Consistantly losing weight on this drug. Is relieves my depressive eating. No strange feelings or side effects other than a relaxed feeling. I take it for PMDD but find it helps a ton with joint pain. 30mg. If you are struggling with depression, body pain and obesity I highly recommend this med.
Finally. Someone positive.been on so many meds as well as cycles of weaning myself off of some. I've weight issues and right now ,find lack of appetite as a good thing. Gained sooo much weight due to immobility and eating like a crazy person. (Also on steroids for inflammation) brain cancer,AVN,and neuropathy.taking cymbalta for 4/5days now and feel like30 percent better as well. My doctor wants to increase dose. Nervous about that for several reasons...but,I've been isolating as it is.if I gain anymore weight!?!?! Talk about depression!anxiety and manic episodes from steroids !!!being obese isn't going to help in my end of life times. It is helping w/the severe pain but, I really want to enjoy life,a little bit. Thanks for listening to me ramble. Glad I found the good doctor and this comment.
Was prescribed this at a low dose of 30mg for back / leg pain and depression with anxiety . So far I am impressed by the amount of pain reduction as well as a noticeable mood lift . Side effects included nausea / insomnia for a week or so , increased sweating and jitteriness , all of which have more or less subsided now after 3 weeks of taking . So far so good!
I’m glad I’m seeing this comment. I just started this medication 2 days ago and I keep getting hot flashes that I hope go away 😭 my tummy is upset too so it’s kind of annoying. I’m low key worried and that is literally not helping my anxiety. I was started at a low dose for a week while I taper off Zoloft because at 200 mg once a day, nothing was changing. Thank you for helping me feel better. 😌
I took evexor omg I got alice and wonderland syndrome. It was afull .then symbolic. I feel good on it no wt again 30 mil.everyone is different.but I will tell everyone.i was on panel IT WAS THE BESTTTTT EVER FOR ME.IT BALLANCED ME OUT .AND MADE ME THINK POSITIVE..BUT THE WT.GAIN WAS SO BAD I STARTED OUT 120 TO 145 NO WAY IT WAS ALL IN MY MIDDLE IT WAS AFULL IT GAVE ME SUCH BLOAT LIKE A GOAT.LOL BUT EACH OF US ARE DIFFERENT
Doesnt it say only 9% of cymbalta users experience insomnia, doesnt it has to make you calmer to sleep better , or do you sleep better when the side effects are gone? And the effects kick in?
I’ve been taking 20 mg for 3 months for fibromyalgia and it has helped with mood, sleep and pain. I also went off of it for a month and did not have withdrawal symptoms. By going off of it, I realized how much it was helping me.
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I take 60mg once everyday for anxiety, and it’s the only antidepressant that’s truly worked for me, but If I don’t take it, I get bad brain zaps after a day or two
I personally love duloxetine. I have fibromyalgia, nerve pain, and arthritis. It has greatly reduced my pain. Not 100% but definitely more than the 30% she mentioned in the video. I also have bad anxiety and depression. I noticed an improvement in my mood. My only issues are some insomnia and I tend to sweat more in the heat.
Thank you for this very informative video. I have Sjogren’s disease, a systemic rheumatic autoimmune disease that affects the body in much the same ways as Lupus. Chronic joint, muscle, and neuropathic pain are extremely common with Sjogren’s. In fact, many diagnosed with fibromyalgia actually have undiagnosed Sjogren’s. My physician recently suggested duloxetine and Pregabalin to manage my chronic pain. I can’t even begin to tell you what a difference this combination has made for me! Not only is my pain much better managed, the anxiety and depression commonly associated with chronic pain has dramatically decreased.
I was prescribed it after I had a hemorrhagic stroke. It did help with my chronic pain from M.S. but it ended up affecting my judgement and I ended up going off the rails and spending crazy (for me) amounts of money on random things. It took a few months for me to figure out what was going on. Getting off was one of the most godawful experiences I’ve ever had. I tried twice under the supervision of my doctor and it ended up taking months to ween down and then off the drug. It took about 3 or 4 further months for the side effect to stop. The pain and brain zaps were at times debilitating. I know that it does and can help people, but I wanted to share my story just in case anyone else is going through what I did.
