Duloxetine

[dottielotti]

Does anyone else take this and there thoughts pls? Gradually been weened off amitriptiline and sertrine. Thanks

[FRreedman]

I take 60mgs at night and it seems to work, with no side effects. I take additional pain relief as well, as Duloxetine on it's own is not enough.

[dottielotti in reply to FRreedman]

Thanks they’ve just started me on 30mg but hopefully I won’t get any 👍🏻

[Jbluek]

I took one low dose tablet with breakfast and felt very dizzy and nauseous (way more than usual) I didn’t like how it made me feel and was scared to take another tablet. I seem to react quite strongly to medication though.

Maybe it would have been better if I took it at night.

[dottielotti in reply to Jbluek]

Well I must be the same as u it was awful really bad pallapations restless legs thought i was gonna throw up this morning . I’ll try it again tonight but if not that’s it .

[Hidden]

Hi

I take duloxetine replacing citalopram. I am on many other pain meds but still in pain as I have many conditions. Hope you improve very soon. Love and hugs Lynne xxxx

[dottielotti in reply to Hidden]

Thank u xxx

[Hidden in reply to dottielotti]

You are very welcome. Love and hugs Lynne xxxx

[doraboots2]

Hi I'm recently diagnosed too I take pregabilin though ATM I'm struggling a bit I also take vitd and allopurinol paracetamol and ibuprofen. Is your drug good as I think mine is not helping with my weight .

[dottielotti in reply to doraboots2]

That really didn’t agree with me either it was awful , omg last night was awful it gave me the worst restless legs I got about an hour . I feel really shaky. I’m giving it one more night then back to the docs if it persists xx

[Hidden in reply to doraboots2]

My weight isn't good and I know I've got to really cut down. Love and hugs Lynne xxxx

[Nelly1]

Hi

I was on Duloxetine, this is the worst drug I have ever taken, reasons being when you try to come off it, I had the shakes felt sick, I basically felt like a real druggy.

My GP and my specialist have offered me to go back on this and I said absolutely not!!

Never again.

Hope it works for you. People react in different ways to different medication so you could be fine on it.

[dottielotti in reply to Nelly1]

It was my first night last night , I got about 2 hours sleep had the worst restless legs feel really shakey palapatations etc . I must’ve tried everything now. Gonna give it another day. Why can’t there just be a wonder pill 💊

[Jeep2000]

Hi!! I am on 80mg and have been taking Duloxtine since March this year, it takes the edge of the pain away but not completely. I take it at night before I go to bed.

[Emma7722]

Hi, i am on 120mg duloxetine daily and don't really see any difference to the sertraline. I take 900mg gabapentin and came off amytriptiline as I couldn't get up in the mornings. To be honest I don't find any better than the others, even the dosages as I still get pains and aches etc that I have no control over.

[Reykua]

Have been on Duloxetine and Amitriptyline together since 2012 with No Adverse effects.

Citalopram did Not agree with me at all.

Give yourself at least six weeks for the drugs to 'stabilise' in your system unless you have a very serious reaction to it.

Your doctor will initially start you on a low dose which should be quite tolerable.

I'm so keen to be moved onto Gabapentin or Pregabalin but my GP is digging his heels in because I'm relatively stable and he doesn't want to rock the boat.

All the very best going forward. Just remember that there's no cure for this horrible illness and most of the 'coping' meds are basically trial and error as we all react differently to different things.

[dottielotti in reply to Reykua]

Thank u , the citalopram worked great with me but they couldn’t find a numerological one that worked with it. It’s awful isn’t . It’s mad how different meds work for different people xxx

[Mollycooper11]

I take 120mg a day but have been on that for depression longer then I've had fibro. I don't have any side effects.

[dottielotti in reply to Mollycooper11]

Strange how it works for different people xx