Duloxatine side effects

[metalminded]

I’m talking 120mg and was curious if anyone has had the same issues as I have.

My mouth is very dry, talking is terrible because of it. Secondly, constipation, and having a difficult time with hard stools.

Looking for any advice.

Thank you!!

[b1b1b1]

I did take it for about a year. I did not have a problem with dry mouth, however I was somewhat constipated. At the time I did not connect this with duloxetine, but maybe there is a relationship.

[qru55]

Give it some time if you can tolerate the side effects, but my experience with duloxatine was a nightmare even I was patient with it for almost 5 weeks after that I couldn’t do it anymore, I switched back to Zoloft.

[metalminded in reply to qru55]

I was hoping by now the side effects would be lessened. My psychiatrist is trying a lower dose to see if that helps. I just went down from 120 mg to 90 mg.

[Rick1on1]

120mg is the upper limit for Duloxetine, so it's good that your Dr. lowered the dose. Dry mouth and constipation are common side-effects.

The best thing to do would thus be to try natural ways to alleviate constipation:

healthline.com/health/6-nat...

Take care!

[metalminded in reply to Rick1on1]

Thank you Rick1on1

[AnxiousSilver]

"My mouth is very dry"

Look into "dry mouth gel"

I've been using Biotene gel for dry mouth for over 20+ years.

[metalminded in reply to AnxiousSilver]

I did have Biotene gel and it does with but not easy to use and explain when you’re trying to have a meeting or worse in an interview.

My psychiatrist lowered my dose to 90mg and that did the trick.

[AnxiousSilver in reply to metalminded]

"My psychiatrist lowered my dose to 90mg and that did the trick. "

That's good to hear.

I'm not a fan of dry mouth either, but happy to hear any and all options/solutions to get rid of it. (for me, it's the gel)

[metalminded in reply to AnxiousSilver]

I’m glad the gel works well for you.

I’m grateful that lowering the dosage helped and it is still helping with my mental health

[metalminded]

My gastroenterologist has me using Citrucel it’s been helping and tastes good 😊

[metalminded]

I needed it in the beginning!!

[metalminded]

You don’t drink the nasty stuff for a colonoscopy?

This is just to try keep me regular

[metalminded]

I'm surprised. I couldn't image taking more than the yuck stuff!

[metalminded]

Good idea. Sure isn't comfortable though!!! That was the worst part of the entire process for me 😬

[metalminded]

I was drinking Gatorade too. I need to find a flavoring I can put in the drink that isn’t whatever colors you can’t use