The same happened to me, getting off of antidepressants was awful, the worst! It took two tries and was months before I could get off of Efexxor by very slowly reducing the medication, yet it's not called addictive. I hope you're fully recovered.
I tried Cymbalta for fibromyalgia, and it made me very manic, so I went back to tramadol and gabapentin. That was years ago though - I've been on methadone and Celexa for 8 years now. I was up to 120mgs of methadone, but slowly weaned to 19mgs. I also take hydroxyzine for all over body itching. My doc still doesn't really know what is causing the itching. It's maddening. It's not itching on top of the skin, but like bugs on the inside of my skin. At this point, the itching is affecting my quality of life more than the fibromyalgia aching and burning.
I understand completely. I will not take Gabapentin either. I will undergo the lumbar puncture/spinal tap thus. My best antidepressant that I'm on is citalopram and it works great. I just need to go under a few mor test for full diagnosis of MS. then get my pt and balance my life.
MOST antidepressants are very hard to get off of.I still struggle with extreme ibs and fatigue after stopping prozac three years ago.I didn't like this video,informative but kind of advertising.NEVER TAKE ANTIDEPRESSANTS they entirely fuck up all your systems.....unless you're an extreme case!
This video reminded me of the wasted 2 years of my life. I was misdiagnosed with depression. First they put me on Cymbalta for a year to no benefit. Then they put me on a transdermal MAOI patch for another year. Again, no improvement. THEN they finally did a bloodwork which revealed my testosterone was down to 128!!! After a couple months on transdermal testosterone patches (5mg per day) I was back to my old self.
I think I have arachnoiditis because I signed a paper for redacted lol No pun intended, I've had a few pains before but I don't remember if I punched the nurse or doctor during induction or if I was hallucinating because I sequester major depression as well as all of these symptoms I don't want to be a pharmaceutical pawn but I think my immune system attacks way too many cells anyways and I do still smoke but I read the side effects and want to cry and my unstable emotions cant compensate for my current state whatever that is .... who knows I could have been
I used it successfully at a very low dose (20 mg. a day) for a few years. But it can raise blood pressure, and I started having a problem with my bp going up. It may or may not have been the Cymbalta, because I was also using some supplements that could do the same thing, and I stopped them and the Cymbal at the same time. No withdrawal symptoms, though I did go back on Wellbutrin immediately after going FB the Cymbalta. I have fibromyalgia and other chronic health/pain issues. Since I went off of the Cymbalta, I have noticed a steady increase in over all body pain and a big flare in nerve pain to my hands from cervical arthritis and herniated disk. I am asking my doctor to put me back on the Cymbalta; this pain makes me feel as if i’m slowly dying!
😱,I had Shingles,12 years ago, Neuropathy,I am so tired of being the test patient!!I feel so exactly as you do,I been doing cold turkey,off meds,just herbs,CBD,THC,and eating well,I love Veggies+fruit,but can have dly afford,any more..I am 70,this has been something wrong for all this time,58,I am a worker bee,and hard labor..Not easy stuff,cropped tobacco?hoe'd melons,Park Ranger, etcetera!!there had to be a malfunction of some sort! Doctors don't care,most!!I like this Canadian gal,very explanatory..most just don't even face you!!Only filling in your crap,on computer!!very depressing,not even wanting to go to damn doctors..sorry for carrying on.!!
@@norafox4789 No need for apologizing; I totally get it. I did go back on the Cymbalta and am still on the Wellbutrin also. Have noticed an improvement in over all body pain. Now I just have to hope my blood pressure numbers don’t rise again. I always say I feel as if I’m just “Chasing the dragon” of pain, and it can always outrun me. Unlike you, I must admit to not being careful with my diet. I am slowly trying to cut back on carbs, especially sugar, though now it’s the holidays, so I’m not having much success currently. But, I refuse to beat myself up over it; I’ve had enough outside factors beating me up since my late 30’s. BTW: I am 72. Hope you find some relief. Happiest of Holidays to you!
Me too my pain makes me feel like I should be dead,it doesn't give me suicidal thoughts but I was taking Nortriptyline first,this new medicine just makes me sleep
Sorry to contradict that it is not addictive, IT IS. I was on this medication for several years and getting off this med was the most difficult thing I've ever experienced in my life. 🤯🥴 😫 Almost 1 year after stopping meds and my mind does not feel normal yet. 🤪
Hi Martha, addiction is different from physical dependence. People also develop physical dependence to blood pressure medications, steroids, thyroid hormones --> but nobody develop addiction to these medications. Addiction, or opioid use disorder, is when the person looses control of how much they are using the medication because of the euphoric effects or numbning of thier emotions. Drugs like opioids do that. Antidepressants do not do that.
Any antidepressant causes physical addiction as the body grows accustomed to the increase of neurotransmitters. Once a treatment is stopped (especially abruptly) then it takes a while for the body to re-establish equilibrium by producing its own neurotransmitters -like it used to before going on ADs. The sudden lack of neurotransmitters causes a variety of symptoms and those adverse effects are referred to antidepressant discontinuation syndrome or withdrawal syndrome. It pisses me off whenever I see medical professionals prescribe Duloxetine/Cymbalta then downplay its discontinuation syndrome as «no big deal». They don't even know how to deal with their sick patients when they're going through it which is literally H*ll from my experience. So debiliating and it doesn't only last 2-3 weeks like I was told.
Sarah, I don’t get paid to promote this drug. I approved your other comments you posted on this video. I don’t mind you disagree with me. But if you keep posting disrespectful language and lies about me, I will have to report you to RU-vid. What you said about me is a lie and defamatory.
Yeah I took Cymbalta for two months, it didn't work for pain so I tapered off it as per the protocol...and went crazy. I've never been through anything like it. Look on the Internet - there are lots of posts from people trying to get off this shit. Be careful, is all I'm saying.
Same here, it was hellish getting off of antidepressants (SSRI's) It took a couple of tries and a very slow weaning off and it was still really bad, sweats, stomach pain, chronic insomnia. The only advice I received, was to go back on the medication to stop the horrific withdrawal symptoms, but it's not addictive?
Yep, I was on it for several years for back pain. I had to go to mental health for help on tapering and to get a lower dose. Even at the lowest dose, all the side effects kicked in once I stopped that. It took me six months to feel normal again. Oh the nightmares and Vertigo too!
Wish doctors would stop glamorizing Cymbalta when it's the most difficult modern antidepressant to come off of... If you want to promote it, you should also be able to deal with the discontinuation syndrome that comes with it.
Thank you SO much for your videos! In just a few short minutes you have addressed questions that I have had for years. The physicians in the u.s. have a very limited amount of time to talk about pain and different modalities to address it. Also, physicians who specialize in pain management are few and far between. You are providing a wealth of information so that a person can walk into their doctor's office - armed with very specific concerns. Doctors seem to appreciate that.
I was put on this for pain. I have severe osteoarthritis, lower back pain, and neck pain. It didn't help my pain at all. I told my doctor and he wanted to continue trying it. Finally I weened myself off of it and after a roller coaster of emotions and severe depression I started to actually feel better. It is better to live with the pain then to take this medication. I also gained 30 pounds. It's awful.
Thank you for your post, I was prescribed it and didn't like the way I felt and immediately stopped . My pain meds were much more effective however they are hard to find sometimes. I don't know what the answer is but I'm trying.
