Cymgen 30 Side Effects

Good day. I was put onto Cymgen (30mg) on the 19th of Sep 13' due to possible anxiety / panic attacks. (I'm a 34 years old, female). A few months ago I started breaking out in uncontrollable horrible smelling underarm sweats (the more I sweated, the more it would smell and the more self conscious I would feel and then I would sweat even more), I started having heart cramps and chest pains, limbs went numb, I had breathlessness (feeling of someone sitting on your chest) and irregular heart beats. The symptoms got worse very quickly. I got worried (possible stroke / heart attack) as I have no info on my parents medical history and I have an 8 year old daughter. I then went to see a GP. He did bloods and ECG's and all came out clean. No signs of pre-mature menopause or thyroid ...

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I have been on cymgen 60 for about 6 months then reduced myself to 30 for past 4 months. I have always weighed no more than 54kg and am now sitting on 68kg. This is enough to cause anyone more depression than what they already suffering. Furthermore I also feel constantly tired, have dizzy spells. My husband says every week he has a different wife, one week Im arrogant and cocky, the next Im loving and insecure, the next Im nasty to everyone etc etc, isnt there a medication that can prevent these drastic changes in personality?? I have been on soooo many others over the years, nothing has seemed to help. I dont really suffer from the deep bouts of depression anymore but definitely have my weeks where I feel down and pretty worthless and am hard on myself and struggle to make it to work....

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i have been on this tablet for more than a week and i feel like crap, my nerves are on top and i feel like my blood is boiling. my whole body is shaking and my tongue is stiff. i'm not feeling tired or anything but i feel like i'm going crazy. ## Have you talked to your doctor? While this contains the active ingredient Duloxetine, which is an antidepressant, it seems it may not be the right medication to help you and you may need to try something else. Learn more: Duloxetine Details ## My 19 year old daughter start with cymgen 30 she gets these dizzy and nervous feeling. IS it normal. Next week they are going to increase her dosage to 60, Will it get better. The doctor put her on it for the panic attack she gets ## I have been on cymgen 60 mornings for almost a year,I went throu...

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Have been on cymgen for nearly 7 years now. It has worked but now the side effects are getting to be too much. Muscle stiffness, constant headache and I can't go a single day without them, it's the worst feeling ever. I have been a drug addict for 15 years and not even opioid withdrawals are as bad as cymgen withdrawals. I have tried to cut down to 30 mg but couldn't bare the withdrawals. Now I am on 60 mg and its seems to not work as good as it use to. Somedays I really can't get up. I am always so stiff in my neck. I also get heart palpitations, bad blood circulation and I feel withdrawn from everything around me. I don't feel any emotion. This is now enough. I want to stop taking this med. This is not a life I promise you that. ## Hello, Andre! How are you? When d...

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I was on lexamil. It went well on the medication. my dr advise me the better option for biopoler depression is cymgen30 because it helps with neoro pains that i get in my neck. I also have twitching of the neck when i het stressed. my neck pain is better. but my only complain is that i have a extremely craving for food. when i was very depressed i did not eat much. i dont like putting on weight. will the cravings for food go away or is it better to ask the dr if i can go back on lexamil., thanx ## How long have you been taking it? Cymgen contains the active ingredient Duloxetine, it is an SNRI antidepressant and it usually takes about 4 to 6 weeks for it to reach its full effect in your body and the side effects should start to taper off and lessen in severity in approximately that same...

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Hi I am on this tablet for more than a month. Within the first week I came out in hives and dr put me on 30mg for 4 days then back to 60mg. Hives stayed away. For 2 weeks now I have had NO energy and muscle stiffness in my arms and now it is going to my legs. All I want to do is sleep and have not been to work this whole week because I do not have energy to get up in morning. I take my pill in the morning as prescribed by my dr. My back is starting to stiffen up and my neck feels as if it could snap off at any time. I have never felt so overwhelmed in my whole life and as sick as this. Please tell me this is side effects to this tablet and not the end of my life, as it feels like it today. I can not lift a pot of food of the stove without having severe pain in my elbows and musles. I fa...

