Cymbalta to treat anxiety and depression

[skidrew]

Anyone have experience with this treatment option?

[courageovercomfort]

I was on Cymbalta for about 4 years and it worked pretty good for me.

[CanuckAnon]

It made my blood very thin so I bruised really bad and easy. Waxed my legs and ended up looking like my shins had been beaten with a 2x4..

[skidrew in reply to CanuckAnon]

Makes some sense since you can’t use it with Warfarin. Your case sounds very rare.

[CanuckAnon in reply to skidrew]

I react weird /allergic to lots of meds but it’s not rare apparently.....

[Tallglass in reply to CanuckAnon]

It makes my skin very thin, also. I've always bruised easily, but now a bruise looks like a mini- hematoma. Plus menopause also thinned my skin. Biotin helps a lot. I take it in supplement form.

[Kornman1]

I was on cymbalta for about 8 years and it really worked well for me until my latest episode when they decided to switch it up.

[Sprinkle1]

I am new to cymbalta, I started it last Sept, first on 20 mg, I felt an improvement, talked with my Dr. she increased it to 50 mg. Oh such joy, I got myself back. I am fully functioning and hope and pray it stays that way. I wish you well, let us know how you are doing, we care and love you...Sprinkle 1 with love and hugs.....

[cchase]

I certainly am not trying to scare anyone bc every one reacts differently but I thought I’d share my experience. I was good on it for about a year and then I started getting bouts of vertigo that increased in severity over time. My dr wouldn’t believe me that it was the Cymbalta. I was finally bed ridden for over a month til I got off of it cold turkey. I know my case is probably extreme and my dr didn’t help at all. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I hope it works for you! Keep us posted!

[skidrew in reply to cchase]

Wow I’m glad I checked back here because I am having Vertigo! I’m 30 days in and vertigo just came on strong. Maybe partly due to attivan in combo?

[cchase in reply to skidrew]

My vertigo set in very slowly at first throughout the first year I was in cymbalta. I think I was on gabapentin as well. Whatever is the cause for you I’m sorry you’re experiencing it bc vertigo is awful!