Anyone know about Cymbalta med? | ADHD Information

My 34 year old daughter has been on Cymbalta for about 4 months now.  She was given it regarding depression, she is not ADD or ADHD.  She claims it has helped her considerably, although it does not help her sleep.  She is on Lunesta for that.  In re Cymbalta - it can pose problems with the liver, so blood tests are necessary along the way - speak to your doctor regarding those.  Good luck.

Hey there basketcase! I noticed that you are a newbie like me and see that we have something in common. I am also starting on Cymbalta. I know very little, but am seeking info. also. It is an anti-deppressant and is a non-formulatory drug-meaning that it is so new that the ins. co's will only cover 50% of the cost.So for shock #1,that was .00 my cost for 60 ;30mgs. for my 1 month supply. My Dr. has taken me off of the effexor XR due to my developement of fibromyalgia and case studies show it works better in people who have tried it. I was originally put on the effexor for G.A.D.

I too have trouble sleeping...I will pass along any info. I find.

My doctor added Cymbalta to my meds for anxiety and to help me sleep better. I've never heard of it, has anyone heard anything about it or taken it? I'd appreciate any info on side effects and if it helped with anxiety/sleeping. thanks!

I was taking Cymbalta in May,but for depression.

I was to take at nighttimes right before bed.  And like basketcase, I was sooo tired feeling and sleep alot. 

I'd also wake up just early, around 5am and although I was so sleepy , I had such a hard time getting back to sleep. 

I was also nauseaus and couldn't eat much.   I'd a little but then, I'd get sick......like either dry heaves or throwing up.

In 2 weeks, I lost 12 pounds.....of  course I was happy about that part.  lol

Even though, I had these side effects and told the dr., he upped my dose to 60mg.  And it just got worse.  lol.

I eventually quit taking it.

 

He told me its a real good medicine, except 1% of patients, so I must be the 1% section,  lol.  This happened with Imitrex too.  lol.

But..........each person is different, and this medicine may work very well with another person.

Thanks for the replies.

Genie, After 2 weeks on the cymbalta, I find that I am sleepy all the time during the day. I take it at night around 9:00pm. Which is when my dr. suggested. I am really tired and drowsy all day......... So I tried taking it the other day in the morning hoping I'd be awake during the day and tired at night.........it made me nauseous, couldn't tell a difference with the sleepiness during the day and the awakeness at night......so I'm assuming I sleep through the nausea when I take it at night.........wanted to know if the med is affecting you like this too? I also think it makes me constipated..not good as I have IBS also!  I

Am wondering, have you noticed any sexual side effects from the cymbalta????????

LRM, thanks for the info about the liver problems, I didn't know that. How's your daughter doing with the "Sleepy" side effect???"?

Basketcase - Unfortunately - she doesn't have the "sleepy side effects".  Part of her problem is that she can never sleep.  So the Cymbalta is really only for her depression.  Her psych has her on Soma (which is actually a muscle relaxant) for sleep at night.  Go figure!! Hope it works well for you.

120 mg Cym/day, nighttime delivery. Yes, extreme narcolepsy, 12-14 hours/day asleep, unless Provigil-ed or RitLA-d. But, I still can't FALL asleep, hence the Ambien. Lunesta did nada, nothing, zilch for me. Only kept me asleep longer. Sooo, I burned up the 'script in concerta with the 'bien. Dalk wanted me on 180 mg/Cym/day, b/c of alleged slide~effects mitigating AD/HD. Too much sleep, too little money (0.00/month).

No known sexual disfunction. I still want it, and the plumbing still works (49 yr old male). That lies (or doesn't, as this case may be) in my "wife's" court. 47 yr old female (?) that won't have sex (at least with me) after 25 years of marriage. Says I got enough already... Oh, there's more to it than that (like my ADHD), but, don't women want sex, too? Here's an ADD question for you: 'if no sex, is she really my wife, although we've not divorced? We've been separated 6 times, for about 2 years total, and now I live in the garage. You do the math. 3 kids left at home. I have been faithful to her since before we got married.

 

I've had good results with Cymbalta 60mg/am for about a year. Probably the best of any antidepressant. It doesn't seem to make my ADD worse, and it helps with anxiety and OCD with few, if any, side effects.

