Has anyone tried Cymbalta?
mckevnic
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I've been reading alot of posts where others say they are depressed or have pain from meds like Arimidex, Femera, etc but I never hear anyone say their doc put them on Cymbalta. Has anyone tried it?
The reason I ask is because I am on it and now I'm worried that maybe I shouldn't be! It seems like others are on some kind of antidepressant or take pain meds but I don't see anyone taking Cymbalta so I'm wondering why.
I was on Tamoxifen but then had my ovaries removed, so I was switched to Arimidex. I had really really bad stiffness and pain so doc switched me to Aromasin. Pain and stiffness didn't get better-he added Effexor. It didn't help. About 3 weeks ago, he switched me to Cymbalta. I started with 30mg and it didn't help but now I take 60mg and I have such relief! FINALLY! It's been 1 1/2 yrs of dealing with this and it was getting pretty hard to handle. I'm only 44 and just now starting to feel my age again, instead of feeling like a 100 yr old lady:( Why do we have to go through all this crap? Wasn't cancer diagnosis enough? Thanks for letting me vent!
You all have been such a help to me with the information you share. I read this board every day. So thank you to everyone who posts!
Chris
The reason I ask is because I am on it and now I'm worried that maybe I shouldn't be! It seems like others are on some kind of antidepressant or take pain meds but I don't see anyone taking Cymbalta so I'm wondering why.
I was on Tamoxifen but then had my ovaries removed, so I was switched to Arimidex. I had really really bad stiffness and pain so doc switched me to Aromasin. Pain and stiffness didn't get better-he added Effexor. It didn't help. About 3 weeks ago, he switched me to Cymbalta. I started with 30mg and it didn't help but now I take 60mg and I have such relief! FINALLY! It's been 1 1/2 yrs of dealing with this and it was getting pretty hard to handle. I'm only 44 and just now starting to feel my age again, instead of feeling like a 100 yr old lady:( Why do we have to go through all this crap? Wasn't cancer diagnosis enough? Thanks for letting me vent!
You all have been such a help to me with the information you share. I read this board every day. So thank you to everyone who posts!
Chris
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I haven't taken Cymbalta because of ulcer concerns. However, now that I'm on Nexium, it might be worth trying Cymbalta when I start back on Femara in a few weeks. Thanks for the suggestion.
I hope it continues to work for you. Sometimes I think they don't offer meds like Cymbalta because it's "one more pill" and some of us just can't stomach the thought of more pills.0
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