So its pretty amazing what its done for my burning saddle area but these side affects are brutal....4 days now and still MAJOR hot flashes, headache, some nausea
big eyes,jaw clenches....but my aches and pains are gone, sleeping is fairly good, pe pain is way better though not gone.
Im still taking about 10 mg vicodin...i think if the side affects go away i can ween off the opiates, anyways thats my hope and plan.
Im only taking one 30 mg cymbalta
Please tell m the cymbalta side affects will go away soon? anyone...
Cory
cymbalta
Re: cymbalta
Hi Cory
I quit Cymbalta after a couple of weeks because of the side effects. I was taking 30mg. It worked the best out of everything I have tried, but it did not take most of the pain away. I could sit for e.g. 40 min. instead of 20 min.
Ray
I quit Cymbalta after a couple of weeks because of the side effects. I was taking 30mg. It worked the best out of everything I have tried, but it did not take most of the pain away. I could sit for e.g. 40 min. instead of 20 min.
Ray
Re: cymbalta
Cory, can you try a smaller dose and titrate up? It looks like it comes in 20 mg.
Violet
Violet
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.
Re: cymbalta
OK so another report:
So know ive been taking 30 mg for a week and i was feeling pretty good, probably 50 or 40 % reduction in pain! Wow!!! The dr wants me to increase to 60 mg once a day.....this morning i did it....oh my god.....ugh just like the first day at 30mg. Cant i just sit here with my eyes closed? thats all i wanted!!!
No......i had to work, after about an hour of thinking for an excuse to go home the fog lifted and i was able to finish off the day.......constant hot flash then the chills....pretty much all day......its 730 pm now and my neck is still hot....but i can fell im going to sleep good, will do it again tomorow.
this better be worth it is all i keep telling myself.....im confident it will...i answer myself........uh o FYI
Cory
So know ive been taking 30 mg for a week and i was feeling pretty good, probably 50 or 40 % reduction in pain! Wow!!! The dr wants me to increase to 60 mg once a day.....this morning i did it....oh my god.....ugh just like the first day at 30mg. Cant i just sit here with my eyes closed? thats all i wanted!!!
No......i had to work, after about an hour of thinking for an excuse to go home the fog lifted and i was able to finish off the day.......constant hot flash then the chills....pretty much all day......its 730 pm now and my neck is still hot....but i can fell im going to sleep good, will do it again tomorow.
this better be worth it is all i keep telling myself.....im confident it will...i answer myself........uh o FYI
Cory
Re: cymbalta
Hey, Cory. Hang in there and as you adjust to the medication maybe the side effects will subside but you will still get the benefit of pain relief. Like they say.....sometimes the treatment is worse than the disease 
but hopefully that will be temporary.
Violet
but hopefully that will be temporary.Violet
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.