Take Cymbalta exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose to make sure you get the best results.
Try to take Cymbalta at the same time each day. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Do not crush, chew, break, or open a delayed-release capsule. Swallow it whole. Breaking or opening the pill may cause too much of the drug to be released at one time. Cymbalta side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to Cymbalta: skin rash or hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Report any new or worsening symptoms to your doctor, such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects while taking Cymbalta:
*nausea, pain in your upper stomach, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); *feeling like you might pass out; *agitation, hallucinations, fever, fast heart rate, overactive reflexes; *very stiff (rigid) muscles, high fever, sweating, confusion, fast or uneven heartbeats, tremors; *easy bruising, unusual bleeding; *painful or difficult urination; *headache, trouble concentrating, memory problems, weakness, feeling unsteady, loss of coordination, fainting, seizure, shallow breathing or breathing that stops; or *severe skin reaction:- fever, sore throat, swelling in your face or tongue, burning in your eyes, skin pain, followed by a red or purple skin rash that spreads (especially in the face or upper body) and causes blistering and peeling.
Less serious Cymbalta side effects may include:
*dry mouth; *drowsiness; *tired feeling; *mild nausea or loss of appetite; or *constipation.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
This includes aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), diclofenac (Voltaren), indomethacin, piroxicam (Feldene), nabumetone (Relafen), etodolac (Lodine), and others. Taking any of these drugs with Cymbalta may cause you to bruise or bleed easily.
Cold or allergy medicine, sedatives, narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medicine for seizures, or anxiety can add to sleepiness caused by Cymbalta. Tell your doctor if you regularly use any of these medicines, or any other antidepressant.
Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:
*a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin); *cimetidine (Tagamet); *a diuretic (water pill); *fluvoxamine (Luvox); *linezolid (Zyvox); *lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith); *St. John's wort; *tramadol (Ultram); *tryptophan (sometimes called L-tryptophan); *an antibiotic such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro); *almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova), sumatriptan (Imitrex), naratriptan (Amerge), rizatriptan (Maxalt), or zolmitriptan (Zomig); or *any other antidepressant such as desipramine (Norpramin), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), paroxetine (Paxil), and others.
This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with Cymbalta. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.
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