Hi. I have been having a lot of health issues in the past two years. Now it is migraines and kidney stones, along with PCOS that I am worried about. Two weeks ago I went to the doctor, and he told me that all of my pain was coming from depression. He started me on Cymbalta. It did not work to ease the pain or anything, but it did help my moods. I have had quite a few less mood swings, and outbursts of anger. When I am in a ton of pain, I tend o lash out, and become angry very quickly. I don't know what is up, for real. I just want the pain to end. I have gotten very suicidal lately, but have not told anyone, as I hate the pain. No one at home understands the pain. I have had 2 surgeries in the past 3 months, and I am having at least one more, but quite possibly two. For the pain, I was just taken off of Morphine, and put on Tylenol 4. For the migrianes I was given Fiorinal w/ Codiene #3. I hate how I have been feeling. I always have this huge bubble over me. Any suggestions? I know, I really probably made no sense. Can't think right now. Thanks! Oh, is it safe to take the AD and narcotics (pain killers)?

"Oh, is it safe to take the AD and narcotics (pain killers)?"
Didn't the dr. who prescribed the AD know you were on pain killers?? I'd check that one out w/the dr. (or maybe someone will give you an opinion here). I, myself, started cymbalta 3 weeks ago but it didn't do much for me, glad it's helping you out. Hang in there!!

Thanks! Sorry that it didn't seem to help you yet. Yeah, my doctor knows about all of the medication I am on, however, he has told me in the past to do things that were not quite safe. In the past, he has told me to take a medication for a migraine, a sleeping pill, and morphine (all prescription) all at the same time twice in order for it to work, and then I went to the pharmacy, and he told me that that wasn't safe. He prescribes narcotics for everything, knowing that I have to take stronger and stronger stuff, as it starts not working, so I really don't trust this doctor all that much. That's the reason I don't know if htey are safe to use together.
Today, I seem to have lost it,as a couple of hours ago I just became very emotional, and started to cry and cry, and just felt like the only way out of the pain was to die, but I won't go through with anything stupid. The thoughts just seem to get to me when the pain gets really bad. I don't understand why they have to get so bad. It doesn't seem right that I have to go thorugh this, and no one can find a cause, but I know that there is a purpose for it all, so I am jsut trying to suck it up and deal. Sorry, don't mean to sound so down, just going through a lot, and it doesn't seem like there is anyone that cares. I have no one to talk to anymore, since I have to take a semester off of school, and so I can't see my friends right now. Not until January. Oh well. I am just really hoping that I can stop thinking about dying, because, well, it scares me sometimes, when I am driving, and the thoughts just come, because then I have to really take control of them, because if not, I have already scared myself by finding myself swerving. That hasn't happened in a little while, but still, scary. I just never really thought I was depressed. I was in counseling though through my school, but was in a lot of denial. Just hoping that it gets better.

I was on Cymbalta and narcotics for close to 2 years now. I know some say it is not safe but they really go on if the combination helps more than the side effects would be. I take other meds also that are not supposed to be taken together but my three docs all know what the others have me on.

I am going off the cymbalta though as something in my meds are not working and my doc thinks it may be this one.

Good luck and sorry you are in so much pain. I know the feeling.

Jenn,
Sorry that you have been having issues as well. It is so not fun. Thanks for responding. Hopefully we can both get all straightened out!! That would be nice, right? Good luck! :)