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05-20-2010, 05:13 PM
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I also have SFPN and I am also taking 60mg Cymbalta and 900mg Neurontin a day and I have no side effects, I take 600mg of neurontin at night and 300mg in the morning, the neurontin helps a lot with the pain and pins and needles in my legs, as the cymbalta makes it worse.
I have not had a skin biopsy but I am seeing a neurologist in July.
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05-20-2010, 08:11 PM
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if cymbalta makes it worse why do you continue to take it?
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05-21-2010, 12:59 AM
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To echos Long Ago,
Not really sure, when I first went on the cymbalta it did help with some of the pain I was having but was still having terrible Leg pain, but it is now not helping that pain, I have thought about going off it and see what happens, but I am worried about withdrawals. I do not see the neuroligist until July.
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05-22-2010, 08:02 PM
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I take neurontin 4 times a day (2 600mg tablets) so a t total of 4800mg which is a high dose. I have "brain fog" at times and short term memory issues. When I cut down the dosage the side affects arent as bad. Weight gain is another side affect. Which I have but just taking a medicine recently released for type 2 diabetics called Victoza. Hopefully the pounds will drop off.
Since I am a type 2 diabetic so my neuropathy is due to my diabetes. |
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05-20-2010, 08:13 PM
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I get brain fog with my afternoon dose sometimes, and weird sensation in my arms. I just recently replaced the middle of the day dose with nortriptylene 25 mg., gone is the brain fog so I'm down to 600mg x2. I take a second 25mg dose of nortriptylene at bedtime, fairly new to this drug, and so far have no problem with it. Of course theres a few other meds I take everyday too, but the ones I mentioned are strictly for PN. This isn't fun but it can be done, welcome aboard.
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