Duloxetine in pain

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5055866 tn?1362951481 Unfortunately smoking does affects the amount of duloxetine in your system and blood stream meaning that you will loose between 40 - 50% of the duloxetine dose you take. It is not uncommon for people to have their duloxetine prescription increased if they smoke. Unfortunately it is not uncommon if you miss a dose to be experiencing these problems if your on a high dose, my patients even at a dose of 30mg do experience brain zaps, nausea and vomiting even with just one day missed.
1580828 tn?1322128022 Unfortunately smoking does affects the amount of duloxetine in your system and blood stream meaning that you will loose between 40 - 50% of the duloxetine dose you take. It is not uncommon for people to have their duloxetine prescription increased if they smoke.
Avatar f tn Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and this is my first question. I have been taking Celebrex (200 mg a day) for about five years for bone on bone knee osteoarthritis. It has worked well for controlling my pain (not perfect but pretty good). I also get some lower back pain (combination of osteoarthritis and nerve stuff) that only happens when I over-do (like trying to garden, etc.). I typically need a day or two of Vicodin for that as the Celebrex does not seem to work for that.
Avatar m tn First thing to note, Unfortunately smoking does affects the amount of duloxetine in your system and blood stream meaning that you will loose between 40 - 50% of the duloxetine dose you take. It is not uncommon for people to have their duloxetine prescription increased if they smoke.
962875 tn?1314210036 This is an informational post. As many of you know or have experienced, the AIs ( Arimidex, Femara, Aromasin), which are used to treat hormone-receptor positve breast cancer, often produce joint or muscle pain as a side effect. For about 20% of women, the side effects are so severe that they stop taking their medicine, which increases the risk that their breast cancer will recur.
Avatar f tn There are medications that can help alleviate the burning/pain. One of the main ones is Duloxetine, which is a generic for Cymbalta. I take that for my neuropathy… It helps considerably, but doesn’t eliminate the pain. If you look it up, Cymbalta (Duloxetine) is listed as an anti-depressant, but it’s used “off label” quite often for pain. Check with your doctor and see if that might be possibility for you.
Avatar m tn Duloxetine failed the US approval for stress urinary incontinence amidst the concerns about liver toxicity and suicidal events; however, it was approved for this indication in Europe and Canada. Duloxetine alleviates pain associated with diabetic neuropathy and fibromyalgia; however, its efficacy relative to the established treatments, such as anticonvulsants and tricyclic antidepressants, has not been established.
Avatar n tn I would not have recommend you to go onto duloxetine, in some, duloxetine can cause kidney and liver problems, drinking alcohol while taking this drug will unfortunately increase that risk and even more so with someone with your condition.
Avatar f tn My right leg was achy and the pain in my shoulder blade area had lessened with the exception of surgical pain. I am 9 weeks post op and am now having increased pain in my leg, The pain in my scapula is worse than before surgery and I also have a sensation of something crawling around under my shoulder blade. This seems to cause a terrible tightening, and pain up the right side of my neck. This pain at times feels like it is pushing on my throat and making it difficult to swallow.
Avatar m tn For 8 years I have been getting a number of symptoms that have grown both in number and severity. I get an extremely sharp pain shooting down my left arm from the armpit to the end of my thumb and forefinger which could last up to about 10 secs (I call it the stinger) I still get this but less frequently. To this day, I have an increasing number of all sorts of shooting, stabbing, gnawing & aching pains all over my body along with stiff painful joints.
905463 tn?1243526062 I have had a couple surgerys my last being in 2006 for a teathered spinal cord. I am In sooo much pain I cant even stand the whole time to do my dishes. I have kids and a hubby. Ok so my dr (general) said that I cant work, I cant have pain meds and no disability. He says Im to young for the meds and disability. I have been on pain meds since i was 12. I cant deal with the pain I have things to do.
Avatar m tn It is a serotonin nor epinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) which is used in major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, diabetic neuropathic pain, and stress urinary incontinence. The most common side effects include fatigue, increased sweating, night mares, palpitations, blurred vision, postural hypotension ( sudden fall in blood pressure when standing from a sitting posture). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duloxetine Do let me know if you need more information.
Avatar f tn There is a risk from duloxetine in general can cause kidney and liver trouble in some, drinking alcohol while on this drug increases this likely hood and if your a alcoholic then my advice is to have 6 month blood tests of your kidney and liver functions.
Avatar n tn What is the cause of your neuropathy? Duloxetine is also a good suggestion for Diabetic neuropathy.
Avatar f tn I think my anxiety attacks are pretty much under control since I take the duloxetine, and I really think with me taking Duloxetine and me completely stopping the vyvanse was why I didn't have a harder time coming off the medication.
405614 tn?1329144114 he was calling to see if I was interested in participating in a study of a new medication for treating pain in people with MS. He said I would be a good candidate for the study, and that he needed to know either today or tomorrow. I called back, but he was with a patient, as was the person that he said I could talk to if he was not available. The receptionist said she would leave a note on the desk of Dr. C.'s assistant, so the assistant must have been busy, too.
1218873 tn?1300091216 My consultant asked my GP to over see the swap over to Lyrica. So this is the plan. This means to begin with lowering the gabapentin dose by 300mg every 3 days (I'm on 1800mg at the moment) and then when I'm down to 600mg of gabapentin a day I start to add the pregabalin 75mg to begin with then upping it every 3 days till I reach 300mg a day at the same time still reducing the gabapentin to zero. Hope that makes sense.
20003388 tn?1515166040 I was recently switched from Paroxetine to Fluoxetine. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. When on Paroxetine and I was tired ALL the time. I was literally falling asleep at my desk. It was hard to stay awake. I do have obstructive sleep apnea however I use a CPAP every night. According to the readout on the machine I usually stay between 2 and 4 events an hour.
Avatar m tn Following is a list of treatment-emergent adverse reactions reported by patients treated with duloxetine in clinical trials. In clinical trials of all indications, 31,268 patients were treated with duloxetine. Of these, 29.5% (9222) took duloxetine for at least 6 months, and 13.8% (4317) for at least one year. Cardiac Disorders — Frequent: palpitations; Infrequent: myocardial infarction and tachycardia. Ear and Labyrinth Disorders — Frequent: vertigo; Infrequent: ear pain and tinnitus.
Avatar n tn Medications like acetaminophen, ibuprofen, tricyclic antidepressants, carbamazepine, pregabalin and duloxetine etc can help depending on the indication. Hope this helps. Take care.
Avatar f tn I just ordered more Cymbalta from Canada who in turn orders it from India. I always get the generic duloxetine from them but this time I also got duvanta.
480448 tn?1426948538 s a wonderful drug and it is worth the expansive price especially if you want to avoid tiredness and pain. I am still on it and i have no side-effect other than i have more energy and a bit less pain, I say a bit but there again it was much worse without the drug.