I was put on it to help me sleepwith fibromyalgia. The brain zaps, nausea, dizziness and headaches going on it was so bad. Intially i slept and lost 10 kg. Then I gained 45kg, couldnt sleep, bad headaches, pain was worse. I took myself off it after researching about it. The brian zaps and nausea werent as bad when i went on it. Worse thing is i was taking tramadol while i was on cymbalta and doctors said nothing. Researching I found those medications shouldnt be taken together.
Thanks for the video. I was diagnosed with central sensitization a few months ago and eventually got some Duloxetine to try reduce the symptoms. I started on 30mg and felt a good 25% improvement in pain and anxiety after about 4 weeks. I did experience some symptoms such as headache, nausea, tiredness and sweating (3 weeks or so). But they were mild in comparison to the actual body aches i was having. I would like to comment though that if you take these meds for central sensitization, you must do all the other things to help resolve it. I do Pilates & walking, lost weight, improved diet, educated myself on my illness and started seeing a psychologist. Holistic approach is best. Thank you for this video, its definitely helped taking things a step further.
I took this for about 6 months for anxiety/depression... it was an ABSOLUTE nightmare coming off of... it’s not worth it just for the fact that it is a nightmare to try and come off of when time to stop the drug. Even missing one single dose can mess up your progress or symptoms because the half life is so short. JUST BEWARE
This should be the top comment of the video. People should be aware of the discontinuation syndrome BEFORE starting taking Duloxetine/Cymbalta. In an another comment, Dr Andrea replied saying she doesn't know how to deal with withdrawal syndrome. Then why is she promoting this drug LOL
When I had ruptured L4-L5 and L5-S1, my Dr Rx'd me duloxetine, but he didn't warn me about the sexual dysfunction side-effects. It didn't really help with the pain anyway, so I was happy to get off of it.
I took this junk for about a year!!! I stayed in constant sweats and could not function in the heat...it took me about 3 months to get off of it and tapering off was all that helped..so thankful I did not stay on it longer than a year..I will find other ways to deal with pain....IT IS ADDICTIVE!!
Yes, I was told the SSRI I was taking, wasn't addictive, yet due to side effects, getting off it was a nightmare which included pain, nausea, muscle spasms, shakiness, and chronic insomnia. I've never had addiction to anything, but as Dr's advice was to go back on the medication as the only way to stop the withdrawal symptoms, it sounded addictive to me. How can this not be called a physical dependence? It took me months to get off of the SSRI I was on.
Yes Dr. it’s different but that can make it hell for the patient ingesting those pills that are the next best thing , also don’t be so sure those next best thing aren’t addictive or cause a physical dependence or Ancor around the soul of that guinne pig.
I feel not every medication is for everyone! Although all medications are harmful to the human body, but we are all just trying to fiction on a daily bases!!!
I have MS and take duloxetine for MS nuero pain and depression. It helps with both. BUT, I only take 40 mg a day. Wondering if I should ask the MD to up the dosage.
I just started this medication for CIPN and it has helped me almost instantly. I almost didn't try it cause of the side effect reviews but Im glad I did. Its a life savor for me. Have slight nausea and a few other symptoms but I can walk now with very little pain.
Thank you doctor for your well organized talk and covering all needed informations regarding the duloxetine .. really it’s helpful .. I just start my journey with this medication today for fibromyalgia and will see how it works 🙏
I’ve been taking this for two weeks now and am already finding a decrease in pain & sleeping better; however, I’m having difficulty fully emptying my bladder, it is rather uncomfortable. Will this get better over time?
Doctor, you explain well, I know because I am a physician too. You also have a fine video presence and beautiful smile. Keep up your good work and your good looks.
I took Cymbalta for six months & it helped my arthritic knee pain a lot. However, I stopped due to extreme constipation. not even Miralax taken daily helped. I didn't have any trouble detoxing from the medication.
