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Members shared mixed experiences with Cymbalta for fibromyalgia pain, with many confirming that excessive sweating and hot flashes are common... Read more

Members shared mixed experiences with Cymbalta for fibromyalgia pain, with many confirming that excessive sweating and hot flashes are common side effects, particularly at the 60mg dose, though most felt the pain relief was worth managing the sweating. Several members described extremely difficult withdrawal symptoms when trying to stop the medication, including dizziness, brain zaps (described as painful electrical sensations in the head and neck), mood swings, and nausea, with some members still experiencing symptoms more than a year after stopping. A recurring theme was frustration that doctors don't always warn patients about how hard Cymbalta can be to discontinue, leading many to wish they had known before starting, though some members continue taking it because the pain relief outweighs the side effects.