I live in Foley Alabama 113 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, my doctor prescibed cymbalta forme, I have become severly sun burned when I am exposed to the sun. I called my druggist and they said they failed to include the warning regarding exposure to the sun. They complletely left it off, now what do I do? :oops: :oops:
effects of sun exposure using cymbalta
Started by colonel71, Jun 09 2008 04:44 PM
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Posted 19 June 2008 - 09:58 PM
time in over 20 years! Not because I didn't follow the same protocol as always, but now I realize that there's the photosensitivity issue!
My advice, other than straight aloe vera from the plant, is to take ibuprofen for inflammation & lanacaine. I used dermaplast because it's a spray-on, no touch method.
Hope it works!
My advice, other than straight aloe vera from the plant, is to take ibuprofen for inflammation & lanacaine. I used dermaplast because it's a spray-on, no touch method.
Hope it works!
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Posted 20 June 2008 - 11:21 PM
wow.. i totally missed that in the warnings too... and the doc never mentioned it... that freaks me out a little since I am a HIGH risk skin cancer patient who works outdoors. maybe i should be glad that I have to wear long sleeves, long pants and a hard hat all the time.... wow.
as far as how to handle the burn after you get it - I'm all about the aloe! but I would recommend avoiding colored aloe in the bottles... unless you like having a blue or green tint... :mrgreen: if you happen to be as pale as I am- your skin actually kinda turns that color for a while.... and like bellajar said straight from the plant is the best! (the plants are really easy to take care of and grow pretty well in hot/humid climates
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did you/ have you developed blisters? If so- I would STRONGLY recommend to not pop them... even if they fill with liquid... until you can tell the skin underneath the liquid is starting to heal... I know its hard to tell but if you can bear it don't pop them... or if it really really uncomfortable or they have filled with a lot of fluid (especially after showers mine would fill from the water if there was a natural little opening...) sterilize a needle and puncture an edge- but leave the skin on. and just gently encourage the liquid out. This may all be old news to you- but just in case I wanted to share that... but honestly if you blister... you really might want to go to a minor care clinic to have them take care of the blisters! (I like iky stuff so it didnt' bother me... but my mom couldn't be in the room...)
to avoid the burns - the best sunscreen I have found ( and I live in SE Texas ON the Gulf- hot humid and icky all year! so I totally understand that anywhere close to the gulf and defiantly Alabama can be awful when it comes to sun- (in fact the last sunburn I got was at the Historical Foundry in Birmingham Alabama...hmmm and I knew I should have taken the sunscreen... :roll: ) is Hawaiian Tropics 70 (or higher if you can find it...) If you take a shower and get good and dried off from that (it helps open up the pores i guess i dunno it just works better after a shower for me) and then apply the sunscreen and let it dry completely before you leave the house I have actually managed a whole day with one application at Astroworld (all cement no shade) with no burn and I didn't feel greasy or oily either... Nothing else seems to last as long and work as well... I think the main thing is applying it and letting it dry completely before even going outside...
I'll quit rambling now...
good luck!
as far as how to handle the burn after you get it - I'm all about the aloe! but I would recommend avoiding colored aloe in the bottles... unless you like having a blue or green tint... :mrgreen: if you happen to be as pale as I am- your skin actually kinda turns that color for a while.... and like bellajar said straight from the plant is the best! (the plants are really easy to take care of and grow pretty well in hot/humid climates
)did you/ have you developed blisters? If so- I would STRONGLY recommend to not pop them... even if they fill with liquid... until you can tell the skin underneath the liquid is starting to heal... I know its hard to tell but if you can bear it don't pop them... or if it really really uncomfortable or they have filled with a lot of fluid (especially after showers mine would fill from the water if there was a natural little opening...) sterilize a needle and puncture an edge- but leave the skin on. and just gently encourage the liquid out. This may all be old news to you- but just in case I wanted to share that... but honestly if you blister... you really might want to go to a minor care clinic to have them take care of the blisters! (I like iky stuff so it didnt' bother me... but my mom couldn't be in the room...)
to avoid the burns - the best sunscreen I have found ( and I live in SE Texas ON the Gulf- hot humid and icky all year! so I totally understand that anywhere close to the gulf and defiantly Alabama can be awful when it comes to sun- (in fact the last sunburn I got was at the Historical Foundry in Birmingham Alabama...hmmm and I knew I should have taken the sunscreen... :roll: ) is Hawaiian Tropics 70 (or higher if you can find it...) If you take a shower and get good and dried off from that (it helps open up the pores i guess i dunno it just works better after a shower for me) and then apply the sunscreen and let it dry completely before you leave the house I have actually managed a whole day with one application at Astroworld (all cement no shade) with no burn and I didn't feel greasy or oily either... Nothing else seems to last as long and work as well... I think the main thing is applying it and letting it dry completely before even going outside...
I'll quit rambling now...
good luck!
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Posted 05 September 2009 - 08:11 PM
"Greybeard" in post of June 10th, 2008, 12:24 pm stated that:–
Melatonin.... the "sleep and dream" neurotransmitter also is a skin pigment agent that is sort of a natural "sun block".
This is entirely INCORRECT.
MELATONIN is NOT a neurotransmitter, it is a HORMONE in humans produced by the pineal gland and linked to the circadian rhythms (sleep cycle). Refer to:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin
http://www.merriam-w...dical/melatonin
MELANIN, not Melatonin, is a PIGMENT produced in the human body providing skin and hair colouration. It enables UV radiation to be absorbed and dispersed as heat into the human body, and further, is by no means a "sun block". Refer to:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin
http://www.merriam-w...medical/melanin
There is a lot of incorrect information on the internet due to a complete lack of "fact" checking.
Melatonin.... the "sleep and dream" neurotransmitter also is a skin pigment agent that is sort of a natural "sun block".
This is entirely INCORRECT.
MELATONIN is NOT a neurotransmitter, it is a HORMONE in humans produced by the pineal gland and linked to the circadian rhythms (sleep cycle). Refer to:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin
http://www.merriam-w...dical/melatonin
MELANIN, not Melatonin, is a PIGMENT produced in the human body providing skin and hair colouration. It enables UV radiation to be absorbed and dispersed as heat into the human body, and further, is by no means a "sun block". Refer to:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin
http://www.merriam-w...medical/melanin
There is a lot of incorrect information on the internet due to a complete lack of "fact" checking.
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Posted 15 May 2012 - 08:47 AM
I was not aware of any photosensitivity issues with Cymbalta but it's interesting because I got a sunburn last week (still on a low dose of Cymbalta) & now it almost looks like cellulitis is one spot. Never had that before & I've have a few sunburns before.
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