lawsuits for cymbalta

Eli Lilly is a business. Suing pharmaceutical companies helps other people find compensation for pain and suffering, lost wages, medical bills, and relying on religion to help everyone on Cymbalta will not make my life any easier. Through support can we make these businesses realize what effects medications have over time. I will join your fight kendu.

YES! There is a lawsuit in progress for $ymbalta. Google "Cymbalta Lawyers" for a current action regarding withdrawal. Also Rottenstien Law has been working on suits. For the preson who says that antidepressants are designed to help you: are you being funded by Lilly? FYI $ymbalta is often prescribed for fibro and any other condition a doc can use as an exucse. They get perks for prescribing the stuff. It almost KILLED me. There have been THOUSANDS of adverse reactions to $ymbalta reported to the FDA. For excellent info on withdrawal from the FDA please see

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/PsychopharmacologicDrugsAdvisoryCommittee/UCM172866.pdf

I have a facebook group with over 100 members: CYMBALTA HURTS WORSE. If you think $ymbalta is ok you should join the group and read some of the comments. Also, go to CYMBALTAWITHDRAWAL.COM for excellent info.

 

I have been on this c**p for over ten years. I feel that the last ten years of my life have been a complete waste. I went from being a very socially involved man, hobbies that involved club membership and meetings, events etc... to what I am now...a recluse. I am unemployed, lost my house and all my friends. I have a hard time drumming up the "courage" to go outside. I have been robbed of my fortys and now am waiting for this to all be overwith. CANNOT get off this sh*t, have tried and I become so disoriented that I cannot hold a thought in my head. IF YOU ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF TAKING THIS c**p, GET OFF OF IT WHILE YOU CAN!!!!!!!

We absolutley did NOT know the risk when starting Cymbalta (and I am fairly sure it is safe to speak for the others on this. My doctor is a wonderful, well-educated woman who was sincerely trying to help me when she proscribed what Eli Lily's reps were pushing as a "milder" yet more effective anti-depressant. It was billed heavily as having LOWER side effects - which is true, while you are taking the medication. What was never made known, in any of the fine-print in the Rx bottle or anywhere else - not even to my physician - is that the tapering from this drug is much more difficult than one would expect. For some, seemingly impossible.

The reason to sue the drug company is not to make money. In class action suits, individuals make very little money (a few bucks to maybe a couple of hundred). The reason to sue is to make the drug company show it's dirty underbelly to the consumers who are currently trying to decide if the drug is trustworthy. Then, with FULL disclosure, the Dr. and patient can decide if it's worth the risk.

I agree, by the way, with your statement about turning to a higher power. However, I would also recommend a good step-down drug program (like with herbal supplements) and heavy-duty stress reducers like Yoga. I am trying this JNK supplement plan and yoga, myself, while trying to get off this stuff safely. I admit, I am scared by what I read online, as I know the side effects from missing even a single dose. Wish me luck. And best of luck to you as well.
Please let me know how you do:

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it is a lawsuit against cymbalta on Google.com look under cymbalta lawsuits

I was on it for years until I realized that I had a none fusion of my neck 3 years after my first neck surgery. I was wonder woman and did some damage to my body on this stuff. Yes, It was the pain free depression. And yes, it did help with the chronic pain form my injuries of 16 years ago.

My doctor suggested weening myself off of it slowly. It took me over 18 months. I finally stopped it completely with my last surgery this past August. I figured I was at home, on heavy pain meds and it would be one less thing to take.  It was awful for 3 months after stopping. The withdrawls were the worst! My poor family is still with me thank God! They are still supporting me. The mood swings and anger rages still pop up. It been almost 6 months now. My pain levels are 6+ daily and I have found that I have arthritis now.

I would tell anyone, DO NOT TAKE CYMBALTA! I started it before they started listing all of the extra side effects and damages. Ialso thought I was in full menopause with all the c**p happening to my body. I am 45 years old. My menopause sypmtoms are gone! Blood work says no menopause. STAY AWAY FROM THIS c**p. I was able to get a Black Belt feeling like wonder woman on this stuff. I got a black belt with a broken(none union at c6/c7) neck! And it is great to save the cost on my month prescriptions bill now too! I have been on different anti depressants over the past 16 years and believe that after so many years, one must let their body rest. I bounced back and forth with the stuff because it was awful!

BRAINZAPS ARE forgiveable when eli illy was first learning about its drugs but to knowingly continue with the brain zaps is not. not to mention the negligence and rage this causes which could cause a lot of deaths. then they would only blame the patients illness etc.