The norepinephrine effect can make you sleepy at first but I would try to take the medicine (with food at first) in the morning and combat the fatigue. As for the liver, don't get me started. If it's a worry ask your doctor for a liver panel every 6 months or so.

Best of luck!

Does self medicating include taking your own tests or panels?

e.g. If it's a worry ask your waitress for liver and onions every 6 months or so...

"No known sexual disfunction. I still want it, and the plumbing still works
(49 yr old male). That lies (or doesn't, as this case may be) in my "wife's"
court. 47 yr old female (?) that won't have sex (at least with me) after 25
years of marriage. Says I got enough already... Oh, there's more to it than
that (like my ADHD), but, don't women want sex, too? Here's an ADD
question for you: 'if no sex, is she really my wife, although we've not
divorced? We've been separated 6 times, for about 2 years total, and now
I live in the garage. You do the math. 3 kids left at home. I have been
faithful to her since before we got married."

i given up trying the quote button because it seems it never comes out in
that nice box for me...

i would say yes, your wife is still your wife. but just a wife who is
suffering from a low libido or female sexual dysfunction. it's fair to
accept that you might not be the only one with issues and problems i
guess...

i know it can seem very personal and rejecting but i doubt very much it
has anything to do with YOU per se... i think many women go through a
period of low libido but some will simply grit their teeth and perform their
marital duties regardless as a chore, close their eyes, think of England
and hope it is all over fairly quickly --- others can have a very low libido
and will have to be coerced into getting in the mood for sex yet when it
actually gets down to it will enjoy it as they used to....

i think it is a terrible thing to push someone into sex if they do not feel
like it. and there are various strategies aside from straight out forcing
someone like guilt, semi-blackmail (i will leave you and the kids) etc. etc.

equally i do understand how rejecting it must feel to have your own wife
no longer want sex... but from having known someone who has had and
suffered from fsd - (and from having different but impossible sexual
issues myself) i would consider thinking about your wife's fsd as seriously
as you consider your adhd --- and not with a just pull yourself out of it/
you are acting like this to spite me/ attitude.

i mean, i don't know that you are doing that at all and i am sorry if it
seems implied. i just want to put out there that it is a real condition as
much as adhd is. it is not a spiteful thing or a question of YOUR behavior
- unfortunately however, i am not sure as yet that they have found any
type of cure --- and most women suffering this do end up divorced by
their husbands and then just have to suffer it alone..... and if it were a
'choice' thing (as people used to consider ADD) who would chose it?
really, given the misery that entails with divorce and lowering standards
of living and the unhappiness of the children.

i think there are forums out there too for people both suffering from fsd
(for men with no libido aswell as women) and their spouses - perhaps you
could check them out??? as far as i know most of the time the people
suffering from fsd/impotence-type things feel no differently emotionally
toward their partners - they still love them. they just can't seem to
express it sexually anymore --- and it does feel very uncomfortable more
mental/spiritual torture rather than physical though to put themselves
through sex, they simply flat out DON'T want it, at all, even the idea of it
exhausts them.

anyway i think there are a lot of studies currently going on re. fsd/low
libido so who knows what might turn up? a female viagra???

Thanks, CJ. That is a different perspective. Hand't heard of that, and did a lot of the manipulating things you mentioned. But, I'm still here. How can someone not want sex. Wow. I'll look into FSD. Maybe instead of female viagra they need to develop male mSD pills...

...oh, they did! It's called Effexor (I called it de-Sexxor), b/c when I was on it, it did reduce my lividity. But now I'm on Cymbalta, and that's a different ball of wax.

yeah - i think one of the big problems they are coming up against in the
whole fsd thing is how many different aspects they are having to address
as female sexuality seems more interlinked and complex than male
sexuality apparently???

like is the problem physical (getting physically aroused/blocked hormone
levels or whatever) /psychological (low levels of what turns you on in the
mind in order to get aroused) /emotional blockage (you feel tired/old/
unattractive) --- or all three and trying to find out how to help counteract
all those different things plus more.... what sets it off when there was a
previous fine and working sexual relationship etc. i think it is doing the
scientists head in!

but it is an acknowledged problem out there.

just without a cure yet. even psycho-sexual counseling isn't making that
much headway i believe - but who knows what is around the corner.
science can be phenomenal.

good luck to you (and of course to your wife!)

cj