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I have been on Cymgen 30mg for almost 3 weeks. Day 2 to 7 were terrible with a racy heart and chills and then sweaty. I felt totally wired. That has all settled but I keep on doing weird stuff with my mouth and tongue and my mouth is super sore from contact with my teeth and tongue. I can't seem to stop it and have to consciously swallow my saliva each time. What to do? When will it settle if at all? ## This contains the active ingredient Duloxetine and those are not common side effects of it. Learn more Cymgen details here. Have you told your doctor about these issues? It's likely that this just isn't the right medication for you to take and you may need to try something else.

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iv been taking cymgen 60 for about 4 months tryed to get off the tablet but experienced bad withdrawals,so im on cymgen 30 now for 2 months but i want to get off this tablet but need to know if there is something non addictive to help get off this tab and help with the withrawals ## What has your doctor advised? Cymgen contains the active ingredient Duloxetine, which is an SNRI antidepressant and since it does work on brain chemicals, it can cause withdrawal and rebound effects, if stopped suddenly. Your doctor, however, should be able to help you taper off of it and may be able to suggest something, or prescribe something that will minimize the withdrawal and rebound effects. For instance, some people have good luck with Diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl, because it is...

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what exactly is cymgen? ## Cymgen contains the active ingredient Duloxetine, this is an SSNRI antidepressant. Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, dry mouth and weight gain. Read more: Is there anything else I can help with? ## I am on cymgen 60mg and I would like to go off the medication. How do I go about doing that I want to get weaned off the medication. It is making me dizzy and making me very nauseas. ## Raihanah, have you discussed it with your doctor? How long have you been taking it? Weaning may not be necessary, if you haven't been taking it for a long time. However, if you have been on it for quite awhile, then you doctor would be the person best suited to help you with a taper schedule. ## I've been on Cymgen 30mg for 3mo (reduced by my GP from the 60...

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Hello all. I weaned off and stopped Cymgen (60mg to 30mg) for about a year. I started on Cymgen again (new medication did not help at all with anxiety and panic) but it doesn't help nearly as much as it initially did. Am I resistant to it now? Should I try a generic? Or do I have to look for another drug altogether? ## What dose are you currently taking? Cymgen contains the active ingredient Duloxetine, it is most commonly used to treat anxiety, OCD, and depression. The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, mood changes, and weight changes. Ref: Cymgen Information Are you on an other medications? How long were you off the new one that you tried?

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anybody in the same boat being on CymGen 30mg and changed to Serlife 50mg I don't think the CymGen was working anymore (almost 3 years) ## Hello, Jennifer! How are you? It is normal to develop a tolerance to a medication that you've been taking for a long period of time and happens to everyone, sooner or later. Sometimes you can take a medication for many years, before it happens, sometimes just a few months. When this occurs, you usually need a dosage change, or to try a different medication, like you're doing. Learn more Cymgen details here. This is an SNRI antidepressant and it may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, dry mouth and weight changes. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Thanks for your reply seeing as I am on Serlife 50mg now anybody else on ...

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I have been on Cymgen for 3 months now. First on 60mg in morning and now reduced to 30mg at night. I have started weeing 3-4 times per night although I haven't had anything to drink for hours. I also have a lot of acid. AND Insomnia !! Will it help if I take it in the mornings maybe ? ## Then you will have daytime sleepiness. Get off this drug if you can. It is not the right one for you and the side effects are not good for you. If you are female, no one will have sympathy with you for not sleeping because it will be assumed to be due to menopause. They will blame you if you are fat or if you had bad "bedtime Hygeine".Not one thing I tried worked except cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) 10MG or 1 MG klonopin to sleep. Finally I could fall asleep but wake up four hours later. It too...

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My Dr has cut my Cymgen from 60mg to 30mg i am feeling out of sorts is that normal. She said its not good to take antidepressants for so long. But i felt fine taking them is it bad? ## Hello, Delwynne! How are you? There are risks with taking any medication on a long-term basis, but many people do require them for the rest of their lives, be it an antidepressant, a heart medication, a blood thinner, or a blood pressure medication. The risks may possibly include stomach ulceration, liver damage, liver failure or kidney damage/failure, as reported by the FDA. And yes, with such an abrupt lowering of your dosage, it is normal to feel out of sorts, it can cause withdrawal effects. Have you considered getting a second opinion from a different doctor? ## Hi there I am feeling a lot better. Do...