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@@DrAndreaFurlan I am from India 🙏👍🙌Your channel is very important for everyone. You are giving very important information.Your knowledge, your voice, your knowledge should be liked by the whole world.much love from me and india 👌💓🌹🙏🤝
yesterday only I saw your tips for the recovery from shoulder pain and then I sharefd your vedeo.I begai to practice the exercise.I am feeling comfort hoping its going to recover.Thank you doctor.
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I went on this for depression in 2019 and it made me feel worse… I felt like I was not really here.. and my brain fog was worse… I felt so bad on it that I stopped taking it after 3 weeks and had the most horrific withdrawal.. For me…I will never take this drug again..
This drug ruined my life for not just weeks, but months and maybe years. The withdrawal was like nothing I have ever experienced in my life. Incredibly painful muscle rigidity that makes muscle tension seem like nothing, horrible anxiety, and terrible insomnia. PLEASE Google withdrawal symptoms and read what others experience before taking this drug.
@@cheryldack7654 Same with me on withdrawal. I will be on this for life because of the horrible withdrawal symptoms. I worry about, what if I cannot get refills for some reason. I would be screwed. My advice is to do your research before taking it.
Add all that and put tinnitus, nerve pain, sinus infections every other week, hypertension and migraines random nerve signals going off everywhere all day. Tinnitus is the worst 😫 it never stops. VA dropped the ball but lve picked it back up and running with it. Thank goodness 🙏 I know now nerve pain is nothing to play with. Make them understand what you are living with. ✨️
I really enjoyed ur video. I have been on this medication for many years and it has helped with my Fibromyalgia tremendously. I did go off of it for a period of time due to insurance coverage and had a terrible time with side effects of the withdrawals from the medication. It was horrible and very scary. Most say it is not addictive but, getting off the medication was very difficult I had shivers, sweats, brain freezes and dizziness also my pain became worse because of the anxiety the withdrawals had and I had to end up paying 500 dollars for a one month supply. It is very very expensive without insurance. With that said I still take it and it does help my pain about 30 percent and I will take that because I have other pain issues as well that I see pain management for. I have suffered in pain for many years and I realize u can’t rely on meds only I have to help myself. Diet and keeping my body in motion is very important. It is difficult to do when u have a fibro flare but, so very important. I hope this message helps someone as ur videos help me! Thanks 🙏 so much
Michelle G. Sorry to hear you've had such a terrible time, no one should have to go without a medication that helps them, it's unimaginable to me, but I don't live in the U.S.A., those insurance companies are heartless. I hope you now have full access to what you need? The withdrawal symptoms from an SSRI, are indeed awful, I went through them after being on one for a lengthy period of time. Dr's never mentioned the withdrawal symptoms, prior to taking, but was told they're none addictive when trying to cease the medication, even though the only solution offered to stop my withdrawal symptoms, was to go back on the medication. I'm glad these symptoms are being discussed and happy for those helped by SSRI's. Best wishes to you.
I’ve been on duloxetine for 3 months and it helps with pain. However when I take it at night it’s really hard to sleep, & when I take it during the day it makes me sleepy, so I can’t win. But pain is much better
Thankyou so much for the videos you do. I have learnt alot from you ❤ I wanted to know if it's safe to take Naproxen with Duloxetine? I have fibromyalgia, sciatica and diabetes
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Thanks so much for your videos. I came across your Chanel recently & I’ve gotten more information from you than any doctors I’ve seen. I’ve had severe back pain for over a year. Started out as sciatica then got worse. Tried physical therapy, no help. Doctor prescribed high dose of acetaminophen, no help. Was sent to a DO, she never showed up for the appt. No explanation. Regular Doctor finally sent me to have an MRI done. Found out I had a herniated disc & degenerated spine. Sent to back surgeon who in turn sent me to a pain clinic. Tried several injections, no help. Was prescribed gabapentin, no help. Was even given higher dose, still no help. Was sent back to surgeon who in turn decided to go ahead with surgery. Keep in mind while going thru this process I had to wait a month or two to even get these appointments. Pain got worse constantly. I now have to walk with a walker so I rarely get out of house, sometimes even my bed. While I wait for surgery (another 2 to 3 months), I have to get pre approval from my family doctor. Went back to see him, but can’t get that because my blood pressure was to high, 190/102. So I have to get that down first. But, with such pain it’s hard to do. Finally doctor prescribed Tramadol, 50 mg., 3 times a day. It’s helped some, better than everything else I’ve tried. I try not to take the full daily dose because I know it can be addictive. Your videos have helped me so much. I understand so much more from you than any doctor I’ve seen. Thanks so much for your help. Bless you.
