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Yesterday, we had a close call with my Mom. She has severe arthritis, lymphedema in her legs, and is in a great deal of pain. She has tried many pain meds, fentanyl, vicodin,Ultram just to name a few. We met with her doctor yesterday, and were going over other possible meds, and of course, one that came up was Cymbalta. Of course, I didn't want to interrupt him while he was speaking, but I found myself shaking my head so vigorously, that I thought it would fly off. My Mom quickly said, oh no, my daughter had a bad experience with it, and I think he could see that I was about to go off on a rant, because he said that he wouldn't recommend it for her due to memory issues! I was able to tell him that it was horrid to get off of, and that I lost over a year of my life to it.
I guess I am posting this for those that have elderly parents with pain issues. Please be sure that they are fully aware of what you have been through. I told my parents everything about the agony of this stuff, but it scares me to think that other elderly people could be given this shit without anyone being any the wiser, until it is too late. I simply can not imagine either of my parents, in their 70s and 80s being able to tolerate being ON it, let alone trying to get off of it.
Please, be sure your loved ones don't get this prescribed to them as primary pain management, (or anything else really). It just made me sick to think about it! :shock:
