30 mg Cymbalta before bedtime?

My GP gave me 2 boxes of 7 tablets each 30 mg Cymbalta to try for 2 weeks: 1 tablet at bedtime for my aches and pains, not all fibromyalgia as I also have osteo-arthritis...

I am worried as yet again it is an anti-depressant just like the Amytriptiline she prescribed for me several years ago at bedtime, and I was in a fog until 11 am the next morning,, did F**k all for my pain, but felt lobotomized,  I toughed it out  for a year as she said nothing else available for fibro pain...

The fog would only lift just before lunchtime, and I need my wits about me for my job, so stopped taking her Amytriptilene and have been without any meds since...Osteoarthritis   and lack of sleep has been handled with Flexoryl  ( muscle relaxant) at bedtime, makes me sleep deeper, but since I no longer toss and turn, except minimally, I wake up refreshed, but in greater stiffness and pain as haven't been moving in my sleep! ( or waking up, turning, and falling asleep again, not exactly sleep apnea, but pain induced wakefulness before sleeping again. happens as much as 5-6 times a night including one geriatric pee at about 3 am which makes me stretch my legs..)...

What are people's experiences with Cymbalta?  I also like a glass or two of wine if I don't work the next day ( for relaxation and pain killing) as I am semi-retired and work is a feast/famine scenario so sometimes I enjoy a few glasses and other nights none at all as have to work next day...seems Cymbalta causes some horror stories for people who drink, and if you are WLSurgeried, wonder what your experience is with Cymbalta in general, and if possible what was/is your reaction after a few glasses of wine...as there are a lot of horror stories out there even for non-wine drinkers!

Thanks!

Hey there,
I take 120 mg of Cymbalta in the morning and experience no sedating effects.  I take it for depression.  There are a couple ladies here who take it for pain, and I am sure they can speak to that better than I.

I hope it helps you.

Hugs,
Trish

I take 60 mg of Cymbalta in the morning for pain from fibro and arthritis; found it helped take down the pain level about 50 percent (well, until the knee ratcheted that back up again). I also take Elavil (amytritiline) at night for sleep, along with flexeril and vicodin and neurontin. It's the only thing that seems to help. I didn't notice the fog from the cymbalta but when I upped my neurontin as suggested by the pain doc's PA, I was extremely confused, so I went back down on that.

I actually thought I was a bit more focused on Cymbalta, but that was me ... I know Judy G. had problems with it as did Connie. Every one is different.

Thanks Eileen, don't think my pain levels are anywhere near yours so my dosages are less.  I cannot function with Amitryptiline at bedtime, even at 10 mg I felt lobotomized until half the morning is over...Flexoril helps a lot with deeper sleep, but I wake up more stiff and in greater pain as I don't do my usual tossing and turning ( without Flexoril I have about 5 wake-ups a night as I turn, then drop off to sleep again) because I sleep in one position for up to 5 hours at a time before waking up...sore., but needing my geriatric pee...

My Ontario and the genral RnY forums have been wonderful with their responses, but they tend to be a younger cohort! My Sistas here have more meaningful info for my age group.

My experience with CYMBALTA was I was pain free and happy!!!!!!! BUT!!!!!!!!!! I was also doing things I did NOT remember doing and that scared me!!! I went back to my dr and told him and he took me off it fast!!!! This was after about 2-3 weeks on it. He then had me try SAVELLA and that worked also but not as fast as CYMBALTA did. BUT  had NO side effects!!! Now for drinking....dr said NO WAY!!!!!!!!!! So I never drank while taking it. I qui my job that I believe was killing me and I am no longer in that horrible pain like I was while I worked there!!! So I stopped taking it and have not had to start again and its been about since end of November that I quit. Good luck in taking it and IF you find you are doing things and NOT remembering doing it or wondering why you are doing this or that....CALL your dr ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

HUGS

When I Googled I got hits with stories like yours and worse...which is why I wondered about taking it.  Thanks for telling me about your experience with Cymbalta...Some on the other Forums have mentioned SAVELLA which is the new miracle drug for Fibromyalgia... guess my doctor is behind the times a bit...
Thanks Judy...hope you are doing a bit better with your own personal ordeal!

Keep us posted, and thanks for taking the time to post, when one has a major health crisis like yours I appreciate you taking the time out to advise me...

No problem...I try to give as I recieve...CYMBALTA works miracles for some...it did me for a couple weeks....but had to stop taking it....made me also smile like an idiot when I was mad as hell....lol weird huh? Yup thats the drug working!! LOL Some here at the complex have tried CYMBALTA also and are having problems...one switched to SAVELLA doing GREAT!!! The other woman is in a fog and doesn't give a dam...she likes that attitude she said...she says she has an appointment end of the month so see what her dr does about it.

I am hanging in there...what else can I do til I have this test done? I have all of you OFF family for support and it IS helping me keep sane!!!!

Thanks for being here for me!!!! Good Luck!!!

HUGS