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I was given cymbalta for my tn

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Tnhurtsme
Tnhurtsme

But im afraid yo try it because i have heard that it is incredibly hard to come off of it after you get used to it any one taking cymbalta for tn

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  • paula76255
    paula76255 Tnhurtsme

    Posted

    Oh god, I'm on this tablet! Been in it for about 8 weeks and up to 60mg morning and 30mg at night. Haven't upped it yet to 60 twice a day. My GP said it was safe to take and has other patients on it. Can't say it's really helped a great deal with my pain. Will you take it?

    Hope you're having a better week and the pain isn't as bad.

    Paula x

    • Tnhurtsme
      Tnhurtsme paula76255

      Posted

      Maybe as add on to gabapentin but alone i dont know an for you it hasnt helped yet why not
    • paula76255
      paula76255

      Posted

      No idea why it hasn't helped me. Mind you I've taken quite a few other meds and nothing has completely got rid of my pain (which I've had for 16 years-since I was 30). Maybe it will work better as a combination, if you decide to take it.

      Paula x

    • paula76255
      paula76255 Tnhurtsme

      Posted

      About 8 weeks. I should be on max dose by now 60 mg twice a day but staying on 30mg at night in case pain gets worse, then I'll up it. You feeling any better?x

    • Tnhurtsme
      Tnhurtsme paula76255

      Posted

      Im doing ok right now i feel stress makes it worse so i try an live my life as stress free as possible
    • paula76255
      paula76255 Tnhurtsme

      Posted

      Morning. I've noticed a dry mouth but apart from that nothing else. Thank god!

      Glad you're doing ok now, was worried. I do agree stress doesn't help at all.

      Have a good day!x

  • dona40912
    dona40912 Tnhurtsme

    Posted

    I think taking pills is better than pain. I take 2 different antidepressants (nortriptyline and amitriptyline), gabamentin and sometimes opioids. I don´t think how hard it is to come off from pills as I might need to take them rest of my life. I am ready to eat in anything if it helps with pain and I can live. So don´t worry and think about coming off from it when it is time to do it.

    • Tnhurtsme
      Tnhurtsme dona40912

      Posted

      I do think about that because my body gets use to med way too fast an then i need to come off it would be really bad if i were super addicted to it
    • dona40912
      dona40912 Tnhurtsme

      Posted

      Ok then I understand why you hesitate. Have doctors offered you any other treatment also or only drugs?
    • dona40912
      dona40912 Tnhurtsme

      Posted

      Which injections? I was in a hospital last week to try injection with anesthesia. They could not do it because I am one of the 20% of people whom they can´t see some 5 mm big hole on xray. Some hole from where they put the needle in. That means that I can´t try to inject botox or steroids there either. Now they are disscussing what to do. They promised to call me soon. Thats so messed up!

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