Benway Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi, Have been on cymbalta 7-8 mths now. I have fibromylgia- basically a lot of nerve pain, and could not lift my arms above my head, found it so painful to get up in the morning , etc etc basically i had no life and was in this awful constant pain for about a year. Last summerI was off anti-d's, and had a very anti-d mindset at the time, when i read some sucess stories about this drug with helping with nerve pain. I was / am on a v large amount of opiate meds for pain after a rta in 04, plus tramadol PRN. but last summer this crazy amount of meds was't cutting it. I began thinking there was no point, they'd fucking shoot a horse in that much pain... etc. chronic pain= chronic depression. My gp retired, and i went up to this new (bitch) of a dr. I dont use that word lightly. my old dr used ask me if there was any chance i was preg b4 say, putting me on a med, then put me on it when id say 'no'. i have been celibate 2 1/2 years, and this dr asks me the same q? i say no, i have not had sex in 2 years, she gives me a preg test on the spot!!! i ask why, she says well, you are an unwed mother, its my policy. (GRRRRRR) this was bcos i asked for cymbalta. so i got it and within 48 hours my pain had 95?% gone - pfffft! so cymbalta has helped me more than i ever dreamed possible. but- in the past few weeks if i wake at 6,7, etc i get the symptoms associated with effexor/ssri withdrawl. dizziness, electric shock-y feelings in my body, 'washing machine head'- where it feels water is sloshing round n round my brain, esp if i move my head "too fast"= i.e. not very very slowly. Ok, i know youre thinking - if you've read this far-lol- that i should go back to the dr. thing is,she hates me. despises my guts. i have seen her twice in just under a year, both times she upset me enough to make me cry. she has this cold, piercing glare, and no sign of human emotion. Maybe she is a future robot doctor on trial, v 1.1??? well whatever, she is downright nasty , and lets her dislike of GMS (free) (social welfare) patients be seen. Damn my old 15 yr brill gp for leaving- you never know how good ya have it till its gone... my old gp saw me every time, now i make an appt with this new one and i am left out a script- i find this v dismissive. also, i cant change drs, when dr x retired all his patients were sent to dr y, and as i dont pay, aint got much choice. I think maybe i should go up 30mg, i am on 60mg. I have agoraphobia- social anxiety, and the thoughts of going near her make we wanna hide under the bed, have a panic attack and cry! Has anyone ever had this exp of cymbalta not lasting the full 24 hrs? i feel like my system is gobbling it up, like a furnace, and after 6 months, it stopped working round the clock. Mind you, the pain has not really come back, just a tiny bit, its mostly im getting withdrawl symptoms 18-20 hrs after my last dose, thats my problem, in a nutshell. (why didnt i just write that than this essay? lol. thanks for your time, anne marie x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barebones Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi anna, i am on the same med, i get the same symptoms, but not after 24hrs, but 2 days being off it. All i can suggest is maybe see another doctor in the practice and speak to them. sry if not much help there, but i know exactly what you mean about the washing machine bit, dam i get that only through the night and it brings bad dreams. horrible. xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Are you on the modified release form? Perhaps take it at a different time of day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benway Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 hi bones n snow, thanks for your reply. i dont know if there is time release one available here. i am not depressed or in so much pain, at all, just jittters electrics and sloshy head. dosent happen every day, just most days! bones, there are 3 female drs in the practise. one is lovely, one is ok, and then theres the beast i see. I think i am afraid to assert myself- have a big problem w assertion, to ask , no, to INSIST, i see a different one. cos this one told me that 'i was her patient' and i couldt see the others, who i had seen twice each in 4 mths. I have only seen ms. evil twice in 7 months. My psych is not 'scriping it , its was given to me primarily for nerve pain, but as i mentioned in a post to you snowman it has helped a lot with the depression i get. i guess you are right, i will have to assert myself, ring the surgery, make an appt and ensure it is with pref the youngest one, shes lovely. Its like me and my gp have a personality clash. Me? having a personality clash with someone- never! snow- i have taken it at all times of day- from 5am to 4pm, and i still get it running out. i have begun taking it at exactly 8am, when my alarm goes off, in hope that this might work. and by 11am, or sometimes 2-3pm i often still have the s/effects- the shoks, sausage fingers, sloshy head. it happens about 5 days a week. ok, i will ring them tommorrow and make a appt and try my best to be assertive, im really quite timid in r/l. take care and thank you for replying to my long winded essay, anne marie xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 hey a.m i hope you get to see the nice doctor be assertive i know you can be, just charm them with your cute lil accent xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benway Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 awww QB, thanks for the vote of confidence n the kind words, (((qb))) take care you mad ting , xxx anne marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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