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It was very very difficult to get my pain under control - they had me maxed out on narcotics.

After 2 weeks, the side effects went away, and the medication is fantastic.

It is suppose to be not addictive but it has all the side effects of an addictive drug.

This was greatly improved by dropping the dose to 225) With my doctor's permission, I've recently dropped the dose to 150 mg I was wondering if the drug was increasing my appetite and if a lower dose might make a difference.

With an anti-depressant you MUST taper to your dose (I. e. Taking half of a pill for a week, then taking a whole pill afterwards.)

Promotes seizures.

Helped with depression but total lack of desire for sex

Unfortunately, I am being told by my physician that I am going to be gradually increased to 150mg/day since this is the typical treatment regime.

I wish I could give this time to kick in but really I had problems while I was at work today and can't do the adjustment period.

thoughts of suicide decreased.

Very costly.

I'm tired all the time, have gained 10 pounds and can't think straight.

My pockets were full of rocks everyday.

not that I'd want to be cry often but it is a good stress relief and now, nothing.

The drug has helped with the depression, however the side effects are awful.

jittery, can't sleep, no sex drive.

vision problems, the more I took it there would be vibration in my eyes, confusion.

Had to be put on valium so I could eat.

It was stimulating and I was hyper for a few months.

I'm now back on it and "stable" , but planning to wean slowly very slowly off it, take coution when weaning, start only as a last resault IMO, herbals, exersize and therapy, spiritual or other wise, anything but a drug as ADDICTIVE gravely so as this type, Yea, don't talk to me about so called addictive medicationsie opiates or benzos.

i've even heard voices, though, i'm not really sure if that's something that goes along with taking this medication.

The worst side effect that I still expirience are: Libido is nonexistan.

It built up great courage, and reinstalled a strong sense of self esteem.

It's somewhere between dizzy and light headed.

Electrical shocks, headaches, tremors, frequent urination, nausea, major anxiety.

I experienced a bit of nausea and mild dizziness.

I was unable to sleep, had blurred vision, and felt sick to my stomach.

Nothing that makes me feel like this could end up doing me any good.

slipped into a dissociative episode and called the cops on my husband thinking he was a boyfriend who died almost 10 years ago and trying to kill me.

A very good drug to try

(I used to consider myself a "mini manic depressive".)

I take a stool softener to help with the constipation.

I would go along a few days without one and then be so disappointed to have another one.

weight loss at the very beginning.

had no negative side-effects and loved Seratraline.

Easy as that, And DUH- withdrawal is gonna suck.

I started investigating/researching Cymbalta and I noticed a common denominator.

time on med in 1993 it worked great for me for about 2 years.

I have to take Xanax 3 times a day and I don't think this drug is worth it.

Taking at same time is important, but at a low dose (150mg for past 3 years), can manage to go about 8 hours beyond usual dosage time with little effects.

When I get nervous (which is often) my body will literally move in coordination with other people's bodies.

My Dr. didn't address the issue when he prescribed this medicine and when I told him I didn't want to take it any longer, he said only, "skip a day in between doses for a couple of weeks" to discontinue.

I've been through most of the SSRI's.

I had to d/c my meds a few days before a neck myelogram and had a very bad reaction to the lack of Effexor in my system.

Paxil was especially bad in this case, However, lexapro has had no effect on my libido, In fact, it may have increased it, ssri's are notorious for killing one's sex drive but this drug hasn't in my case.

Overall, I really feel positive about this drug, at least for myself.

I also get bouts of suicidal thoughts.

All these happened the day of my first pill: Light headed, Dizzy, Extreme tiredness, Diarrhea, Jaw muscles tightening & clenching, Stuffy nose, migraine, Foggy, Zoning/trancelike, Apathy, Cold & chills, Trouble focusing eyes, Confusion, Nausea, Jaw clenching, Sweaty palms, Time/space discontinuity, Cant catch my breath, Tiredness or energetic, Memory loss, Tremors & twitching, Yawning, disorientation, Convulsions, 10mg.

DO NOT DO THIS!

I highly recommend and am so thankful for this medication.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will work for me as well this time around as it did the first time.

I also have a horrible mountain dew addiction,but my weight gain has been small and my clothes still fit so I am not all that upset.

I used to have one negative thought that would snowball into two etc So with behavioral therapy and 100 mg a day of Zoloft, I was able to feel at ease.

increase in anxiety, weird floating feeling, sweaty palms, nausea, heartburn, waking up in middle of night for no reason, sexual performance issues.

Not sleeping for over 48 hours, heart palpitations, ending up in hospital in a manic state.

Isolating, fuzzy headed, poorer concentration now 9 months after switching to Cymbalta, time to switch back or on to another SSNRI/SNRI or hopefully, maybe, something better!

WELL NO WAY THIS IS THE DRUG FROM HELL.

I didn't care about anything.

weight gain, hairloss, hallucinations, back pain, muscle spasms, numbness in hands.

at first had some anxiety and still have insomnia, usually after sleeping only 4 hrs.

Having vision problems.

Before, people always made me nervous, anxious or just uncomfortable in some way.

These numbers only added to my anxiety.

However, I have tried to taper and quit several times and CAN'T.

On the positive side, I'm much more relaxed in tense situations.

Zoloft has changed my life.

I haven't needed to take a Xanax in a long time.

I've taken many ssri's (paxil cr, zoloft, prozac) and this one isn't much different.

It felt stimulating and made me hyper for quite a while.

I am struggling to learn new things.

Sweating is worse.

At 60 mg 1x day for a month I felt fine.

my md stopped the 60mg cymbalta cold turkey and switched me to lexapro.

Difficulty obtaining orgasim.

This has been the best.

In the first couple of weeks I had SEVERE drymouth and hated that.

I would like to say to people that are thinking about taking this med. to really look at the side effects of withdrawal.

changed from effexor, which solved my depression and anxiety, because I started sleeping all of the time after being on it for about 10 months.

None have helped my anxiety.

I did experience relief of my depression initially with the 10mg per day dose.

tired, thirsty,, wasnt helpful

I can't seem to focus, my eyes are blurred and sensitive to the light.

it could not be safe to take on a daily basis

I was able to function physically like a normal human being again for the first time in years, but I had no emotion whatsoever.

It could be a coincidence.

Generally felt pretty dull and had no sex drive whatsoever.

within hours of missing a dose.

Now that i just started back on it, i'm experiencing the usual side effects when starting(tiredness, nausea, constipation, flucuations in mood and appetite, sweating).

the anger is just not there.

shall I continue?

It helped anxiety slightly, but made my depression worse in my eyes.

No real mood change, but decision making became a lot easier.

When I start a 'new' 30 day batch of pills, I go through minor side effects for a few days.

I've also lost about 30lbs 240 down to 210lbs (Not that I complaining on that one).

Buy something new even if its just a pair of underwear.

This is one strange, bad drug.

The only side effect that's really concerned me is the sexual one.

Hang in there and don't give up!

I will give it time.

finally attributing to lexapro, atleast at this dosage/ Very apathetic and have gained 20lbs easily.