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Posted by gromit on February 20, 2005, at 0:10:35
It's the weirdest thing, about 4-6 hours after my first dose of Cymbalta I had an overwhelming urge for cigarettes that I couldn't control. So I've been smoking again for the past week or so, I hadn't had a smoke in like 5 years and had no desire to for almost that long. Has anybody else experienced this on Cymbalta, or maybe other meds?
Thanks
Rick
Posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2005, at 17:35:55
In reply to Cymbalta and smoking, posted by gromit on February 20, 2005, at 0:10:35
Never heard of this before. And I took cymbalta. Fondly,Phillipa
Posted by gromit on March 8, 2005, at 13:44:24
In reply to Cymbalta and smoking, posted by gromit on February 20, 2005, at 0:10:35
I just saw this http://www.crazymeds.org/cymbaltaSideEffects.html. Was my brain was rejecting this drug, is that possible? I mean it was an overwhelming desire to smoke and I haven't wanted a cigarette for years now. Maybe I really am crazy.
Posted by Laurapat22 on December 2, 2008, at 12:26:11
In reply to Re: Cymbalta and smoking » gromit, posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2005, at 17:35:55
I had this feeling too and i'm not even really a smoker! I smoke every once in a while when i drink and i smoked during the day a little bit when i was in school and studying a lot. The weirdest thing was that I would crave cigarettes and then i would have this panicky feeling afterwards, and my chest would feel like something was pushing on it. I called it the devil drug, because it would make me crave a cig and then punish me for it.
I took cymbalta for fibromyalgia, but then had to stop because it gave me panic attacks. It was very strange...
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