs
How long before the withdrawal symptoms were over? I am going tru hell right now.
@@1979dineke my cold Turkey took 2weeks total...
Just started on it 2 days ago, reluctant to take it very long....how long did you take it?
Could you please do a video on how these medications can cause emotional numbness? I was on this for nearly 3 years. It not only numbed my pain, but it numbed everything else too. I lost the ability to feel most emotions except to the extreme, and I had zero sense of urgency. The side effects I went through Getting off Cymbalta were totally worth my regaining senses.
Anti psychotic meds as well just numb everything.
Cymbalta did this to me as well. Given its track record, it needs to get off the market for what it is being prescribed for.
im day 2 of reducing it, Im on a whole shit load of medication, and don't know what feeling alive feels like, I do have fibromyalgia but these don't help, I keep getting worse! Im pretty much house bound using a walker, just within 2 yrs! Id say its Not working!
been taking 30mg for 4 months. has helped pain for fibrom.and leg but lots of lack motivation,energy,eye strain & brain fog
Has it helped with the brain fog, energy, and motivation or made it worse?
Been taking 60mg a day for three years and quit taking it altogether 5 days ago. Terrible feeling.
Braindamage by cymbalta
Thanks for the info
My doc prescribed this mainly because of my pain that appeared to be fibromyalgia. I also have mild anxieties. It's like I have a new life. No pain anymore! I feel calm. Only negative is it makes me feel tired.
i also suffer from pain in hips,pelvic are and sometimes legs ...will it help me
It makes me sleepy, so I take it a few hours before bedtime.
@@zubairbutt228 maby, worth A try!
@@zubairbutt228 did you get any solution i have also pain in my hips and fybromylagia taking duloxetine please tell
I’ve had all of them symptoms when I discontinued Cymbalta, the scariest was the shocks in my head and ears, I had no bad symptoms with Prozac at all
*Cymbalta was a godsend* I had a back injury which caused a circumferential disc bulge meaning the disc flattened and bulged out on all sides which caused sciatica pain in both legs. After many drugs to get the back pain under control, Tramadol was the winner. But it didn’t touch my sciatic nerve pain. . . my legs burned so bad by the end of the day I’d cry myself to sleep and wish that I could cut them off because I figured that would hurt less than the feeling of them being on fire all the way down to my feet. I no longer have that daily burning leg pain.
If I do a lot of physical work to aggravate my back I will sometimes get a bit of breakthrough sciatic pain but it goes away with rest/heat/Advil. Cymbalta is 💯 worth it for me. It’s taken me from disabled to living a good quality life. Anyone thinking about taking it please don’t be discouraged by this.
I was on cymbalta for a year or more and I absolutely lost my mind when I got off of it. I quit it cold turkey like a moron. It works, but do not quit it unless under Drs orders.
I quit it after 3 years, 120 mg for neuropathy! I went through pure HELL and still am after a yr. I became suicidal,hallucinations, brain fog,brain zaps, myclonic jerking HELL! I ended up in a mental institution for two weeks. I have never had any history of mental health issues. This ended up w/ serotonin syndrome.
In recent meta analysis it had one of the highest scores in effectiveness among all antidepressants. Also all of the antidepressants work on a level of placebo. Its effect is very strong, you can't dismiss the product stating that it's like a placebo without saying the same about all antidepressants.
Went from Effexor to Cymbalta and both gave me REM sleep behavior disorder which caused me to talk and yell and fight in my sleep every night and in turn caused me to have rebound REM causing me to have terrible sleepiness while driving to work every morning. Terrible side effects.
Yes I am having REM disorder as you described so I will try to get off 75mg Effexor which i have been taking for 15 years. Thank you for describing your REM disorder in detail as mine is exactly same. Thank you
He passed away at age 73, on March 11, 2022.
Who? This doctor?
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I take 30 mg of Cymbalta once in the morning. Have been taking the drug for 3 years. It does make me feel better. It replaces 20 mg Lexapro, which gave me severe back pain for years. Libido has taken a dive. But, everything else with this drug seems to help me stay a little more alert and focused. Thanks for your documentary. And covering so much information about the drug, Doctor!
Did it give you any side effects when you first took it?
