I tried it but it gave me a horrible hungover feeling which I didn't like at all, stuck with it for a month but it didn't help my pain either so stopped it.
I have awful ball of foot pain too and nothing so far has helped with that 😒

I appreciate everyone's comments on Cymbalta. After 4 years of reading stuff online, a lousy experience with gabapentin, etc, I feel like I'm in a decent place with my pains. Now I have a new GP who would like me to try Cymbalta instead of the Nortriptyline, but I'm more afraid to try it & have to get off (withdrawals) of it, because it doesn't work for me. I'm completely aware of the chance I might have to get off of the Tramadol someday, but I feel I'm doing OK right now. I've been grouchy, maybe due to the Nortriptyline, but feel less so, since taking the Tramadol, so maybe it helps in the emotional department. I guess the Drs feel they have to get you off a pain med.

Billylyne5: if you haven't already tried it, the Tramadol is very helpful to me for my ball of foot pain, and I am just taking a single dose (50mg or 100mg) in the AM. My ball of foot pain is only when I put pressure on my feet. The Dr acted like he didn't believe me that one dose lasts me all day. I can feel it wearing down, in the evening, though. Maybe it won't help all day, down the road. I also use NeuroCream (capsicain pepper) directly behind my toes & it helps with the feeling of a ragged piece of rope lying there behind the toes.

Thanks to all who've responded.

I can't take tramadol it makes me so unwell, sick,dizzy, just awful 😔

Cymbalta 60mg once daily at bedtime has been reasonably effective for me over the years! Just make sure that you take 30mg once daily for the first seven days to taper-up, and when you finally come off it you must again taper very slowly off it.

David

I tried Cymbalta in September of 2014. I seemed to be ok with it coming off of Lyrica which is the only medication that ever worked but expensive. I started getting flu like symptoms the first of October and thought I had the flu as I was throwing up and loose bowels. This went on for 3 weeks and I was in bed until I began to wonder if they were just side effects. Told the doctor I could not stand this any longer and please put me back on Lyrica. Within 2 days all the other symptoms were gone. Needless to say I will never try Cymbalta again. I think if you have something that is working for you, why try an unknown. Good luck.

Some people have higher serotonin in the body than others.
These folks typically get the increased GI motility that the SSRIs and SNRIs cause as side effects. This is due to increased serotonin the gut.