Srives1, maybe YOU should be the one on Cymbalta! That is one of the most hate-filled and selfish posts that I have EVER read. You do not know everyone's situation, you are not God, so do not "play" Him in your posts. Cymbalta is not only used as an antidepressant, but also as a pain reliever. I have Chronic Lyme Disease, Babesia, Bartonella, Chronic H-Pylori, West Nile, Microplasma, and MANY other health issues. I suffer every day from pain, including swelling in my brain that causes pressure on the part of the brain that controls fear, manifesting itself as anxiety. I have always refused to take antidepressant and even pain medication, so it was a huge deal for me to finally agree to take Cymbalta.  I needed something to control the symptoms that I was experiencing until the bacteria and swelling could be taken care of.  I am a devoted Christian, who pleaded with God to heal me & save me from my worst symptoms, which by far included ANXIETY. God chose not to take it from me, I trust in His sovereign will, and had to look for other options to help with the horrid anxiety. I had to go on Cymbalta to get it under control. I read up on all of the side effects, and was a wise and educated consumer before swallowing the first pill. Unfortunately, Cymbalta advertisers failed to mention ALL of the dangers and side effects (shame on them) while taking it, and they DO NOT mention the withdrawals that you endure when weaning off of it! On it, I began to lose tons of hair (I am a female, & it is devastating), I would lay down for bed at 11 pm but not be able to fall asleep until 7 a.m. (IF AT ALL), I lost over 30 pounds (which I did not need to lose) in less than 2 months, I had the worst buzzing in my brain that was torturous to say the least. I was dying on that medicine. But the real nightmare began when it was decided that I should slowly wean off of the drug. There is actually NO PROTOCOL for coming off of this medicine, which is appalling!!! It's all guess work with each individual & their doctor. I am used to pain, I have been in excruciating pain for my entire life (since I was 10 years old), but Cymbalta has a way of torturing you like nothing else that I have experienced. I feel like somebody is taking a taser gun to my brain constantly, I am so nauseous that I cannot even think about eating a meal, I have the worst stomach cramping & diarrhea, I can't stand without falling over, my eyes feel detached from my brain, I cannot focus, I cannot think, I feel like I am living in the pits of HELL, my organs have been adversely affected. I am not myself, I feel rage, I'm short-tempered and I am experiencing unexplained emotions.  On days I wish for God to take me home to heaven (which is not like me, I have kids & a family). If you are so unsympathetic, please go get yourself a prescription of Cymbalta (it might help your foul personality), fill it, take the recommended dosage for 4 months or so, and then try weaning yourself off......I think your attitude & opinion will change immensely!! And perhaps you should pray for compassion & empathy for others. Cymbalta NEEDS to update their Warning Labels, not only for those TAKING the medication, but also for those that are WEANING OFF of it too!!!!!! I would sue them, no doubt about it. I have given up months, and months of my life to this horrible drug, not to mention the things that I had to endure (without warning) from it.  If they labeled their drug appropriately, I would have went with another antidepressant to help with the anxiety.

For those of you trying to wean off of this dreadful medication, we have found a few herbal remedies that take some of the edge off. I am not saying that you will be released from the monster that is Cymbalta, I'm just saying that they are helping me not to want to shoot myself in the head, or stab myself in the eye with an ice-pick. Lol. I take a high quality Omega Fish Oil (called New Chapter WholeMega, I got it from Sprouts, but they should have it at any Whole Foods store), it helps with the awful brain zaps, I take one pill at least 3 times a day. I also ordered NutraMedix brand of Avea & Amantilla for mood issues (rage, depression) & to calm anxiety that comes after getting off the meds, I also take one GABA tablet every morning for the same reason (also purchased at Sprouts). I also take Nutramedix Panella & Burbur to help detox & get this c**p out of my system quicker (sweating will also help to get it out quicker, so if you have access to a Infrared Sauna, that'd be great). At night to help me sleep, I take Melatonin & L-Tryptophan, because my body is exhausted during the day, but wired when I try to fall asleep. I hope that this information can help some of you!! I am so sorry that we have been exposed to such a horrible drug.

Here is the link for All Nutramedix Products that I am using to help with weaning off of Cymbalta:

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If you would please use this link if you are thinking about trying any of the products I mentioned, I would appreciate it. I don't sell them, but I do order their products constantly to help battle my Chronic Lyme & co-infections, and they will give me "points" for any referrals, that's all. Thank you! And may God bless your recovery from this horrible drug, Cymbalta.

Stumbled into this post, but I was on the stuff for 4 years. I stopped taking them about a month ago and my depression seemed to  to be worse before I was on it. Even when I was on it, I was still depressed.  The zaps still come and go, but I felt it was clouding my mind, my imagination, artistic self died while on the junk. I am not one for a lawsuit, but I feel this stuff has caused some damage, mentally and physically. I quit smoking, drinking, and the withdrawals for those where nothing compared to the withdrawals I got from just weening off the pills. 

