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.

[karen123147]

I have the same problem as all of the others posting here with BP issues. My BP is high but is more so with Cymbalta.  I took myself off cold turkey for about a year.  What a miserable time and I know my attitude was less than desirable.  First, if you think about getting off this medication, go to your doctor and have him gradually reduce it. I am back on Cymbalta and taking double the amount of BP meds.  It has allowed me to cope much more easily, not go into a melt down and it does help with pain.  I take Serequel at night to sleep.  Over the last 40 years, anti-depressants have been a way of life.  The other day I took an extra Cymbalta by mistake...have got to start using a weekly med dispenser.  This drove my pressure close to the 180 point.  My dr. prescribed clonadine for times when pressure needs to be brought down and the the lisinopril has already been taken. Take  as needed.  In a year and a half I have probably taken a dozen out of the 60 he gave me.

[klewis0001]

I am 25 years old and was talking Cymbalta for chronic migraines.  I have never had high blood pressure, but recently my blood pressure has sky-rocketed (167-104).  my doctor told me to stop taking the Cymblata.  Any idea on how long it will take for my blood pressure to stabalize?

[MKGilbert]

I have been on Cymbalta for at least 5 yrs for fibro and depression and my resting pulse is too high. Also have moderately high BP. I take 90 mg/day which barely gets me thru the winters~at 120 mg it made me too anxious, so I am suspecting it's the med causing these symptoms, but without it I'm a total basket case! 2 different inexperienced MD's trying switching me to another med 2 yrs in a row in the fall~A really stupid time to switch meds on someone who also has severe seasonal depression! both also did it "cold turkey" which mental health pros have told me is also a major mistake~ I want to wean off of it, but am afraid to~ They aare suggesting ECT now which terrifies me!