Cymbalta

[deedadumble 1,033]

I'm on 60mg Cymbalta for fibromyalgia. I've noticed I'm having symptoms that are similar to what I had when the doc increased my dosage to 90mg (sweating, temperature fluctuations, and a bit of agitation). Is anyone else on it and have you had to taper your dosage back when you lost weight? I've lost 56 lbs since January. I'm hoping to get rid of it for good sometime, so I might try gradually reducing down to 30mg. Appt with a new rheumy on Tues, so we'll see what she thinks.

[makemyownluck 785]

good luck with your rheumatology visit. I would say that losing that much could cause those symptoms. Your body doesn't need as much of the medication now that you've lost the weight.

I lost a little over 50 during pre-op, and 1 wk before my surgery started having lightheaded feelings, I almost felt like I was going to pass out one day. I went to see my PCP and my bp was really low... I was still 200lbs overweight, but that 50lb loss was enough to take me off my bp meds. And my bp has been great ever since!

So, I hope your MD has good new for you and that as you lose more weight, you can get off your meds completely. I'm okay with taking Vitamins for the rest of my life -- because being off bp meds is a great feeling! Good luck to you!!

[deedadumble 1,033]

I lost a little over 50 during pre-op' date=' and 1 wk before my surgery started having lightheaded feelings, I almost felt like I was going to pass out one day. I went to see my PCP and my bp was really low... I was still 200lbs overweight, but that 50lb loss was enough to take me off my bp meds. And my bp has been great ever since! [/quote']

That is awesome!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Your body doesn't need as much of the medication now that you've lost the weight.

makemyownluck/deedadumble

very true!!!!

congrats on being taken off BP meds - i know the feeling - it is great!!!!

yes, since you've lost 50 lbs - it will effect your medication dosage

I'm sure you meant you were going to have the doc reduce your cymbalta gradually, right????

don't do it on your own!!!!

you/me/us should never experiment with a change of dosage

doc needs to direct you on how much to take, what to change

"little" hijack ok???

i checked with all my docs prior to WLS concerning my meds etc

everyone was a go ahead

but.............

at 4 months PO i had a knee replacement

i had lost 60 lbs

i have epilepsy (controlled) but since i lost the weight, and combination with my anesthesia - i had a couple of seizures

all do to the fact that i was taking too much meds for my smaller body (labs were taken)

took a couple of days for proper meds adjustment ...but...........

back to my "normal"? crazy self now

56 lbs gone, oh no, where did it go LOL

keep up the great job/work

kathy

congrats

[deedadumble 1,033]

I'm sure you meant you were going to have the doc reduce your cymbalta gradually' date=' right????[/quote']

Yes, I'm going to a new rheumy doc on Wed, so I'll check with her to see if she thinks its a good idea. My old doc had me go from 90mg to 60mg, and he didn't tell me anything about doing it gradually. Worst withdrawals I've ever had from any meds. After 3 days I was shaking so bad I knew something was wrong. I called the doc and he said to taper it gradually by pouring out some of the beads in the capsule. Cymbalta is a pain in the a$$ when you want to get off of it.