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I am a diabetic. I take cymbalta and prozac. The cymbalta made my life a lot better. No pain
(diabetic neuropathy) and no depression.
52 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-18 10:07:14
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i was taking paxil for a very long time..have tried and tried to get my past physicians to put me on another medication..and finally oh finally! a new doctor did just that..he put me on cymbalta..and i immediately felt so much better..my attitude..my esteem and everything about myself came up so much..and not only that i wasnt depressed anymore..and not just from lyrica and ambien did i feel better but taking the cymbalta with it..i have not felt this good about life in years..i still have some pain that we are going to have to get on but..i have a new outlook on life and im so glad i found this doctor! best thing for people is to always always know that someone out there is going to help them..do not stop looking..i was at the end of my rope when i stumbled upon this guy..wasnt even in the mood to see him.and didnt care one way or the other..when he told me what he was going to do for me..i said ok..lets do it..when i went back to him..i wanted to not only thank him but kiss him!..(ok..not so much that..my husband was there) but really ..it is all worth it not if..but when you find that good doctor..because you will..and if you need some help..let me know..i will do all but stop to try!..good luck to all
40 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-20 13:05:37
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I used Cymbalta for only a short time. In that time I began to feel better than any other antidepressant has ever made me feel. I started to actually just feel happy and hopeful. It didn't make me feel physically activated or anxious, I just felt psychologically the best I had felt in a long time. But about the same time I started to feel so good, I started suddenly having one of my legs just totally give out on me and narrowly avoided falling on several occasions. The doctor said it was called dystonia, I believe, and I had to stop the medication. I was really sorry because no other antidepressant has done much for my depression.
55 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-17 18:02:09
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i think i would go and get a second if not third opinion before stopping cymbalta if it made you feel so much better...for one..a doctor..is just as they say..in practice..so just one alone doesnt know everything..i would go to another doctor and see if cymbalta was worth taking you off of..it might or might not have caused your leg to give out..i have had that happen way before i started taking cymbalta..and now i am still taking it..and havent had that problem in a long time...its well worth your checking into..
40 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-20 12:04:33
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i have been on cymbalta 3 years i also have problems being warmer than any of my family or co-workers. i have gained 20 pounds since i started taking cymbalta.but it does help me live a more normal life than before. i am bi-polar
51 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-14 18:06:48
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I was recently taken off Lyrica and put on Cymbalta. Since then I have gained 10 pounds and seem to have a great deal more pain. It has helped with the depression and anxiety though. I was on far too many pills (21) and the doctor was trying to get one pill to work for everything. I am also a type 1 diabetic. Is there anyone out there with diabetes and has it changed your readings?
65 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-14 11:55:01
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I have a warmer body, Excessive Sweating, Dreams, that later I can't decide if they were dreams or reality, Hypertension and still think that Cymbalta is not working as well as it should for depression. I feel better on this than Prozac though, mentally. I am taking Cymbalta for pain and depression.
Are these things normal side effects for someone taking Cymbalta?
Should I consider trying something else?
60 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-13 12:38:17
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