Anyone Taking cymbalta for nerve pain? - Neuropathy Message Board

sunnybear1962 · 03-12-2006, 01:54 AM

i took 1 pill so far and i was nuseated and i couldnt sleep cause my whole body was restless. is this normal on 60 mgs? and i felt like a zombie all day today. any help??

wolveman · 03-12-2006, 01:22 PM

hi.I am taking it for that purpose.also for depression but it does not help much.I currently taking 90 mgs .My doctor wants me to take 120 if I need to.
I also take nuerontin 600 mgs and oxycontin 20 mgs 3 times a day.

maggie500 · 03-12-2006, 07:58 PM

Hi, I am taking cymbalta (60mg) in the morning since December 2005. I had been on neurontin from August to November 2005 with no change from my feet pain. Without fail, I take this every morning. My feet always feel so weird and only once in awhile do I experience severe pain where I actually crawl around the house for hours until the pain subsides. I am so tired of doctors and tests that I am just trying to cope with my symptoms. There isn't one of my friends who understand this neuropathy. I have stopped confiding in anyone and when asked I shrug off the questions and say I'm ok. I haven't had a good night sleep in 6 months. I am a zombie day and night and I know how bad this is for my body. I have Ambien to take and Darvocet for the pain but neither help me to stay to sleep at all. My legs have the itchies all night and I feel like tearing into them.
I don't know where to go from here. I pray alot and read these posts to find answers. I never heard about neuropathy before I suddenly got it. I have the "no known origin" kind. It just appeared one day.

ladybird988 · 03-13-2006, 04:58 PM

Hi. I"m on day twelve of cymbalta and it has relieved most of my nerve pain. I started at 30 mg for a week, then went up to 60mg. Did you start at 60mg?

the doctor said that the nausea should pass in a few days.

I'm still nauseated but i think it's also from stopping the percocet cold. So i can't tell what symptoms are from what. I have no appetite. Food makes me sick. Should lose 40 lbs easy!

I am so glad I found the cymbalta. It was that or a spinal cord stimulator.

sunnybear1962 · 03-15-2006, 01:44 AM

hi,
yes i started at 60mgs. when did you notice it helped the pain? ive still been taking it on my 4th night now and since i take right before bed i dont feel sick anymore, but i have lost my appetite also some. i just feel like a zombie all the time. do you feel like that too?