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Old 05-07-2014, 10:24 AM
Nebulous Nebulous is offline
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Originally Posted by MikeK View Post
Can anyone who has tried the Duloxetine tell me how long it took them to adjust to it. Specifically the drowsiness & foggy feeling. Its been 2 weeks and I'm still in a fog for what feels like 6 hours after I take it.

FWIW I'm not liking it, in fact I swear its increasing the PN pain.
I never experienced drowsiness or fog with this medication but I can tell you that it took me about a month before it kicked in. If you think that the Cymbalta might be a good fit for you I'd stick with it for a little while longer as some side-effects can dissipate after a few weeks. How much are you taking? If you're not starting at 30mg I would try that and see if side-effects subside.

However, having said all that, I find that Cym is great at masking muscular or myofascial pain but I don't find it that it helps my nerve pain at all.

Have you tried R Lipoic Acid yet Mike?

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Originally Posted by Lewie View Post
cymbalta inflamed my nerves. worst pain I have everbeen in.
Interesting. Didn't make mine worse afaik but certainly hasn't helped. Otoh I can barely feel my muscle pain anymore which is a mixed blessing because I don't know where to massage . But at least I'm off the opiods now!
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