Guest guest Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I am twice-blessed with both CMT and Meniere's disease. My neurologist thought I sounded a bit depressed and gave me some samples of Cymbalta. I started taking it and on day 2 of the new regimen I began to feel dizzy. I thought I has having a mild Meniere's attack and treated myself accordingly. It never subsided. I looked at the drug data sheet -- the sheet is twice the size of a pillowcase -- and on the back in the very tiny small print one of the very rare side effects is labyrinthitis. Labyrinthitis is medical speak for an inflammation of the middle ear causing dizziness. I stopped the drug and the dizziness resolved. In the literature, there are statistics that couple Meniere's and CMT more often than is statistically expected. I remember posts from some members that have both. To those, stay away from Cymbalta. --Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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