Excellent content
Have to say I'm quite happy with cymbalta. I'm diagnosed with bipolar 2 amd and gad,I was having SERIOUS anxiety but no actual attack.I have noticed some weight loss and some disorientation at times.Some nausea in the am and that decreased significantly and has not been a problem.Im active and have great energy and basically feeling good in my skin.Im sure the doctor know his meds however it's helped me. Great vid.
Thank you. I've been wanting off cymbalta. I am bi polar and I can attest to it increasing mania and depressive symptoms.
Holy effing mackerel! I'm weaning off it as we speak.
Same with the Remeron and Zyprexa.
I'd rather be a psycho than ruin my body.
Cymbalta did nothing for me. I was given it by a psychiatrist back in March for severe GAD and went up to 120. Tried it for several months and It was like taking nothing. I’m glad it works for some people. Did squat for me.
Hello. I have severe GAD also I've been trying to treat for more than a decade now. Have you ever had anything that's helped? I've tried just about everything
Benzodiazepines help but are very addictive and you can build tolerance fast in saying that it will help IF YOU DONT CONSTANTLY ABUSE IT
It is a good drug. Helped me with my fibromyalgia. And my depression and mood swings .. I first took tramadol.. but it's addictive so started cymbalta. Works well 👍
Tramadol has a way of helping me better with my fibromyalgia…Cymbalta messes with my sleep so bad. I don’t mess with it anymore.
You can tell He's not getting kickbacks from big pharma! He's telling the truth! I've been on 90 ml of Cymbalta for 3 years and the sexual side effects and constipation are unreal!
That's what happens when you just mask the problem with the quick fix.
I couldn't orgasm when I was on it.
I take it because im prescribed it along side with lyrica. But I much rather prefer xanax and Percocet for my anxiety and pain, however none of my doctors agree with me *shrugs*
Gee thanks for putting everyone off taking Cymbalta. I'm still going to try it. I trust my psychiatrist!
Michael Dixon no don’t I tried to get of it and ended up in hospital screaming out of my mind . It did nothing for pain . You put on weight .
Michael Dixon psychiatrists job is to give you poison . They make money that way . I wouldn’t rust them . Doctor ruined my life . And then he dropped me when I needed help .
Do it
Duloxetine is one of the best in its class. I began taking the drug for depression when the drug came out in 2014, and I have been taking it ever since. I started on the 60mg dosage, but last year, I began having more depression than the drug could deal with. I asked my psychiatrist, and he was glad that I mentioned that to him. There is such a thing as "burnout" with this medicine. I'm not sure if he meant SNRI burnout or duloxetine burnout; regardless, he suggested that I double my 60mg dose so now, after fifteen years taking the drug, I take 120mg in the morning. I have to say that my depression has improved with the new dosage. It is naive to think that there is a pill that will take care of every iota of one's depression, but I swear, I am doing better and that's what counts. Anyway, regards, doctor and community.
@SRV1 Okay, I'm going to listen to random guy on Internet over my psychiatrist.
What happens when you burnout on the highest dose?
Glad to know it
@@fabio.1 Not that you need to know anything, no offense, but you can take the highest dose to squeeze the most out of the medication. That's what my doctor told me. So, it's not a burnout of it, it's just utilizing it to get the most you can out of it. And since if has no side effects that I can discern (maybe latent ones of course that I cojdkt never tell), it's a good medication.
@@BickBenedict1 thanks!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HONESTY.
GOD has blessed you.
My doctor prescribed this to me and I have so many problems know and unknown on the verge of ...
I lost alot of faith in my doctor and the medical system. .
I almost took it...I knew to research Thanks to the Era we, I was able to educate myself. Through the kindness of others who have the knowledge and share...❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯 I am so hurt right now, I'm tired of being broken.💔☠️ Everything is a scam in this world no one wants to tell us the truth because of money status power is all so sick.
It stopped working after taking Cymbalta 30 mg for 2 years to treat GAD, IBS and fibromyalgia. Now I'm stuck with awful withdrawal symptoms that no doctor in my area knows how to deal with it. My pharmacist suggested me to reinstate Fluoxetine 10 mg to help with the antidepressant discontinuation syndrome but it's not making me feel better at all and it's creating new adverse effects... I wish I had never started Cymbalta and went with a different treatment for my illnesses
Listen to see if this effects you. Has a lot of side effects.
