My counselor told me this helps with peripheral neuropathy and depression. I have those, anxiety disorder, arthritis in my knees, ulnar nerve pain (going to pt for it) and had a large right frontal meningioma brain tumor removed in 2009.

I'm going to talk to my doctor next week and if I ask her to let me try Cymbalta, I'm sure she'll be okay with it. I've done my research and I can afford it (on SSDI).

If anyone has used it, does it help with pain and stabbing in your feet (and did it help your depression/anxiety if you had those too)? I am moderately depressed. So, I've heard good things about it helping with depression, but getting off it I've heard is very, very hard.

I stopped taking Lyrica without a doctor's supervision b/c I could not afford it anymore (went thru divorce). It was very difficult, but I was determined b/c I couldn't afford $300 a mos for one med when I take 5 meds. I went from 900 mg day to 300 mg 2 x day to 300 mg 1 x day to 100 mg 2 x day to 100 mg 1 x day to zero. It was very difficult, but I did it - yay for me. I've never felt the same, never felt as good, but I can't afford it, so whatever, right?

Can anyone tell me their experience with generic Cymbalta? Does it help with both the pain and depression? If you tried to get off it, did it make you crazy (as I've read)?

I see my doc on the 12th, so any feedback would be really appreciated. I'm scared, no family, on SSDI, just went through abusive marriage/divorce, depressed, scared, alone (did I mention depressed, scared and alone)? Really. I'm pulling away from all my friends, social life, etc. I need something to help with my foot pain and my depression/anxiety. I'm hoping this is my miracle.

Charliebird (woman with man's username, I guess)