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Effexor or Cymbalta
I am a little confused. I take Effexor (actually the generic Venlafaxine 37.5 mg) for hot flashes and it also seems to be a pretty good anti-depressant. I take glucosomine & chondroitin (sp) for joint & back pain which my doctor lets me augment with a pain pill occasionally just so I can keep working. (Hope to retire end of year- hope & pray) But I do have neuropathy in toes and balls of my feet. Does anyone know if Cymbalta helps with hot flashes? I guess if I have to make the choice between living with hot flashes or numb tootsies, I'd have to go with the numbness because I cannot stand the hot flashes.
But the numbness does seem to be spreading up my feet. One of the ladies at my clinic is numb up past her ankles and cannot drive anymore. One more bad thing to worry about.
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DX 7-5-05, Age 54, Stage 1, Grade 2, ER+ (25%) PR- Her2 neu 3+
Lumpectomy 8-4-05, 2cm tumor, 3 nodes neg, Completed 4 A/C, 4 taxol, decadron (weekly due to steriod reaction) finished 4-17-06
Finished 33 rads 6-5-06, Femara, Started Herceptin 6-22-06
Effexor for hot flashes, Taken off Herceptin Feb 2007 due to low LVEF (44 by Echo) Coreg & Lisinopril replaced bp meds - April Echo back up to 55 Resumed Herceptin 5-21-07.
2010: almost 5 YRS NED!!! Still taking Femara & Coreg. Due to all the CT scans, abdominal aneurysm found & repaired. Something good came out of having cancer.
2013 7+ years NED. Still on Femara
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