Hello all,
I’m a journalist working on a story about Cymbalta. I’m especially focusing on reports of liver failure subsequent to use of this medication. If you know anyone who would like to speak with me and share their experience please email me
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Thank youB. Gholipour
ZAP, ZAP, ZAP, ZAP, ZAP, ZAP - Headache after headache and the ZAP again!!!!! What a F****D up way to deal with trying to get off this drug. I'm with the law suit deal. I had the conversation with my doctor when I first went on this c**p and he said "don't worry about what you read on the internet"!!!! ZAAAAAPPPPPP, Brain Freeze and on and on and on.
I was given Cymbalta by my primary care physician for depression/bi-polar and boy did it ever mess me up, within a month or so the side affects started, memory loss, concentration, motor skills, equilibrium, constipation, erectile dis function, chills, night sweats, insomnia, after 5 months of steady decline and 2 to 3 appointments a month with no findings from the doc I said I wanted off the drug he said it would be a gradual 2 week decline off of it, even after coming off the symptoms did not improve , only to wake one morning choking on blood , I was bleeding from the inside out went in that morn he did tests and by 8:30 pm he had me in the cancer hematology unit of Mercy Springfield nearly dead it had destroyed all of my blood platelets , normal is 140,000 to 400,00 they hospitalize at 12,000 I had 4000 so I will never be OK with that drug being pedaled like it's a miracle when in fact it is just in my opinion POISON!
I was on this medication for 3 years to treat my dipression, I was at the heite of my life Buying a home , Created my own corporation, Had 2 four wheel drive vehicles, Had one company truck, had a new Harley I had a new boat An rv Liveing the american dream Then out of NOWHERE I woke up one day & put a loaded 25 Cal hand gun to my right temple & pulled the trigger
Im now leagaly blind & lost it all Incuding the most important things in my life "MY FAMILY"
Now what do I do ?
This drug should be a class 2 drug minimally; I have never experienced anything as physically and emotionally challenging as the organ failure and brain zap like an electrical shock thru out, crying ect. I sequestered myself out of fear of injury to myself or someone else, no driving not even able to exercise. 2 months weaning off of Cymbalta and this is the most cognitive I have been. I missed bills and damaged my credit rating because I still have no memory of the lost months. Thank G-D for my best friend my wife, if not for her I would not have survived this. Please be strong, I will.
I quit taking it because of itching and homicidal thoughts.
Me Acute Pancreatitis, had no idea how sick I was BECAUSE Cymbalta is so effective with pain. Had a pre-exsisting liver disorder with a very good prognosis, waiting to get my brain back as well, all the other symptom's when I discontinued that you've read, I and my family have suffered. I was hospitalized three times. I feel strongly that it is a good drug however, only if prescribed as a class two drug with much stronger warning's more exactly worded. It took me twenty minute's too write this, should have taken two.
There is a class action lawsuit going on right now - Google Cymbalta Class Action Lawsuit and you will find it.
I don't think links are allowed but for those interested join us on Facebook in a group called Prescription Drug Dangers. Powerful, supportive group of folks who have all been injured or had family members injured or die due to Cymbalta and other toxic drugs.
I was given cymbalta for severe nerve pain and had major seizures
I don't remember having problems taking myself off Cymbalta, I do remember doing that because of all the weight it made me gain. I do have a bad memory problem now. I'm 55 years and as I have been saying "I can't hold a thought." My eyesight is also going. It's hard. There is no way in the world I could socialize because I can't carry on a conversation. This is the first time i Have spoken about this. I will keep you updated. Thanks.
I agree we need to do something about this horrible drug and the use of people to be guinea pigs for big drug companies! I read that they only tested it for 12 weeks before releasing it to the public. I have been or was on it for 5/6 years! No one really knows what kind of permanent damage it causes or will cause after long term use. I have taken myself off Cymbalta and it wasn't easy. Still having symptoms of the use and withdrawals and its been almost a month now. The good thing is that the pain meds im on are actually able to take some of my pain away where as before they didn't do any good. I think the drug blocks either the nerves in your brain from accepting the pain meds or binds some how with the pain med to render them ineffective. I don't know im not a DR but I do know how I have felt and feel now being off this terrible medication.
I have the same issue, my doctor put me on diazapam around the clock for 30 days (my vitals were off the charts) and it kinda takes the edge off those electric impulses and the shortness of breath. I just typed in law suites against cymbalta and lawyers came up, I filed a little questionnaire and now I will wait and see what happens.
Strives1 must work for Eli Lilly. There is no way that any other informed person could be that stupid. The drug Cymbalta is a devil drug manufactured by a company that can only care about the almighty dollar instead of the well being of a patient.
I HATE ELI LILLY and their evil ignorance of all of the poor people going through withdrawal from Cymbalta that they took never having any idea of the hell they would go through trying to stop taking their horrible drug.
I want them to have to compensate the huge numbers of persons who were never warned of the unbearable hell of withdrawal from Cymbalta.
Who can we contact?