If you can take over t counter medications I can recommend Ubiquinol it worked wonders on my blood pressure. It’s CoQ10 my BP has never been better. Good luck
@@helenwalker716 Sorry, never was notified of your comment. Was going thru some old ones & came across your message. Thanks so much, I will definitely try it.
I had to stop taking it after seven days because I got severe back pain, ear noises and insomnia from 30 mg duloxetine. Same sideeffects like Pregabalin . It seems like I'm too sensitive to this type of medication.
You forgot to add, "We believe it may". Because they don't know exactly what it does. Cymbalta, like Gabapentin, only works because, it knocks you out, and you don't feel pain when you're chemically knocked out. I've talked to several people that had the same experience as I did on these two drugs. As soon as you wake up, you are back in pain again. I tried both for a few weeks, but couldn't even work or function. Is better to live in pain, than being a zombie.
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Thank you @@DrAndreaFurlan, but this video just proves that you would rather perpetuate the lie the medical medicine industry wants to tell, instead of giving actual pain meds that really work. These are the things Dr's tell patients to try and trick them into believing these medications actually work. By telling people that these medications actually stop pain, it get's into the persons head, and they believe it, while in actuality, all it does is put you to sleep. It's just like Tramadol. It was first made to take the place of Methadone, but it didn't work. What it did, was give a feeling like an opioid, so it would trick a person into believing it actually worked. Kind of like a placebo.
Hola hablo español. Tomo duloxetin después del diagnóstico médico el cual dice que tengo “sudek”. Desde el mismo momento que tomé duloxetin se fue el dolor de pie izquierdo que era muy fuerte, casi insoportable. No he tenido ningún síntoma secundario sólo mucho sueño. Como usted aconseja lo voy a tomar de noche. Gracias❤️🇦🇷🇦🇷
You have the best videos. I wish you were here in Chicago. Though Canada is wonderful,. How sad 30 % improvement only. I thunk I might pass. Have sciatica. Sciatica pain is not strong if I slow my gait. I finally notice that walking slow like an elderly helps! LOL. Thanks for all.
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@@margaretcapps7207 ...thanks for the info. I looked up Duloxetine and it is Cymbalta. I think the problem is I used to be very active but the pain keeps me from exercising and if I force myself to do anything, I seize up for the next couple of days. The pain and the meds really tire me out and turn me into a lump. Coffee helps to get me going for a couple of hours but I don’t want to drink more than one cup a day (without sugar). Now because I’m 50 pounds overweight my knees are bone on bone and that restricts things also. Good thing I’m an artist, it’s the only time I’m not aware of the pain, and I’m grateful for that.
That's what Im worried about. Just started and it's helped w/pain for now and has even calmed me down from being on steroids and having crazy,angry episodes. But gained so much weight already!?!