I don’t mess with it. I take 2 Tramadol for fibromyalgia…its helped a great deal
I was on this briefly and it gave me too many side effects to continue to use it long term
Felt euphoric high day1
Other anti give me headache. Just need a lil happiness !
your dose is far too great it seems. you should not feel a rush of euphoria...if you want that go take some mdma
You can find happiness, it is never through drugs though.
Reach out to others, get involved in community, I assure you that will be beneficial for finding meaning and happiness.
No the euphoria is normal day 1 that means you really needed the boost. I had that too. Wished I had it every day I was so relaxed and worry free
@@aidanshearer691 Who needs MDMA when you can get the same results OTC by a "non addictive" "non narcotic".
Neither Cymbalta or the other three or four antidepressants that I've tried it in the last 15 years have done a damn thing for me. Cannabis is the only thing that works for me. Which I'm grateful for because cannabis isn't going to kill me. And I know there is a withdrawal effects of cannabis because I've gone through it but that's only because I take close to a pound a month and when you go from a pound a month to nothing you're damn right you're going to hit some withdrawals and they're not going to be fun they're going to last for almost a month and a half. Like they did on me. But those withdrawals are a whole lot easier than withdrawals from painkillers or any of the 24 medications that I withdraw from or actually the 24th when I'm on right now. None other can speak to that the way cannabis can
My go to doc for med info
Dear Dr. Kin Landow
I feel very identified with the description of Cymbalta's harmful effects; but I want to add the noises inside my head (tinnitus sounds) that were exasperating at the time of "trying to stop" the medicine
Thanks
I've been taking cymbalta (duloxetine) 60 mg for quite a few years. If I forget my dose, withdrawal symptoms set in and I get a whooshing noise in ears and I feel unbalanced. I can't say whether it helps or not, I still have very high anxiety and depression. Wanted to try something different but I don't have a psychiatrist to switch me over and my general doc won't do it because he's not a psych. A previous gen doc put me on it. So I'm stuck. A lot of psych won't take medicare. I would just as well be off it altogether.
Hi John I also have a woshing sound in my ears also. I have been trying to describe it to my mental health councelor and all I could say was it sounds like a washing machine in my head. You are the first one that has also described it .Thank you for your description.
Yes the whooshing noise and unbalance is scary. I fell 2 times.
I get the whooshing in my head and ears mostly in the evening on the days that it goes on all day for days that I just want to throw up and pass out. I’ve yet to find anyone who have this symptom on regular basis.
Pick me
So when they first came across this they tried to make it like the incredible cannabis plant and available for many more things than it actually does. Where is the cannabis plant remains illegal and does actually have medical benefits in every one of these fields that Cymbalta wishes they had a hold on. The best part about cannabis is with some training you can grow medical grade cannabis at your home if you have a few extra dollars and a whole lot of time to research and learn the plants. Along with taking care of it
Taking 40 mg. Daily for FIBROMYALGIA. Had to take RX anti nausea meds with it and took a month to go from 20 mg to 40 mg. I still have one step up to 60 mg to get to the recommended 60 mg therapeutic dosage to reduce pain. I’ll update here for you ASAP. So far I have NOTICED LESS FATIGUE and moodiness. Stopped Xanax with less anxiety now. I feel more comfortable socially. Still have 80% of the pain. Napping after work but still noticeable insomnia. Trying Lyrica at night. Overall positive experience with Duloxetine ( Cymbalta)
My experience going off it is like a horrible hangover with severe anxiety and it's out of nowhere and out of character for me. Extreme exhaustion in my chest, nausea, clenching teeth, ears ringing and headache. It just lingers and sticks around and I'm taking it for fibromyalgia. It makes me feel so sick 🤢 and it causes a horrible low mood like after a big, ugly break up and profound broken heart feeling. It zaps the life out and yet hard to get to sleep. Too exhausted and tense to relax, and when I do finally doze off I wake up from night terrors and weird livid dreams. It's not worth the suffering when there's other treatments available. This medicine should be banned.
I agree with you Mia, this drug should indeed be banned 🚫.
What are other treatment options available according to you?
Had the same experience with Escitaloprám last year. 6 days of hell. 2 months of 50% hell. I was already on oxycontin. Still I'm but my new doctor won't give it as it's addictive. 😂After 7 years of takingnm opiates, any advice that will make my withdrawal better.. I orwfer not nuying ilegal... Got it after a very bug surgery that took me 2 years to be normal.. Never tool more pxu then I was suppose to.
