Hi everyone,

I can honestly say that I am feeling good! I have had neuropathy for 8 years now and for most of them there was always pain. Of course there was a time when just stepping caused great pain and typing was very hard to do. I resisted my doctors advice for many years and finally gave in this summer with the hopes to stop the pain. I started taking Cymbalta. This is the forst time I ever tool an antidepressant and I swore I was not depressed. I began in JUly and by mid auguat I had gotten to 60 mg a day. That is where I stay. I take it at bedtime and it helps me sleep. Now I am beginning to cut back on the neurontin (I take 2800 mg/day) Anyway, I feel great! I have energy and I am sleeping.

Dorothy

Doro,
I'm glad you found something to help you. I hope you are getting some exercise and eating right! you want to maintain all the health you can.

Billye

Its nice to hear a positive and I am happy for you. I hope things keep looking up.

Great news Dorothy, it is good to read that its really helping you that much.

Brian

Yeah, Woo HOO.

Keep up the good work.

Melody

HI! Wow that is great news! My dr. wants me to try taking Cymbalta again. I tried once and couldn't take it because of my Barrett's Esophagus and Interstatial Cystitis....but now he wants me try taking it with Carafate......as a coating. So might give it a try that way....see what happens.

I was on Cymbalta for 5 months and went off it about 2 months ago I think.Nothing bad nothing good with it. Really felt the same no pain difference and no depression difference. The first few weeks on it though I was so nauseas. Then it went away. It has been my most tolerable drug comapred to like Lyrica. It is worth a try though Roxie if your doc wants to cause I know you felt Lyrica was not the greatest or maybe I am wrong.