The scary potential withdrawal issues were what made me hesitant to try Cymbalta in the first place. Ugh. Medication is a blessing and a curse.

You can have the antibody tests... and keep vigilant for
swelling, joint issues, rashes on exposed skin. Not everyone gets the drug induced lupus...but you should know it is possible, so
you can act if necessary.

This is fascinating... because I developed Erythema Nodosum while I was taking Topiramate and weening off it (I had an initial mild attack, and then a much worse lengthier attack that left me immobile practically). Lupus, ironically, was on my GP's radar. I tested negative, again, for Lupus, and have not since had a bout of E.N.

No professional has ever validated that my E.N. was the result of taking Topiramate, but I know it caused havoc in my body in other ways, and the E.N. stopped after I'd been off of the drug for a couple months.

Frightening, because I'd only been on it a few months.

To this day, my neuro, who prescribed it for migraine prevention, denies my cloudy (abnormally so) urine, low BP (80 over 50), extreme weight loss (I was skin and bones), and E.N. all over both legs to be at all related to being on Topiramate.

Thanks for the head's up mrsD, you're awesome.