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Posted by Suslee on January 22, 2005, at 20:07:25
Just curious about anyone out there who has been on Cymbalta awhile and what (if any) continuing side effects you might be having. Any weight issues in paticular?
Posted by anastasia56 on January 23, 2005, at 14:04:46
In reply to Cymbalta and long term side effects, posted by Suslee on January 22, 2005, at 20:07:25
hi suslee,
i have been on cymbalta since october. regarding the weight issue, i continue to keep off the ten pounds i lost initially. it is relatively easy not to overeat as cymbalta seems to make you feel full on less food strangely enough. i could probably lose more if i applied myself but i haven't even tried.
i am on 60mg but may have to increase to 90 mg as the joint pain is slowly easing back. at first cymbalta took it away completely.
hope this helps
anastasia
Posted by Suslee on January 23, 2005, at 14:26:04
In reply to Re: Cymbalta and long term side effects, posted by anastasia56 on January 23, 2005, at 14:04:46
Thanks anatasia56 for replying. I have been concerned about weight gain so your response was helpful. So far I haven't had any weight issues however, as with other drugs in this catagory, sometimes it is just a matter of time. Cymbalta has helped with pain and depression so i'm hoping weight does not become an issue. Thanks again for responding.
Posted by namaste on January 24, 2005, at 17:34:24
In reply to Re: Cymbalta and long term side effects » anastasia56, posted by Suslee on January 23, 2005, at 14:26:04
> Thanks anatasia56 for replying. I have been concerned about weight gain so your response was helpful. So far I haven't had any weight issues however, as with other drugs in this catagory, sometimes it is just a matter of time. Cymbalta has helped with pain and depression so i'm hoping weight does not become an issue. Thanks again for responding.
I have been on cymbalta and I have lost weight and it does seem like I get full quicker. i tried 2 years of meds and this is the only one that seems to work for me except when my psychostressers are intense. My depression is still there but sometimes I have my moments of peace.
Posted by Chriscl on January 25, 2005, at 15:37:13
In reply to Re: Cymbalta and long term side effects, posted by namaste on January 24, 2005, at 17:34:24
Hi - I've been on Cymbalta for 6 months now at 60mg. Because it increased my blood pressure, I went done to 30mg. I have noticed that since I've been on it, I'm gaining about 1/2 pound per week and have now gained about 13 pounds since being on it. :-( It has to be the Cymbalta because over the past month I've really been exercising a lot and watching my daily calorie intake and I'm still gaining weight. In fact, I'm eating less and more healthy stuff over the past month than before and have gained 2 pounds over the past 2 weeks. Has anyone else experienced this?
Chris
Posted by dignan_tc on January 26, 2005, at 10:15:03
In reply to Re: Cymbalta and long term side effects, posted by namaste on January 24, 2005, at 17:34:24
Ive been on cymbalta since the week it came out (cant remember exactly, october maybe?).. it has worked very well with no side effects for me. no weight gain, nothing.. im now at 120mg and feel pretty good for the most part.
-Mark
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