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Old 10-01-2014, 04:00 AM #31
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have you tried to stop the Cymbalta ? It would be interesting to see what symptoms you still have without the Cymbalta. SNRI's and SSRI's can be a struggle with side effects and such.
Yes Mark,

I have tried to come off Cymbalta and the anticonvulsant medication without success.

I slowly tappered off Cymbalta but what it resulted in was severe neuropathic pain, a tooth extraction in order to get relief from the constant numbness, pain, headaches which resulted.

This withdrawal led to a diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia. It led to an increase in medication Cymbalta and Lyrica (now Topomax).

If it's not broken (your medication regime) don't mess with it!

I am very lucky, I can lead a normal life with very small doses of Cymbalta and Topomax so I am just going to put up with it and be thankful!
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Symptoms mostly resolved, working full time and I am now mostly better. I wake 6am daily since my injury. Was experiencing daily Neuralgia which was controlled with Cymbalta 30mg, Lyrica 200mg daily. Now only on 30mg Cymbalta.
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have you tried to stop the Cymbalta ? It would be interesting to see what symptoms you still have without the Cymbalta. SNRI's and SSRI's can be a struggle with side effects and such.
I was wondering the same thing! I am almost willing to try it for myself to see if Cymbalta will help...
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Do you have ADHD or ADD, because I used to take ritalin for that and might be going back on it hopefully it will help... Did It help you at all?
No I don't, the dr prescribed it for my daytime fatigue… I still haven't agreed to take it, my GP agrees that it probably isn't worth it just for the fatigue.
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Yes, I succeeded without drugs. This time last year I had no hope, was depressed, had major insomnia fast forward to now - I'm doing well and sleep is good.
That is great to hear! It has been a year for me and I have tried to improve without drugs, but starting to wonder if they are needed. I have never been a big med user, I much prefer more natural/holistic methods so this is hard for me.
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