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Posted by ku4ns on November 26, 2004, at 18:47:25
My wife has been on Cymbalta for a couple of months now, and seems to jerk at night in her sleep. Is this a side-effect or something else? Has anyone experienced this while taking Cymbalta? My wife has other problems and i'm trying to narrow down the possible causes. I was taking Effexor for a over a year and would experience a jerk or spasm and wake myself during the night. I look forward to comments from this group, since i've used it in the past while taking Effexor. Thanks John
Posted by linkadge on November 26, 2004, at 18:58:19
In reply to Cymbalta jerk, posted by ku4ns on November 26, 2004, at 18:47:25
yeah, this is a side effect.
Linkadge
Posted by anastasia56 on November 26, 2004, at 23:10:54
In reply to Re: Cymbalta jerk, posted by linkadge on November 26, 2004, at 18:58:19
the rationale i have heard is that because cymbalta produces a potent neurogenic response it can exaserbate restless leg symptoms i.e., twitching of legs during sleep.
anastasia
Posted by banga on November 27, 2004, at 1:46:08
In reply to Re: Cymbalta jerk, posted by anastasia56 on November 26, 2004, at 23:10:54
This is most likely restless leg syndrome, an involuntary jerking of the legs (but it can affect other body parts too) For me, it definitely was connected to serotonin-augmenting drugs. Zoloft was first for me....the twitches and jerks were so distressing, that is when I first started drinking alcohol alone--a bottle of beer to reduce the symptoms so I (and my husband!!) could sleep. This was 12 years ago, it was widely not known as a symptom, and I didnt ask my doc about it. I had some of those effects with Prozac, and with Lexapro, though Zoloft was the worst.
Some people on this board have mentioned ways to reduce this symptom, I dont remember what they were. Definitely worth asking around.
Posted by ku4ns on November 27, 2004, at 8:56:00
In reply to Re: Cymbalta jerk, posted by banga on November 27, 2004, at 1:46:08
Thanks for the responses. My wife has other medications (heart) and thats the reason for needing the Cymbalta. I wanted to narrow down the possibilities of the twitching cause before I ask the physician to change the medication. She didn't have this sort of twitching while on Prozac and I can't recall the reason for switching to Cymbalta. John
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