Thanks... Im getting off of this capsule
I took one of these as duloxetine extended release for neuropathy. Doctor prescribed it to me under its generic name right after I told him I have bad reactions to antidepressants and gabapentin. These drugs including the amitriptyline family mess me up. I ended up in the ER with serotonin syndrome. The duloxetine almost killed me with seizures.
I was prescribed cymbalta 20 mg for my depression and anxiety my doctor said it will help with my suicidal ideations , he told me DONT stop taking it or you will be worse. So this is my new chapter of not stoping my medication without approval. I hope it helps ive been struggling and i dont wanna hurt myself anymore or feel this pain. Im nervous but im gonna give it hope. Also i hope it helps with my addiction with weed. 🥺
I hope everything gets better for you! I really do!
How are you doing now?
Im on 60 mg / day plus 300 mg Seroquel for Bipolar 2.
No side effects from either to speak of.
My hypo time has stopped. Depression is under control. Anxiety can still be an issue but not near as bad as without meds.
Ive thought about trying something dif but if it works - why change?
I study everything I can about the drugs I take & monitor for side effects. When/if any bad side effects start I will notify my doc asap
This drug did ease chronic pain however it also left me without emotion or endurance or clarity. I also started experiencing other side effects. Stopping it, even tapering as recommended was the worst experience I ever hope to have. Brain zaps continually, surges of anger out of nowhere, sweats, and worst of all the return of pain amplified and widespread. After 8 months, I still have stiff pain and heaviness in my muscles and limbs. So much worse. It is a horrible medication. I can’t believe it was prescribed to me. Or to anyone.
This was exactly my experience too.
They gave me NO warnings about this shit when I was put on it. I was in so much pain at the time I didn’t question it.
I'm taking this drug right now as you're talking for Oppicipital Neurathapy. I had two brain surgeries which is causing burning sensation from my neck to the top of my head. I took 60 mg and I watched the video when the video was over my pain went away... Imagine that!
I'm prescribed this drug and starting in the morning. What has your experience been like since? Positive or neg.?
@@tommybarry3581 I couldn't get out of bed without it...its a Godsend for nerve pain.
Lyrica works so much better for pain.
@@debJams007
Does the cymbalta help for energy and motivation?
Cymbalta was great for my chronic pain, until I became allergic to it, and it gave me eczema and then deep tissue hives and swelling on my hands, for weeks before I finally figured out it was the Cymbalta. The episode I had after I went off the first round of prednisone for the hives was escalated, now my lips and hands swelled and had hives on my face and hands and arms. My doctor told me to start tapering off, but wouldn’t give me another round of steroids and I’m much too afraid my airways will swell, so I’m going off it cold turkey after taking it for 2 years (60mg) ... so I’m on day 3 and the brain zaps, visual disturbances, I feel like when I walk the earth is having an earthquake, flu-like symptoms...and I need to work tomorrow, this is just fabulous
You cant go cold turkey you cant
Look into mast cell activation.
Jesus what happened. /
Update: wow, that was 8 mos ago. I still have changes, my appetite has changed, I can’t eat as much and still don’t want to. My body odor went back to normal. Zaps stopped. I would say most effects of the drug are gone. There are a few odd changes in my eating habits is all. Successfully off the meds and happy 😊
I had the same reaction to my skin with Effexor (Generic). It was a nightmare, I took steroids but only help me for a few days. It went away 2 months after I stop Effexor. My new doctor give me Cymbalta but I am so afraid to take it. Will problably not. Seems I'm allergic to SNRi's and unfortunately SSRI's doesn't work anymore for me. I'm searching for Escetamine therapy and after that rTMS.
This drug made me insane. I had severe anxiety and panic attacks, which I didn’t have prior to taking it. Terrible drug! I lasted two weeks and quit.
Why did you start taking it in the first place ? How much are you taking ? It's worked wonders for me.
George Kolotouros lost my job due to politics at work and was very upset. I’ve always had minor anxiety anyway and was prescribed Xanax to take when flying frequently for my job. Minor anxiety turned into full fledged panic attacks by day 3 of taking it.
I also have disc herniations, so my family doctor thought it would kill multiple birds with one stone. It just didn’t suit me.
