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Posted by cutiemegs on October 25, 2007, at 23:29:34
i gained a lot of weight very quickly, (110lbs in 2 1/2 years), and was prescribed wellbutrin. i had horrible side effects from this drug including anxiety and severe light sensitivity. i was/ am in so much pain every day. my eyeballs, back, shoulders, muscles, hips, joints,... whatever,... it hurts so much. the doc prescribed xanax to help the anxiety,... (which so super helps), but the other problems were so severe that she changed my medication. she gave me samples of Cymbalta. she gave me a weeks worth of a low dosage and a weeks worth of a higher dosage. well,... within 30 minutes of taking the first pill i felt so, so, so great!!! my back, hips, eyes didn't hurt and i felt happy! i didn't know that could happen from one single pill, but it did. however, within 6 hours of taking that one and only Cymbalta, i was cowering in bed, under the covers, and my heart pounding so hard i was sure i could see it bursting through my rib cage. my husband's sister- in- law is a nurse, so we called her,... for some reason she had never even heard of Cymbalta and didn't know what to tell me to do. we had no insurance and decided to go to the local pharmacy. she, as well, had no idea what to tell me to do. she recommended i go ahead and take my xanax, and then take my blood pressure on the machine and come back and tell her the results. i don't remember the results of the machine,... but i do remember that my chest hurt for a week after that. when i called the doctor the next morning, i got the voice mail and repeated what had happened the night before. the nurse picked up my phone call during my message and said to me, "DO NOT TAKE ANOTHER DOSE,... COME IN HERE AS SOON AS YOU CAN SO WE CAN CHECK YOU OUT".
i can't find anything online that talks about Cymbalta causing heart stress. why would the nurse have freaked out so much? also, i SO SO SO miss the way that the Cymbalta made me feel. should i try it again? or am i going to risk a heart attack?
Posted by Amigan on October 26, 2007, at 3:00:16
In reply to cymbalta and a pounding heart, posted by cutiemegs on October 25, 2007, at 23:29:34
Cymbalta makes your heart pounding probably because it increases norepinephrine in the brain. If you can't handle that you'll have to try another AD or take cymbalta with a B-blocker.
Posted by linkadge on October 26, 2007, at 11:06:12
In reply to Re: cymbalta and a pounding heart » cutiemegs, posted by Amigan on October 26, 2007, at 3:00:16
Yes, this is a possble unfortunate side effect of noradrenergic medications. You could try a different medication but non noradrenergic meds arnen't as good for pain.
Sometimes the papatitions can decrease over time. You might try have a pill for a week or so.
Linkadge
Posted by Phillipa on October 26, 2007, at 11:47:03
In reply to Re: cymbalta and a pounding heart, posted by linkadge on October 26, 2007, at 11:06:12
I wouldn't take any more til you see your doc. How unfortunate to relieve the pain only to have this horrible side effect. And hopefully you doc can manage the side effects or prescribe another med. Good luck. Phillipa
Posted by yxibow on October 26, 2007, at 13:05:48
In reply to Re: cymbalta and a pounding heart, posted by linkadge on October 26, 2007, at 11:06:12
> Yes, this is a possble unfortunate side effect of noradrenergic medications. You could try a different medication but non noradrenergic meds arnen't as good for pain.
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> Sometimes the papatitions can decrease over time. You might try have a pill for a week or so.
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> LinkadgeI would concur with NE agents and alpha agonists (e.g. Remeron). You probably have to start slow. While uncomfortable, an accurate heart reading is important. I was running about 85 or 90 when I was taking Cymbalta, but one adjusts to this feeling.
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