Cymbalta Confusion
UpdatedI began taking cymbalta because the co pay for my Lyrica with my new insurance was too expensive. I began taking 30 mg once a day. After about 3days my husband and friends starting noticing a change in me. I was tired all the time and acting distant. By about the 9th day the real problems began. It started when I didn't remember how to use my cell phone. When I tried to ask my son for help I wasn't able to make any sense. My husband took me to the ER where the doctors thought that I had a stroke. I couldn't even remember who the president was, the year it was or the year that I was born. Worst of all, I couldn't remember who my husband of 43 years was. I couldn't sleep, had no appetite and other side effects that I can't remember. After 4days in the hospital, a brain scan, x rays and blood tests they found out it was not a stroke, it was the Cymbalta. Now I am fine and was back on Lyrica for over $206 month with the company's co pay card, plus a hospital bill. I am scared to try anything else so it is now on my medical records as an allergy.
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Hello, Lori! How are you doing? I am very sorry about what happened to you!
I'm glad they discovered what it was and were able to solve the problem and yes, I agree, definitely avoid it in the future. My brother in law had a similar nasty reaction to an antihistamine the ER gave him to treat an allergic reaction to an antibiotic, they also though he was having a stroke.
The FDA lists the typical side effects of Lyrica as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, mood swings and weight changes.
How are you doing back on it?
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