Yeah I'm afraid cuz a lot of these effect me pretty badly. I guess we'll find out
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If you can’t handle the side effects you were never unwell enough to warrant taking it anyway, people don’t realise they make you 10x worse before better if your unwell enough you deal with it🙄
I took 20mg on Saturday and during the night I felt so sick with Stomach discomfort, vomiting and nausea. The next day I was drowsy, no appetite and sleepy. Not good for me
very accurate.
Worst headache of my life was from Cymbalta going cold turkey 30 mg a day to 0. It was so bad I gave in and I resumed taking the pills. Got some sample migraine pills from the doctor so I'm gonna try again to stop and by day 3 it will be migraine medicine time.
It caused me a manic episode when I stopped using it. I ended in hospital for 6 weeks.
Oh nooo
Ann Marcos aw no I had a horrible experience when I tried to stop it . But my doctor dropped me when I wS in hospital he lied said it’s easy to get off.
Oh god that was terrible!
@@Marissa_Lynneee are you better now?
So what drug do you recommend for social anxiety disorder and yes I know all about benzodiazepines… so anything better for this?
If you can’t handle the side effects you were never unwell enough to warrant taking it anyway, people don’t realise they make you 10x worse before better if your unwell enough you deal with it🙄 and people having a bad experience with the medication saying it’s evil just because YOU had a bad time on it stop scaring people out of help they may seriously need
thats a very generalised statement to maske . everyone is different you have no idea how this drug can effect some people. if you are prescribed this drug your GP obviously thinks you are un well enough to warrant taking it
@@wendybell9007 not true at all gps hand these things out like there candy there is a massive difference between being depressed because you have shit stuff going on in your life to having life threatening clinical depression I went to the gp when I was 16 for having some social anxiety and without offering any counselling or anything he chucked pills at me and it’s not rare for that to happen these should be a last resort if everything in your life is good and you’re still depressed
SSRIs like citalopram still work in mice lacking the serotonin transporter. Makes you wonder if serotonin has anything to do with it.
doesnt work for me at all
diagnosed with Neuropathy , lower back injury, depression and needle pokes in top of feet = to a dentist shot injection. I took Duloxetine Cymbalta for 6 days. I was having elect shock needle pokes in the top of feet frequently after a long drive. 10 minutes after taking the medicine needle pokes stopped, 1 20mg pill a day. I missed the 2nd day on purpose,
lower back had mild relief, kinda.
no notice of any change in my mood.
Systems, sleepy all day, weak at the gym, low orgasm, so I stopped it. No needle pokes 5 days later. It has disrupted my sleep when I stopped taking it for 3 days. Pretty toxic. Ill only take it for 1 or 2 days for my feet if they cause get needle pokes again.
Can you post a list of references here or on your website because you cited a huge number of issues should have studies or documentation to research these issues further.
thank you so much
Does it put you to sleep! Mirtazapine made me insulin resistant and also caused hair loss
Cymbalta helps my depression and anxiety. I feel better with taking the medicine.
Hi after how many weeks it starts working?
I've had good luck with the drug... even following the death of my daughter in August. I wouldn't be without it.
Hey there :) does it make you sleepy ? Am I okay if I take this in the morning before work ? Thank you
Some of you guys need to understand, when you're TOLD about withdrawal, then it happens. If you were told there were no withdrawals, you'd be fine.... psychosomatic and placebo effects are real❤
It helped with depression and anxiety but killed my sleep and I had bruxism so bad, my tooth broke. I went off it. Fluoxetine still worked best for me, then stopped, that was 4 years ago, I wonder if with the break in between, it will help again.
I got on this drug for neropthy and cant stop throwing up . Its awful, and cant function. Get up . I dont have depression but if they are giving this for depression that's awful. I just stopped it. But my feet hurt so bad:(
I was on this medication for anxiety and it was absolutely terrible to get off of. I had brain zaps for weeks and was super irritable.
TY for the info My doctor gave me this for pain. I'm not really sure it does anything. I need to talk to my doctor about this
Doctor, what is good antidepressants helping pain and anxiety. Can u make a vedeo. Thanks
any video on Pristiq? Already existing and/or is coming?
Please has anyone experienced severe itching parasthesia when withdrawing from Cymbalta?
I was getting itchy rashes.
THANK YOU .
