Cymbalta side effects ?

Hi Jill:
I was on Cymbalta in 2005-06 for 9 months. At the beginning I develop nausea and insomnia, but after a month or so the side effects were less and disappear after a couple of months. My schedule was for 6 months but Cymbalta cause dependence, so I recommend that when you are ready to quit do it very slowly, in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms. I taper for 3 months my dosage and after 2.5 years off I still suffer some side effects from Cymbalta (brain zaps, tiredness and eye fatigue)

I just started on Cymbalta. I took pill last night 30mg. Had a nightmare around 3 am went back to bed around 4am. Now I feel like I have the flu, nausea, diarhea, and cold chills. What exactly is a brain zap, I have heard other ones use this expression but not sure what you are talking about. thanks

Brain zap is a sensation of rapid electrical charge inside your head with some swooshing noise. it is not painful but very annoying and can persist over time

I too had bad side effects for a week. The 1st time I took it 4 hours later I was really sick twice. So I took it again the following day and 4 hours later was sick again. I took a 3rd pill and wasn't sick but had terrible nausea, dizziness for a week and felt extremely tired. I now fell great, better than I have felt in years. I am in my 3rd week and can't believe how quickly it has worked. Am slightly concerned about coming off it and the further side effects.
I am glad I persevered with it.

My son-in=law complained of backache. Dr. put him on Cymbalta. He complained to the Dr. about strange thoughts of suicide. Dr. doubled his dose. Told him to come back in two weeks. Son-in-law made reservations to go skiing at Christmas time (this was late November). He woke up and hung himself. Leaves behind wife (my daughter) and two sons ages 8 and 11. Other deaths have occurred. The numbers may not be large but one death is too many. And it is the drug not the depression as the drug companies like to suggest. It is all about the money. Google Traci Johnson.

was put on cymbalta for nerve/lupus pain and it was wonderful...for 4 days, then i started shaking so badly i couldn't walk, so went to dr who had my heart at over 150, so ended up in ER, still shaking. ER treated and thought was an infection, but its been almost a week of bobbling and shaking around w/little improvement. any ideas. can't function like this

I was put on Cymbalta for depression. I have been taking it since February or March of 2012. I have noticed feeling zoned out and very very fatigued. So I did what any thirty-something would do... I drank an energy drink. I noticed that I began seeing spots like looking at a bright light within 10 minutes of consuming the energy drink. Then my fingers went numb. Then the whole left side of my body went numb. I got increasingly exhausted and finally had to leave work. It took eight hours to be seen by a doctor and by then, my symptoms had totally subsided. The doctor had little to say other than to get a complete physical and " drank an energy drink, huh?" So I guess that the combination of the energy drink with the medications had spiked my blood pressure to a dangerous level. The last time I remember feeling this sensation was when I experienced pre-eclampsia with my first born. The symptoms were identical. I have never felt so tired in my life nor foggy headed. I do not see any appreciable good changes to my mood and still think of an exit strategy. Yay! Now I get to experience the wonderful world of withdrawls!

I have been on Zoloft 50 mg for approx 7 years then was put on Cymbalta 60mg for the last3 years and I have come to a point with in myself where I want to come off ALL unhealthy crap..I have been coming down off the drug for the past three months now and for the past three weeks have gone cold turkey and OH MY GOODNESS I wish to God I have never been on any of this to begin with. I have had sudden outbursts when another person has stressed me out, I tried to commit suicide and ended up in hospital for three days, my mind does not keep still and the only way I can get any peace of mind is to meditate and have complete silence as well as keep away from others. Noise seems to really bother me all the time now. My eyes are weird where I feel I look at something and then it takes a bit for my eyes to actually catch up to the thing I turned to look at. My tongue feels weird. I have a low tolerance to most things that are not peaceful and honorable, it goes on.
I must say that when I was in hospital for two of those days I actually felt such a peace and was really thinking wise and spot on as well as quick to the point but since I have come home I seem to have lost that again.
My advise to anyone would be to NEVER go on these mind altering types of drugs and go see a Natural-path Doctor and try to heal using alternative medicine. I wish I had this guidance ten years ago as I wouldn't being going through this now.
Dr's get kickbacks to put patients on medications and too many medications are handed out too freely.
Please really look into things before you take them.