Hinky/Cymbalta

[Guest guest]

Welcome Hinky. Are you male or female?

I've been on Cymbalta for about 5 yrs now. I went on it very soon after it came

on the market. It works well for my depression and helps with pain level as

well. This past November, my doc increased my dose from 60 mg. a day, to 60 mg.

twice a day. I don't absorb meds the same as regular people because I've had a

gastric bypass. So, raising my dose helped. I hope you have continued success

with it for many more years. Take care.

Jeanne in WI

Hi ya'll, I'm Hinky and I've had Fibro for about 15-17 years. I had been on

Elavil & Flexrl for ever it seems. It really didn't do much for me as I stayed

in pain from morning till night. Well, I was just diagnoised with Long QT

syndrom ( you may or may not have heard of it)

anyway there are certain drugs I can't have well, elavil was one of them!!

The have put me on cymbalta and I've been taking it for about a month now and I

can't believe the difference it has made in my pain

level!!!! I really haven't had any side effects either. Has anyone in this

group taken this and does it keep working after you've been on it for a long

time??? I saw a Neroligist, and he's the one who put me on

it. Please give me any insight on this medicene that you can, thanks so much

ya'll Hinky

[Guest guest]

--Hi Jeanne,

I'm a female last time I checked, some days I don't know what I

am....LOL I think that big old Fibro bug is just what I imagine

myself looking like some days...

I'm so glad that the Cymbalta is still helping you.... THAT is what i

was afraid of, that it would stop working after a period of time. I

know we all are different in how meds. effect us and I was hoping

SOMEONE would be on here that has been on it for awhile and it is

still helping....Yeah... My Dr. told be I could up my dose if I had a

bad fibro day. he said it would help the pain if it was worse than

usual. so I may do that if that ever occures. Thanks so much for

responding!!!! Hinky

In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , " Jeanne and Dave "

wrote:

>

> Welcome Hinky. Are you male or female?

> I've been on Cymbalta for about 5 yrs now. I went on it very soon

after it came on the market. It works well for my depression and

helps with pain level as well. This past November, my doc increased

my dose from 60 mg. a day, to 60 mg. twice a day. I don't absorb

meds the same as regular people because I've had a gastric bypass.

So, raising my dose helped. I hope you have continued success with

it for many more years. Take care.

> Jeanne in WI

>

>

> Hi ya'll, I'm Hinky and I've had Fibro for about 15-17 years. I

had been on Elavil & Flexrl for ever it seems. It really didn't do

much for me as I stayed in pain from morning till night. Well, I was

just diagnoised with Long QT syndrom ( you may or may not have heard

of it)

> anyway there are certain drugs I can't have well, elavil was one

of them!! The have put me on cymbalta and I've been taking it for

about a month now and I can't believe the difference it has made in

my pain

> level!!!! I really haven't had any side effects either. Has

anyone in this group taken this and does it keep working after you've

been on it for a long time??? I saw a Neroligist, and he's the one

who put me on

> it. Please give me any insight on this medicene that you can,

thanks so much ya'll Hinky

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Hinky,

I have been on the cymbalta now for 2 months and

things are somewhat better. I have been of the

computer for a few days due to the storms in GA last

saturday 17 comfirmed tornadoes and one really bad

fibro flare.

ya;ll should have seen me try to run to the car in

hale, my grandson was yelling in one direction and the

funnel cloud was in sight.

By the grace of God it missed us but i won't run ever

again.lol

Diane

GA.

--- Jeanne and Dave

wrote:

> Welcome Hinky. Are you male or female?

> I've been on Cymbalta for about 5 yrs now. I went

> on it very soon after it came on the market. It

> works well for my depression and helps with pain

> level as well. This past November, my doc increased

> my dose from 60 mg. a day, to 60 mg. twice a day. I

> don't absorb meds the same as regular people because

> I've had a gastric bypass. So, raising my dose

> helped. I hope you have continued success with it

> for many more years. Take care.

> Jeanne in WI

>

>

> Hi ya'll, I'm Hinky and I've had Fibro for about

> 15-17 years. I had been on Elavil & Flexrl for ever

> it seems. It really didn't do much for me as I

> stayed in pain from morning till night. Well, I was

> just diagnoised with Long QT syndrom ( you may or

> may not have heard of it)

> anyway there are certain drugs I can't have well,

> elavil was one of them!! The have put me on

> cymbalta and I've been taking it for about a month

> now and I can't believe the difference it has made

> in my pain

> level!!!! I really haven't had any side effects

> either. Has anyone in this group taken this and

> does it keep working after you've been on it for a

> long time??? I saw a Neroligist, and he's the one

> who put me on

> it. Please give me any insight on this medicene

> that you can, thanks so much ya'll Hinky

>

>

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>

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