I have been taking 30mg and 20 mg for the last 6 years, I feel good, really helped me when I had a nervous breakdown (doctor diagnostic mild depression and anxiety). I tried to stop many times but everytime I try I feel mild depression (do not have desire do to much) . I would love not to take it but if I don't this mild depression comes back! So I do not know if I am addict to the drug or I do have mild depression. I am 63 years old now, never took any drug before.
I read that most of these new, and likely old anti depression drugs change your brain chemistry......so you will never get better and always in need of these drugs, which do not heal. Worse, make everything worse.....including more depression, anxiety and suicide.
These drugs are evil. Doctors make money from them, and they like the companies that sell pretend uts great, even research is altered to make it sound better. You are better off finding natural methods.
What is your symptoms exactly
Have you heard a word called tapering off. Stop spewing your ignorance on others. You have to taper it off over the period of 12 months to completely get of the psyc meds
Hey there :) does it make you sleepy ? Am I okay if I take this in the morning before work ? Thank you
Love my sister Sara(Sarai) very much. I miss her and Meco. It's NOT tamekkas heart. I cries enough in 44 years
The doctors want the money .when you are dying mine dropped me .dr Taweh Danbury CT. He has no morals . Why would he drop me when I needed help
Dr. Taweh is my favorite though!
Who are prescire international and what makes their opinion worth considering?
It seems after 3 weeks on cymbalta my opioid tolerance was completely ruined and my normal prescribed dose didn’t effect me at all, normally after 20 minutes I am at great relief, after cymbalta it seems the opioid medication has been blocked and made infective. Stopped the cymbalta a few days ago and hoping to get my tolerance back.
Do you have any advice on what to do after taking this med and having your neck rotated sideways and upwards. It has been months and I am really suffering.
Cymbalta is one of the hardest things I have ever quit. Quitting adderall wasn't as hard. The withdrawals are no joke. I'm not suicidal at all like some but the withdrawals from this stuff makes you feel like you're dying. You will get jitters, brain zaps, burning sensations, bad dry mouth, and facial paresthesia. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. Try something safe like Prozac or Lexapro. Even switching from this drug to Prozac gives you severe withdrawals. LIKE SERIOUSLY... DON'T TAKE CYMBALTA.
Dude now I’m scared I’ve been taking it for 5 months
@@II-jz1zo Hi, can i ask how cymbalta makes you feel in general. Has it helped you or is it causing you any bad effects?
I say "effects" as none of the effects are side effects in my op, they are just effects that hit different folks at different times.
I was started on gabapentin in 2006 which changed to 200mg pre gablin 3 x per day.
I have been tapering the last month and now down to one at bedtime as i do feel that it is the pre gab that has caused me to get pretty bad pitting edema in both lower legs this last couple of years and like so much no Dr told me that Pre bag causes this and found out myself after much looking and reading into it.
I have been prescribed 30 mg cymbalta for the chronic pain and nerve damage i have form an accident at work over 30 years ago, but i have only recently started recently to try help with this crushing depression and anxiety that goes with such bad and long standing pain.
Thankyou in advance. :}
He's not lying. I quit it and lost my mind for months after.
I had to have an emergency glaucoma surgery due to this drug!!!
Has been causing alot of my swelling in abdomen, eye swelling, extreme fatigue
This drug is horrible. Wait until you try getting off of it
I know all about that. It was horrible, ended up in the hospital. But was on it and Amytriptilin, and come find out, those 2 were not suppose to be prescribed together. 😢
So sorry that you're going through that @karmajo seems to think that punctuation is more important than being sickened by pharmaceuticals I hope that they enjoy their pharmaceuticals
@@sharonbice7490😢
@@sharonbice7490I figured out over a decade ago to step away from the medical industry entirely and then I got some help from alternative medicine but naturopathic was just taking me down a million rabbit holes and on a million supplements. Not much better than the medical industry. Neuroplasticity was extremely helpful to me and it's a beautiful way to heal ourselves from within I held myself of all of the symptoms of Lyme disease and hypersensitivity with those tools alone about 8 years ago.
@@sharonbice7490oooh wow!!! I am so sorry you went thru that. How ur doing better.
Uh, it has helped my low back pain. I've just been on it fo 2 months. I have no problem with Depression or Mania. Does make me sleepy.
It’s horrible to try to go off of.
Please make a video on Geodon (ziprasidone). I would like to know your professional opinion on this amazing medication.
