Does Anyone Have Peripheral Neuropathy?

[Daisy and Delilah]

I took Elavil (amitriptyline) many years ago for chronic regional pain syndrome. It did reduce the pain about 50% - BUT it caused me to have psychedelic dreams which progressed to night terrors. I decided I would rather live with the pain. Fortunately, mine is very sporadic.

I also took Elavil. It was one of the worst drugs I've ever been prescribed. I had terrible dreams and constant drowsiness. I could never wake up. I always had a hangover.

[Medusa]

I also took Elavil. It was one of the worst drugs I've ever been prescribed. I had terrible dreams and constant drowsiness. I could never wake up. I always had a hangover.

I completely forgot about Elavil. It was prescribed for me also but I gained weight and I cried all the time, so I discontinued it. Sometimes I think that the doctors don't even know if a drug will help or not; makes me feel like a guinea pig. I was also prescribed Cymbalta for fibromyalgia pain. That's the worst drug I've ever taken. I thought I would go insane.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I completely forgot about Elavil. It was prescribed for me also but I gained weight and I cried all the time, so I discontinued it. Sometimes I think that the doctors don't even know if a drug will help or not; makes me feel like a guinea pig. I was also prescribed Cymbalta for fibromyalgia pain. That's the worst drug I've ever taken. I thought I would go insane.

I've heard alot of horror stories about Cymbalta too. Luckily, I can only take 30 mg. a day. I hear the withdrawals from large doses are a nightmare. Actually, that's all I've heard about withdrawals from Neurontin and Lyrica too. The doctors prescribe the drugs and we have to deal with all the consequences. What's wrong with this picture?

[Medusa]

I've heard alot of horror stories about Cymbalta too. Luckily, I can only take 30 mg. a day. I hear the withdrawals from large doses are a nightmare. Actually, that's all I've heard about withdrawals from Neurontin and Lyrica too. The doctors prescribe the drugs and we have to deal with all the consequences. What's wrong with this picture?

I was only on 30 mg. a day of Cymbalta, too. The worst part is that it did help w/the fibromyalgia pain but I gained weight at an alarming rate. Still, I was willing to endure the weight gain as long as it helped w/the pain but after a few weeks, bad stomach cramps started, so bad, in fact, that I was doubled over and had to lie down for several hours. Hours. How do you do that when you have to work? When I called my dr's. office, I was told to stop taking it and I asked if I should wean myself off and the answer was "No, just stop". I did and that's the horror story. So if you ever do decide to stop taking it, no matter what anyone tells you, wean yourself off. Otherwise, you may get the bad side effects that I got: hundreds of brain zaps a day, nightmares, etc. I've heard that other people do well on it but I often wonder if it still works for them.

[Daisy and Delilah]

That's horrible, Mary. Thanks for telling me. I didn't think it would be hard to get off 30 mg. That is some great information for me and everybody else to know. Yikes!!