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I have been on Cymbalta, then changed to the generic Cymgen (30mg) for 8 years. I decided after this amount of time to stop and asked my psychiatrist on ways to do this. FISRT of all, my psychiatrist said that because i was on such a low dose that there will be NO side effects of stopping the drug. My response was to inform her that on days i have missed taking my meds i have severe head zaps and couldn't manage just stopping (Cold Turkey) if that was the case. She then put me on a course to taper off: X2 weeks 30mg Cymgen & 20mg LilyFluoxetime (prozac)- After two weeks i stopped the Cymgen and carried on taking the lily for another two weeks as requested by my doctor. I had my last Lily on the 18th of July 2016. It is now the 10th of August 2016. The withdrawals are so severe t...

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I need to know the Long Term Effects of taking Cymgen for longer than 6months and will my depression be cured after taking the drug for a while? ## This medication contains the active ingredient Duloxetine, it is an SSNRI antidepressant. The common side effects you can expect may include: nausea, drowsiness, dry mouth and weight gain. However, these should actually taper off, after a few weeks, as your body adjusts to the medication. As to your depression being cure, that really depends on what is causing it. If it is just due to some temporary things that are happening in your life and they clear up, then the medication may be just enough help to get you through this rough patch. However, if your depression is caused by other issues, such as mental illness, then it will more than likel...

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Hi I have been on cymgem 30 mg for 7 days then started with the 60 mg capsule, I feel horrible, please, can anyone tell me what side effects to expect? I feel horrible.I am nauseas, terrible headaches, my brain feels like porridge, etc, how long does this side effects lasts? What am I to expect? Please help!!!! ## Have your symptoms improved at all? Those are normal side effects that can occur from starting this medication and it may take 4 to 6 weeks before they reach their peak and then start to taper off in severity. Learn more Cymgen details here. ## Hi, I am also experiencing terrible nausea and weakness after starting cymgem 30MG yesterday. I thought it might have been due to the tramaset I had also been taking. However I have not taken the tramaset today and I'm still feeling...

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I have been diagnosed with neuralgia and was prescribed Degranol 200mg twice a day and Cymgen 30mg once a day for almost 2 years now. After months being on the medication i started getting hair loss, I am 53. Could it be the medication? why did the hair problem start so much later. Could it be menopause ? ## It might be a combination of the medications and the onset of Menopause, it can cause a low thyroid function in many women and that's one of the side effects. Learn more Degrenol details here. Learn more Cymgen details here. Thus, you may want to consult your doctor about it, to be certain what's causing it. Have you shown any other menopausal symptoms? ## Only just recently has there been a change with my period. Since last year Nov it suddently stopped and i used to get it...

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Hi I live in South Africa and have TLE and Fibromyalgia of which the pain was unbearable. The Dr upped my Cymgen from 30 to 60 and with in a week the pain had decreased by 80%, however she i lie down i hear swishing noises like if you had to hold your hands over ears. Also my body had no rash but yet somehow i am itchy all over head to toe, not crazy itchy but like as if something walked on your skin. I feel like one thing fixed 2 things wrong, are these side effects or am i NUTS!!

Hi, I am 47 years of age , male and have anxiety disorder. I have been using Remeron 30mg for almost a year and a half with mild effect. My doctor then prescribed symgen 30mg as well which leads to heavy heart palpitations and something like a shortness of breath in the mornings (This is the only way I can describe it.) Can I simply stop the cymgen or should I wait a little longer for these side effects to subcide. ## Hey. I can't answer your question. But I'm on same combo as you. Its good but weight gain is terrible! Do you know if I can stop taking remeron suddenly after 9 years and continue with cymgem without getting bad side effects? ## Hello, Charles! How are you? How long have you been taking the Cymgen? Side effects are typically transient and taper off in severity, the...

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Hi there, was changed to Cymgen 60mg. I was told the anti depressant is "weight gain indifferent". I had my nervous bdown 2.5 years ago and has been on various tabs, but in all has picked up about 12 kgs. I joined a weightloss group beginning of this year and have lost 1.2kgs in one month. I am 50 years old female ## Superb, I'm glad that you are doing better on this one. Cymgen contains the active ingredient Duloxetine, which is an SNRI antidepressant. The most common side effects for it can include: nausea, drowsiness, headache and dry mouth. In some rare instances, it can cause weight gain in some people, but as I said, it is a very rare occurrence. Learn more: Are there any questions or comments? ## Thanks for this info. ## Cymgen 30mg - do you gain weight by using it or...

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