He passed away
Personally been withdrawing from this for almost 5 months now. How is this drug any different than opiates or Benzodiazepines? THIS DRUG IS HELL and my doctor did not warn me about this
Hi! How was your withdrawal eventually? Any success?
@@snowlion777 hi! so I did fully withdrawal from it and then I ignorantly got put back on it and had withdrawals for 5 weeks.
Taking clonazipem 0.5 at bed time and dulextine best for pain
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Although Cymbalta is often used for anxiety, in some people it may have the opposite effect and cause tension and restlessness. Some people may find themselves more frustrated, irritable or lacking in patience when taking the drug.
ABSOLUTE TRASH I'm glad I did my research(took it a few weeks . and stopped.. .. the side effects withdrawals that have been reported are rlly messed up
You are assuming that the pain is only better because of improved depression. It actually works fairly well on neuropathic pain,fibromyalgia,low back and neck pain. I find it works better than gabapentin for my inflammatory arthritis and a vascular necrosis.
Who told you that you have inflammatory arthritis and vascular necrosis? How did you get it?
it helped me a lot with anxiety and panic attacks, 30 mg per day was enough
I just started 30 the other day.. seems to already be working for anxiety
Did you stop taking it?
@@eOnblue111 no
How is it going? I am about to start for the same reasons
@@ashleyduarte1625 i tapered off to 0,2mg per days, works fine now
I was just prescribed this. Glad I never ingested it. I'm not taking it now.
Do not take this. Im gonna go through probably the worst journey of my life now with trying to discontinue this poison
I don't care that's why people don't understand that they can heal themselves neurologically from within with neuroplasticity tools these tools are effective on a whole host of pain syndromes they're effective for recovery from narcissistic abuse and other trauma their effective from chronic illness issues such as Lyme disease and all of the associated disorders with that like ALS and Ms Mast Cell Activation hypersensitivities to mold and food and electricity and chemicals. I coach a modality that helps people really recover themselves very quickly and completely non-invasively many of my most recent clients are recovering from the terrible side effects of these drugs which makes it a lot harder it's better to use limbic retraining and brain rewiring methods like I share in lieu of Pharmaceutical hell routes like these incredibly pernicious drugs reach out I do a free consult Heather Lane limbic retraining coach
I'm interested in your knowledge of this.
Consider integrating punctuation into your practice.
My name is yara it works really good for me yes peripheral neuropathy then they diagnose me with escoliosis..yes it works at least it relax the lumbar
For the guys out there taking this drug. Is it causing you to have ED problems ?
Big time.
Well it works wonders for me
I was put on this drug and I have seen very little about the side affect of major diarrhea. What do you know of why some people like me get major diarrhea with this medication. I am finding that Kratom is working better for my neuralgia pain in my foot after a low back surgery for disc disease
Hey I take kratom to, Are you taking kratom and cymbalta, I want to know if it is possible, My doctor is aware!! but he said there is no way to know!
I got off after 6 weeks. Most horrendous side effect for me was total bowel emptying with no warning. I had really bad dry throat and mouth.
Have you done a review on tranzene / Clorazepate?
So it's shit?
Basically, what he is saying is " if you are still breathing, " don't take the drug " LOL
Is it a bad drug
He says this about all drugs. LOL. I just took 6 mgs of Cymbalta for the first time right now. I feel like I smoked a joint back in the 70's so far. I took the capsule apart because drugs really affect me big time.
Cymbalta has made me super sick. I have neurotoxicity and struggling to get off this poison
It works well for me at a dose of 30mg once daily for my lower back pain which is persistent. I think changing antidepressants over time to other ADs might be a good idea and always maintaining the minimum optimal dose. Higher doses may not contribute additional benefits other than causing damages to the body.
This guy is not sure of what should be the golden standard for depression treatment.Never listen to pharmacists explaining the performance of a drug. You are your own who takes the drug to judge. Don't invalidate the importance of placebos, they are good if it helps you.
Okay, I am not trolling or trying to be funny nor am I being rude. This man did not breathe. One time in the 23 minutes of this video I suggest if you suffer from any depression, anxiety, or you are manic. Do not watch this film.
Ur actually right 👍🤦🏻♀️
Ugh I was just prescribed this. I wasn’t sure if I should take it as I’ve been having pretty good luck with supplements.