HI !  I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF YOUR POSTS AND I AM SO GLAD THAT I AM NOT IN THIS ALONE.  I STARTED TAKING CYMBALTA LAST JUNE AND WAS OK FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.  THE FIRST THING I NOTICED IF I MISSED A DAY MY HEAD WOULD FEEL REALLY WEIRD.  THEN I STARTED HAVING RESTLESS LEG SYMPTOMS AND MY TOES WOULD CONSTANTLY BE TWITCHING,BUT I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE DRUG.  THE SIDE AFFECTS DIDNT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.  THEN I HAD STARTED TO BLEED RECTALLY AND NEEDED A COLONSCOPY AND HAD ULCERATIVE COLITIS THAT WAS IN OCT.  THEN IN JANUARY I WENT TO URGENT CARE BECAUSE I WAS HAVING STROKE LIKE SYMPTOMS WHICH THEY RULED OUT.  A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WALKING AND MY HEAD WAS SHAKING .  BACK TO THE ER AND THEY DID AN MRI OF MY BRAIN AND SAID I HAD A MASTOID INF ,BUT OUR ENT AT WORK SAID IT WASNT.  A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS CLEANING OUT MY FILING CABNET AND I GOT A SEVERE HEADACHE WITH EXTREME DIZZINESS AND I HAD TO GO TO BED. WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY NOT FEELING WELL, I HAD A DOCTORS APPT FOR ASTHMA AND I TOLD HER HOW I FELT AND SHE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE FLU.  WENT HOME AND THE SORENESS AND STIFFNESS INCREASED BY THE NEXT DAY I WAS NOT WALKING WELL AT ALL.  I WAS OFF FOR A WEEK WENT TO A USELESS NEURO DOCTOR AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.  I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL 4 DAYS LATER FOR ANOTHER WEEK NOT ABLE TO WALK AT ALL PARKINSON LIKE SYMPTOMS .  THE NEUROLOGIST AT THE HOSPITAL SAID TO ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING NEUROLOGICALLY WRONG ACCORDING TO THE MRI'S .  AND SAID THAT I NEEDED TO CHECK OUT MY LIFE .   I WAS HIGHLY INSULTED.  THIS IS NOT STRESS CREATED.  I AM STILL NOT BETTER ALTHOUGH BETTER THAT THAT WEEK.  I HAVE BEEN OFF THE DRUG FOR 3 WEEKS NOW.  I AM IN PHYSICAL THERAPY TO TEACH ME HOW TO WALK .  I CANT DRIVE AT NIGHT IT IS LIKE SENSORY OVERLOAD.  SOME OF MY OTHER SYPMTOMS ARE BRUISING,ITCHY,HEADACHES, ZAPPING IN MY HEAD,BLURRY VISION,MUSCLE SPASMS. BLOATING,TIGHTNESS AROUND MY CHEST,INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS,RAPID HEART BEATS NONE OF WHICH WERE ON THE DRUG PAPER WHEN I GOT MY SCRIPT.  I JUST HAD ANOTHER MRA TODAY TO LOOK AT THE BLOOD VESSELS IN MY BRAIN.  THE DOCTORS ALSO WOULDNT LOOK AT THE POSSIBILTY OF MY PROBLEM BEING CYMBALTA.  I AM GOING TO GET LEGAL ADVISE I WANT TO BE A PART OF GETTING THIS c**p OFF THE MARKET.

I have been free of this c**p for 7 months. I can not believe the things that happend while I was taking this stuff. Not only are 2 + 2 adding up, the mystery problems I have had over the past 5 years on that stuff are all making sense now. I am just now starting to feel like a real person and not a monster to my family. It took 3 months of up and down emotions to finally kick this stuff. TOTAL OF 2 YEARS TO TAPPER OFF! My menopause symptoms are gone! Headaches are gone! I am a nice person not a total raging witch. Now to figure out if I qualify for getting my story to the pharmaceutical company! I fell in 1996. Hit head first, broke collar bone and did something to my spine and nerves that workers comp did not treat for 7 months! And yes I have had the same chronic pain for the past 16 years. Cymbalta made me Wonder Mom. I felt great until I did other physical damage to my body feeling so great on this c**p! Stay drug free! Feed your body and brain properly! AND NO YOU ARE NOT CRAZY! Talk with your doctor.

If you choose to take drugs, you accept short and long-term side effects, some which include death.  Think twice before you take the magic pill.  it doesn't work anyway.  All you're doing is feeding the medical/pharmaceutical industries.  Take responsibility for your own health.

I agree that this drug is bad. Psychiatrists give out prescriptions for these drugas like giving out candy and take no responsibility. These antidepressants is a scandal in the making of grothesque proportions. Most people get hooked on this so called non-adictive drugs (every drug in the past was labelled as non-adictive) and have to keep taking them for no reason becuase of debuilitating withdrawals.

What a real f******d this last guy was, i took it and got serious open sores, I hope his skin peels off!