Cymbalta (Duloxetine)

[RicoS]

Hi just a quick question.
I just went to the doctor because of the pain that stayed after I went to the dentist. Not realy pain but the left side of my face feels like it's heavy or something and he does not think it comes from the dentist. It's feels like I'm totaly aware of the left side of my face. When I swallow , when I blink, ....... I drives me nuts. .... could just be stress and perhaps all in my head....but still the feeling is real.

The doctor prescribed Cymbalta but before I take anything I always check if it can make your T worse.
Anybody got any experience with it???

 

[drox]

A psychiatrist wanted to prescribe it to me to alleviate Tinnitus so I presume it would most probably help with the tinnitus as well...

 

[RicoS]

Thanks!! I still have it hear in my desk. Did you use it as well?

 

[drox]

No I never used it...

 

[RicoS]

That was my intention also ;-) I don't want to use anything only in extreme conditions and I do not want my T to get worse because I can live with it how it is now.

 

[kevin b]

I beleive I got T from coming off Cymbalta. But my advice to you after being on AD's for 25 years is they react differntly in everybody, so if your doctor says try it, don't go by what youread here, even though it give me T. The best advice I can give you is start slowly and if you do come off DO NOT come off cold turkey, you need to taper off these meds very slowly and the side effects will be much more tolerable. Good luck

 

[tomm]

Cymbalta fixed a bout of depression I had 5 years ago. It's very strong though - takes a few weeks to get used to it. Slow taper is extremely important.

 

[walkthroughwalls]

It's mainly prescribed as an anti-depressant. There's some more information in the AD-thread.

You can't just take it when you need it, you have to use it for a couple of weeks before the side-effects go away and you may get some benefit from them. When you want to quit, it's the reverse process.

I was on it for half a year. First 30mg, then 60mg. I believe it's ototoxic, but I didn't know that because I was encouraged not to read the information leaflet. The same psychiatrist instructed me to quit by going from 60mg to none in only four days. Definitely not recommended.

Overall, it made my depression much worse and things only got better once I quit taking it. I did not notice any change in my T. Please try to have quick access to the person who prescribed it to you, in case you want to discuss the (side-)effects or want to quit.

 

[RicoS]

I have talked to my doctor and I'm not going to take it. Day by day I feel a little bit better without using any meds. So I just sit it out while it lasts....

 

[Viking]

Hi just a quick question.
I just went to the doctor because of the pain that stayed after I went to the dentist. Not realy pain but the left side of my face feels like it's heavy or something and he does not think it comes from the dentist. It's feels like I'm totaly aware of the left side of my face. When I swallow , when I blink, ....... I drives me nuts. .... could just be stress and perhaps all in my head....but still the feeling is real.

The doctor prescribed Cymbalta but before I take anything I always check if it can make your T worse.
Anybody got any experience with it???

He given to you a SNRI andtideprassant without do never a brain scan of MRI or examinating temporomandibular joint (TMJ)? I understand you correctly?

 

[RicoS]

He given to you a SNRI andtideprassant without do never a brain scan of MRI or examinating temporomandibular joint (TMJ)? I understand you correctly?

Yes he gave against anxiety which does not went away and also panic attacks, but the first thing I did was check if it does not worsen my T. When I saw it might do that I did not take it. I hate meds!

 

[Viking]

Yes he gave against anxiety which does not went away and also panic attacks, but the first thing I did was check if it does not worsen my T. When I saw it might do that I did not take it. I hate meds!

Don't take it and change Doctor urgently!

 

[sol sober365]

it made my tinnitus worse and hyperacusis worse this week.
and theres more than enough info all over the web about how taking it or getting off it can make tinnitus worse.
if you have tinnitus, b=dont let your dr prescribe you cymbalta.
its a horro show.
just say no, ask questions later, HOWEVER...
if youre already on it, you have to taper off very slowly.
i tried going straight from 60 to 30 and it was a killer

 

[ruben ruiz]

What anti-depressant do you prescribe?

 

[just1morething]

I have a treatment that works for me. Reducing the tinnitus a great deal! I have no long dissertation, but try it , has no real side effects. Cymbalta 30mg once day use for about a month then move up over time to 60mg. get this from your doctor. Also 3 times a day NAC-NA-Cetyl 600 mg each dose this is a supplement, which you can buy online.
And then something everyone has heard of Lipoflavnoid one dose 3 times a day over time down to once a day.
This combination has work, again for me , with no side effects over a long period of time, and that is a big key.

Anyone else have good results with Cymbalta? I have a prescription, but am a bit leary of SSRI type meds because of side effects. I see it's used for Neuropathy as well. No meds are working for me lately.

 

[Peat_Fairmud]

I beleive I got T from coming off Cymbalta.

Hi Kevin,
I came off Cymbalta abruptly (over a month-long taper) and boom! my tinnitus, quiescent for 50 years, spiked deep into the intrusive zone.
3 months later, after habituating to a certain extent, I compounded folly with stupidity by reducing my dose of Clonazepam (Klonopin) with resultant spike (and accompanying panic attacks with suicidal ideation, thrown in for free) which persists to this day, and means I cannot even put my head down on the pillow without white-noise streaming constantly from youtube.

Has yours settled down?
Did you resume Cymbalta?

(I recently consulted an ENT who tentatively suggested that, after consulting a psychiatrist to be sure, I should consider resumption of Cymbalta.)

 

[kevin b]

Hi,
No, I never went back on. I eventually went back on a higher dose of the Lexapro I was on and got better. I no longer take Klonopin and now that my depression is under control I have habituated to my T just fine. I usually only hear it going to sleep at night. I consider myself very lucky because 2 years ago I was a mess. Depression has been a 30 year battle for me so I believe in staying on the medicine.
Kevin

 

[ruben ruiz]

kevin how do you sleep. do you need a med?

 

[ruben ruiz]

SSRIs have been the worst for me. No messing around with them. Tapering up and down slowly is a must...