Posted by blnch on November 1, 2004, at 15:04:08
In reply to Re: Cymbalta Side-effects/Nausea, etc. ?s, posted by happy lady on November 1, 2004, at 12:52:35
Thank You! Sounds like we have much in common, unfortunately...lol.
I absolutely agree with you that serotonin is the culprit re: nausea. For me, any serotonin whatsoever is like dropping a bomb down my esophagus/ GI tract. Like you, the nausea side-effect does NOT go away (at least, not for far too many years, now.)
FYI: I just lowered my Prevacid from 2 of the stonger ones to 1 a day. My GP had OKed my taking twice what is recommended because, as you may well know, these proton pump meds often do NOT work for the promoted 24 hrs. However, I finally solved yet another BIG medical mystery: it was the AM Prevacid dose that was actually making my nausea (not GERD) worse, taken along with Prozac or (fill in the blank of the other meds I've tried). Wish I had figured this out before two more years were gone from my life! Of course - dare I say it? - one would think that's the job of the "learned" GP or pdoc.
If I do end up using Cymbalta, I will be using it as a stand-alone med (dropping the Prozac.) Maybe, then, one Prevacid a day will hold me(?)
It IS distressing to hear you have increased GERD with Cymbalta, but I REALLY appreciate the heads up. AND, that also ties in with someone's speculation here that Cymbalta is like a "cleaned up" Nortrip.(Pamelor). Hmmm.
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