Re: Hinky/Cymbalta Georgia.

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Hey Diane, Where do you live in Ga? I'm in Mineral Bluff just north

of Blue Ridge. sorry you got caught in that Storm. it was pretty

bad up this way and we DIDN " T get the tornado... TG.... I hope this

Cymbalta keeps working!!!!! Hinky

In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , Nd

wrote:

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> 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:

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> > 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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> > with other meds as well as to certain health

> > conditions or just dangerous in general.

> >

> > 2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't

> > matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for

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> > 4. Also, it is not uncommon for more than one member

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> > flares and b/c of that potentially take something

> > another member says the wrong way. And that

> > includes the things that one member may find funny

> > (even if it's laughing at fibro itself) even though

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> > or multiple illnesses try to keep a sense of humor.

> >

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