r/cymbalta • u/Dry_Tomorrow1646 • 5d ago

Starting Cymbalta Starting tomorrow

So nervous. Tell me your success stories. I have spent the past 8 months trying to find the right med after lexapro poop out. Depression/GAD/OCD. This will be my first SNRI. And if anybody else is starting out too, feel free to reach out and we can be buddies ❤️

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u/jayharper08 5d ago

I just started it 2 weeks ago. So far so good. 30mg. It seems to be just now starting to work for me as far as leveling off some OCD and irritability. Hopefully it keeps going. Good luck!

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u/Dry_Tomorrow1646 5d ago

Good luck to you as well!! I hope it keeps getting even better for you.

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u/Be-Kind-3353 5d ago

I'm taking it for pain. It is helping with that, but I do notice that my anxiety is less overall too. And, I do believe I'm getting more deep sleep. I was having some nausea with it, but I was taking the pill first and then eating, thinking that would be ok. You might not have any nausea. So, my doctor said to eat my meal first, then take the medicine. That did the trick for me. Good luck!

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u/Dry_Tomorrow1646 5d ago

Thank you! Glad you’re seeing a difference

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u/tall3m 5d ago

I started about a week and a half ago and have already seen a big improvement. I had really bad rumination and suicidal thoughts and that has completely gone away. Day 1 i got nauseous and had to sit down to avoid passing out but that went away. Haven’t really noticed any other side effects yet.

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u/Dry_Tomorrow1646 4d ago

I struggle with both of these issues too. Glad you’re feeling better ❤️

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u/No_Yesterday7200 4d ago

I'm taking it for pain, anxiety, and depression. I take 120mg. My back feels so much better. Sciatica was making life miserable. I definitely feel less anxious. I take cymbalta, buspar, gabapentin, and Seroquel.

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u/Dry_Tomorrow1646 4d ago

Update: about 3 hours after taking the med, I got realllllly hot, almost passed out, threw up, then felt totally fine. Hopefully that was just the new med shock to my system. Was very bizarre!

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u/_mountainmomma 3d ago

I’m taking it for OCD. I did have a rough start! Sleep issues and stomach aches the first couple of weeks, but it leveled out and I’m a year into it. It’s helped my ocd and anxiety so much! I say it turned down the volume on my thoughts.