I took it a short time, I could tell I did not want to take it a long time. It did help the pain but I did not sleep well, was nauseated, had headaches, gained weight, had terrible fog, always tired, and just felt dull.
To go off I did it very slowly. I fact I took the pills apart and counted out the beads and took half starting with the 30 mg then went to the 20 and then 15 and to the 10. A week with each. BUT I had no withdrawals doing it that way and felt better as I got off of it. I could have handled the 10, but it did nothing for the pain.

Yes!! I've been taking 90mgs of Cymbalta now for about 2 yes and its helped a lot with my depression. Thanks to Fibro. I'm not to sure how much its helped with the pain tho since I HAVE to take pain meds too or I'm bedridden. Side effects tho...you DO gain weight (UGH) But at least I'm not a crying mess anymore :)

I know it is the med making me gain weight also. I have less of an appetite and my Dr. can say all he wants that I need more exercise, but I didn't go out of my way to exercise before taking Cymbalta! I'm afraid to stop taking it because it does help me sleep and also with anxiety.

I take Cymbalta and couldn't function without it. It does help with the pain but I really like that it helps so much more with the depression! At first it will decrease your appetite ,I haven't had any weight gain with it but I try and watch what I eat though. I've read suddenly stopping it can cause seizures so I wouldn't advise do this w/o talking to your doctor.

It didn't help me n it's too expensive even w insurance! Neurontin helped more than anything n Meltonin to help me sleep! Do u have sleeping issues?