Cymbalta can it cause high blood pressure

With taking Cymbalta my blood pressure has gone through the roof very high now on high blood pressure pills and still high can taking this med be causing it.. My doctor say he does not know .. who does know.. How can I find out.. in the 175-181 range

[Debscared]

Same problem but mine is more of a racing heart, high pulse thing and now that the heart appears to be OK that want to increase the cymbalta from 60 to 120???????????

I have fibro and it has helped the pain but I do not know what is worse. I've been looking for others who may have had similar problems and also if it is effected any heart valves, mine are mildly regurgitating????????

[Debscared]

I've decided to stop cymbalta because it has caused increase in heart rate and have been investigating this drug, withdrawal etc... and alot of my chest pain, heart rate, high blood pressure etc... can be related to the drug. You may want to investigate as I have because it may not appear to be helping us as much as we think it is. Good Luck, Deb

[Furbilina]

I have never had high BP until I started taking Cymbalta.  My doctor had the dose specially compounded to 10 mg which I tolerate.  However at this dose it does not help with fibro.

My mom started on Cymbalta this summer.  When the dose was increased to 60 mg her BP went through the roof.  We have backed down to 30 mg and hope it stabilizes.

[jamescool]

I used to have high blood pressure it was so bad I didn’t think it was ever gonna get better. The pain made it hard to function, I was irritable and most nights I couldn’t sleep. I was on a steady diet of Advil and Tylenol. I finally broke down and got acupuncture and felt much better. My acupuncturist is in NJ here is his info. Give it a try it really helped me.

[Armyangie]

My blood pressure has been off the charts lately. It's from the Cymbalta.  My BP is normal in the morning and once I take the Cymbalta it starts to rise. I have a Blood Pressure fact sheet that says to go the ER if it reaches 180!!!! However, I had a Bi-polar relapse this past January and I have been medication resistant for many years. The Cymbalta with Lamictal, Seroquel and Remeron has stablilized me. I also take blood pressure meds but it still goes up.
I may be heading out to the ER later; it was 180/ the other night. Go to a real doctor who is knowledgeable about this stuff. I looked up the side effects a long time ago.  Stay safe.