My doctor started me on 60mg for GAD . The side effects were so bad that 3 days in I stopped treatment. These ranged from : Insomnia Decreased appetite / Nausea Increased base level anxiety Higher Head Pressure Low mood
I have been taking this for over 10 years!! It helps me with depression and anxiety! I have chronic pain and fibromyalgia and back issues, it doesn’t seem to help at all with my pain for these, and I take 60 Milligrams. But this has saved my life ❤
I've been taking it for 4 years and you're right. It does help with depression and anxiety and this is a great thing because I'm a recovering opiate addict clean 5 years and 5 months. My fibromialgia, RA and osteoarthritis pain is pretty bad. I'm only 53 and move like an old lady because of my pain. I have read a lot of success with changing your diet to a low carb or carnivore diet. I know that if eat anything with sugar in it, even fruit my pain is through the roof😢. I did a 48 hr fast last summer and 80% of my pain was gone. I've been working on getting sugar our of my diet but meat males me nauseous anymore and I don't know why. Anyways I know that Jesus paid for our healing Isaiah 53 3-5. Now I'm just waiting on the Lord. God bless you all and extra blessings for those of us who are struggling with the evil horrible debilitating pain every second of every day.
Excellent video Dr Andrea, thank you for this information. I was on Gabapentin and then on Cymbalta for 20+ years for fibromyalgia. In my effort to rid my body of all pharmaceuticals I stopped the Cymbalta too! After watching this video I am thinking my increase in pain while attempting your stretching exercise videos and my poor sleep (awake every two hours with difficulty getting back to sleep) quality is due to my foolishness in stopping the Cymbalta!! I think I have to rethink my strategy! Bless you, Evelyn
I am taking duloxetine (60mg) for the dual purpose of an anti-depressant and pain relief from peripheral neuropathy. Four years ago, I asked my neurologist if I could increase my dose. He said no. Then a year ago I read that there may be some evidence that taking duloxetine may lead to Alzheimer's. Is there any truth to this?
@@elizabethmcleod246 The responder did not answer the actual question because that answer in reply is merely a faked one - it is very likely an automated reply and the comment has yet to even be seen by a doctor much less any human. What with COVID & the assembly-line patient visits, & getting everyone they can on prescription drugs returning with their side effects, they hardly have time to view & attend to all those who are responding to the vid as well. Any lack of curing, attending to, or deceptions, manipulations or controls most likely are just part of the "new age" way.
I’ve been in 60 mags per day for years. I don’t feel a difference, but maybe I’m used to it. Maybe I need to ask to up my dose, but I only weigh 105 lbs. Is this safe for long term use? I also take Morphine HCL 3x a day and 3 mags if Tramadol for leg pain. I don’t like injections because I get “roid rage”, and the implant they’d like to put in my back scares me because I’m very reactive. I had breast implants for 13 years and, because I was lied to about the safety, I had no idea what was causing my autoimmune diseases, cognitive impairment, infections, weird symptoms, etc. Finally I found out about breast implant illness, but my organs were failing so I had 3 major surgeries before I could get them removed. Almost died on the table because I was so sick, and they gave me a nice “going home” present… pseudomonas aeriginosa! I suffered for 7 weeks until my incision festered and the culture showed that. They told me to get to my doctor immediately! Why do they cover this stuff up?
Am i only the one that doesn't help with pain?I stopped and starting it and no feel anything, also opioids don't work on me,i dinated them,i felt nothing I am so sad And i hate that doctors telling me "There is no cure,u have to live with the pain" U Cannot.I cannot work socialise,take a bath, going for a walk,brain fog, insomnia, mental illness I have a psychiatrist but what can she do?. I am so sick of feeling sick Fatigue ,low fever, pain, vicious cycle People around me think i am just lazy but "When i am in bed i am giving my most difficult battles* #invissible_illness
Wow this was extremely helpful. Thank you. I wish we had more doctors like you, taking time to explain things to us. Or atleast point us in the right direction for info. God Bless you
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I'm on my first week! Doctor gave it to me for OVERALL BODY PAIN. I have arthritis and sore muscles. I have had auto accidents, falls and body trauma from abuse. I am praying this works because it's hard to work now at 59. Also FOR HOT FLASHES. I am one of the most brutal cases of meopause. So far it caused some restless leg syndrome. So not difficult to sleep. I took two small benadryl pills to help me sleep. It worked past two nights. The only thing I dont like it I have weak legs and a slight shake in my hands and body. It's only my 8th day , 30mg, so Im holding out hope. I hardly smoke for some reason, my appetite is very low but I'm starting to feel happier.
