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Originally Posted by hurting
MY PM Dr. has me on this for nerve pain because of my crpsII. I have been taking this for 8 weeks along with the other pain meds. I get very little sleep at night when taking this or not. This Cymbalta knocks me out where I can be talking you one minute and lights out the next. I have cut back by half on my main pain meds but it still does not seem to matter I cannot stay awake. Because I am not taking all my pain meds I am in pain 9+ all day long. I have found that I am a shell of a body I can't drive, read, deal with everyday needs. I told my PM Dr. about this so he dropped my script down to 30mg. I still have the same problem just not as quickly just takes a little more time to fully drain all energy from my mind and body.
I stopped cold turkey 2 weeks ago and now I feel like a person again not a pile of S@#T all the time. My mood has improved as well even though my wife disagrees. I can take all my pain meds now as needed without being drained all the time and now in some what less pain a full 24 hrs at 9+. I hate to go against my PM Dr. but I was worsted off on this drug then on and had to get back a little peace of my life back what little I now have dealing with this crpsII.
Has anyone else experience this same felling from this drug.
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I also take Cymbalta with pain medications, OxyContin 20 mg twice a day, with Percocet 10/325 twice a day for breakthrough pain along with the Cymbalta 60 mg in the morning and 30mg at night. The Cymbalta recently is being used for neuralgia, so if you are having neurologic pain along with the chronic back pain, this is an excellent combination, in my opinion. It does work for me. However, the sleepiness was a problem at times. My doctor prescribed a small dose of Nuvigil, which is for obstructive sleep apnea or shift work (people who work midnight hours). It has made a world of difference and completes the whole pain management program. I am rarely in pain and never sleepy, nor does the Nuvigil make you jittery. Again, in my opinion, the quality of life I have with this combination has been a Godsend. Hope this helps.
11-23-2011, 05:14 AM
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