Hi everyone,

I posted on the new members board, but I wanted to stop in here and say hello too.

My name is Lisa, I'm 45 years old, I'm an assistant professor at a community college (for now), and I've been dragging through limbo for the last two years. Lots of weird symptoms, lots of medical tests, very few answers. I see a lot of familiar names from another MS board, so I sure hope I'll feel at home here.

I do have a questions for you too. My PCP started me on Cymbalta for fatigue problems. (My muscles have been so weak and I've been dealing with so much fatigue for the past six weeks that I've honestly felt like I was dying.) I took the first Cymbalta this morning, and noticed that I haven't been as tired today as I usually am. I was actually able to get some things done today, which was wonderful.

However, since I sat down this evening, I've been having a bad case of the yawns. It's just one right after another, and I'm not even that sleepy. That wouldn't be so bad, but every time I yawn, my neck, jaw, and face muscles seem to go into a prolonged spasm, which is scary and painful.

I'm thinking this might be a reaction to the medication, which I'm really hoping is not, especially if it is going to help with the fatigue. So I was wondering if anyone else has had this side effect with Cymbalta, and if so, if it went away after you adjusted to the medicine.

Hugs to all,

Lisa