I have MS and prior to getting an infusion, they dosed me with a steroid, and Benadryl to try to prevent any adverse reactions. I learned then that Benadryl can cause restless legs because I was miserable for a while. I would have thought the sedating effects of Benadryl would help with RLS but apparently not.
I was put on this medication for fibromyalgia, headaches and sciatica. It really helped me in the beginning, but I have gained a lot of weight and I am now experiencing vivid nightmares almost every night-so bad that I have fallen out of bed twice now 😢(I’ve been on it (60mg) for almost a year now. Please could you let me know if it is possibly this medication that is causing the nightmares. How do I go off it with minimal side effects?
@@DrAndreaFurlan Y'all sure must give alot of Tramadol up there in Canada. I don't know anyone with severe pain Tramadol works on. It said if you took or take Hydrocodone do not take Tramadol. From all the post I read from people they went from bad to worse. I could not believe the suffering from the withdrawals. Sure glad I did not take Tramadol.
Ya but how does it actually work. I've got nerve n muscle re growth and pain from a paralyzed leg I rebuilt up and now got my pelvis n hips working with the half paralyzed leg i.e 3yr ago dr screwed up my t9t10 spinal cord which left leg dead ..all but 3 toes. I'm a jock so I rebuilt it and kept it going but now 3yrs later I'm in burning hell with extreme tight ness. My good leg has a hi hammy that bites bad. But yes. U have been excellent to me on allowing me to understand how all these things work inside me. Doing my best on pain killers but this is insane lately.. have decent therapy but I'm tight as hell with all the skin sensitivity ect..belly button on down I am a mess. Tried zonegran but it stopped working..it took the morning fire storm away..thanks..
I love your videos. I am learning so much. I suffer from Fibro, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, digestive issues and so on and so on....i started taking 30 then 60mg and felt it didn't help so I slowly got off it with bad withdrawals and then I got really depressed so I started again and have been taking for a year now. I want to stop but I'm afraid of the withdrawals. Any suggestions? Thank you
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@ Sandra Velez Hello from a fellow Fibromyalgia Fighter! I also have Depression with GAD aswell as FM & CP & use Cymbalta brand 120 mg., with Alpha Stim™ as needed. Something you didn't put was if you were on Brand or Generic. Would you be willing to let me know?
My Dr prescribed Cymbalta to me in the past to treat my depression and it did relieve some of the joint pain in my knee although it wasn't prescribed for physical pain.
I have been taking this for 14 years for anxiety 60mg.. decided to step down to 30mg , been having pain in my hips and wrist my carpal tunnel is now terrible.
I take duloxitine at noon and around 5 or 6pm. I have pain. Recently added 5 msg lithium orotate am and late around 12 midnight. The lithium orotate definitely added help. For one thing the top of my brain hurt so that got more or less fixed and some lumbar pain was relieved
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And what can you give for chronic pain but you are allergic to ASA which is in all meds pertaining to pain only Tylenol or Percocet it’s where iam @ very depressing
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Hi, that would be a very long response of mine. I agree with some things that he says, but I disagree with others. I think that since he published his books many years ago, there are a lot of new knowledge about pain, central sensitization, brain changes, and the role of psychological conditions on pain. Unfortunately Dr. Sarno never published his results in main scientific journals, and for this reason, the research community does not have much knowledge about his methods and his results. What he claims that he cured so many people with chornic pain was not published in peer-reviewe journals, so it is really hard to evaluate and reproduce his methods. But there are a lot of good things in his teachings.
Excellent video.. I like Doluxetine and luckily in the US we have 20 mg capsules to start. I use it for patients with pain and depression and get great results... Thank you for sharing your experience 🙏
My doctor is wanting me to use this drug. Have any men experienced erectile dysfunction or reduced interest in sexual activity as a result of taking the drug? It does list these as possible side effects.
