Cymbalta and RLS?

[Rwall]

The doctor want to try me on Cymbalta, which is an SNRI. Does this drug affect RLS as do the SSRIs?

[Kaarina Administrator]

Cymbalta is listed as a medication to avoid on the RLS-UK website. rls-uk.org/treatment Scroll down to Medications to Avoid.

[Lunawildwolf in reply to Kaarina]

You might find it makes no difference to your rls symptoms. I happen to be in the minority that can get away with it.

[martino in reply to Kaarina]

Happy new year! As Lunawildwolf says there are some who can take SSRI without too much trouble. I do but it is obviously up to each person to see what happens.

[Kaarina Administrator]

Totally agree with Lunawildwolf and martino. You may well be in the minority Rwall and it makes no difference to your RLS symptoms.

Like amitriptyline, for 1% of sufferers it can help but for 99% of sufferers it makes symptoms much worse.

Only way to find out is to try.

[hurtingbonze]

Sorry but it didn't work for me.

[Tatarovski]

Hi, it just didn’t work for me. I am using anafranil now in Turkey which isn’t as bad as cymbalta

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It sent my RLS into orbit just like the SSRI's (Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc.) all did.