Cymbalta

theoneRogue420 · 05-11-2007, 02:39 AM

Hi

I just wanted to put a link in here to a page I find extremely helpful. It's by Medscape, a division of WebMD. It's a great way to find out if any of the drugs you are taking will cause you any problems. It takes a few minutes, as you have to enter ALL the meds you are taking. I found several problems with our meds. As I have aids and epilepsy as well as the rsd, I take way too many meds, and any time they add a new one I use this page. Our Dr. uses the same pda that everyone else does, to check for interactions, but even IT didn't catch these problems.

http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/dru...gid=&drugname=

I sure hope this helps someone else as much as it did us.

InHisHands · 05-12-2007, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOAN_M

hi, i had read about not mixing cymbalta and neurontin on a cymbalta info page, not sure if it was wed md or the rx page but my pharmacist agreed and when i went for mt last doctor's visit my doctor mentioned it to me. i do not believe it was a known fact when cymbalta first came out because i know when i used it i had read a lot on it first and never saw it. i think it is one of those things that they 'figured' out as people used it. and lyrica too ... whew. that is a lot of medication. i do hope it is helping you. joan

Hmm... I did a bunch of searches and cannot find any info on mixing neurontin and cymbalta. The cymbalta has helped with the migraines, and both the neurontin and lyrica seem to be a good choice for me. Sometimes you have to choose to use a lot of medications to deal with all the problems to give you a better quality of life. I do NOT mean to come across as mean, but I think that you have to decide what is best for you. And what is best for you might not be best for me. I have RSD nearly full body, I am very young and I have had to make some difficult decisions... some of them involving taking medications that I know aren't the best thing for my body but knowing that I need to have a better quality of life and normalcy.

And so... it seems at the time that lyrica, neurontin and cymbalta along with others are the best for me. I cannot find any alarming interactions between the drugs, and as far as I know, I am not having any adverse side effects. Please do tell me if you come across the cymbalta/ neurontin interaction page that you were talking about. I would love to read it!

I did look up the interactions on Drug.com and I have posted them here:

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Drug Interactions Checker
Drug interaction results for the following 3 drug(s):
duloxetine (Cymbalta)
pregabalin (Lyrica)
gabapentin (Neurontin)
Interactions between your selected drugs

Moderate Drug-Drug Interaction gabapentin and duloxetine (Moderate Drug-Drug)
MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients.

MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be made aware of the possibility of additive CNS effects (e.g., drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, confusion) and counseled to avoid activities requiring mental alertness until they know how these agents affect them. Patients should also be advised to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.

Moderate Drug-Drug Interaction gabapentin and pregabalin (Moderate Drug-Drug)
MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients.

MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be made aware of the possibility of additive CNS effects (e.g., drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, confusion) and counseled to avoid activities requiring mental alertness until they know how these agents affect them. Patients should also be advised to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.

Moderate Drug-Drug Interaction duloxetine and pregabalin (Moderate Drug-Drug)
MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients.

MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be made aware of the possibility of additive CNS effects (e.g., drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, confusion) and counseled to avoid activities requiring mental alertness until they know how these agents affect them. Patients should also be advised to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.

(drug interaction checker)

Hope your day is going well!

Leylin · 05-14-2007, 11:11 AM

im on it now. i dont think it really helps with my symptoms... it does with the depression from it though...

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