Has anyone ever experienced hallucinations while on Cymbalta?? I've never seen this happen before that I can remember.. when I wake up and if I move my hand in front of my face it's as though there's a trail behind my hand like it's going in slow motion or something.. it's kind of making me worry, I've never seen this happen before.. and the other day when I took a nap, I woke up and rolled over on the couch to look at the tv and the people on tv had spots appearing on their face, almost like burn holes or something simliar.. once I really wake up and get my wits about me it seems to disappear.. is it just because I've been asleep or is it a weird side effect of Cymbalta?? I've been seeing spots out of the corner of my eye here and there but not as prominent and persistent as this.. I don't really have much of a history of seeing things like this but once when I was pregnant 7..8 months maybe? I was staying in a hospital room overnight with my then boyfriend (he had heart troubles) and I was using the bathroom.. I looked up at the tile wall and for some reason I saw silver streaks shooting across where all of the grout was between the tiles.. it was like something out of the matrix but each streak had prominent little silver.. bullets I guess is the best description? It was darker silver spots that ran the length of every streak, it was so strange.. I looked away and rubbed my eyes and it still happened, so I quickly finished and went to the main room and laid down.. never saw it happen again, but other than that I can not ever remember seeing things.. I hope I'm not losing it, I'm so afraid of something being really wrong here...

I have anxiety and depression, and also have a heart condition Cardiomyopathy.. I developed this condition after giving birth to my son via c-section, after I woke up from the anesthesia I was never the same.. could the spots and visual things I'm seeing be part of the heart condition or is it the medicine?? Or am I just finally cracking up?

I'm afraid that if I keep telling my boyfriend about what I'm experiencing he will think I am losing it and leave me.. what should I do? I called my doc and told them about my hallucinations.. they are supposed to call me back.. and haven't yet..

I would get back on to your doctor and if they don't ring you back keep calling them until they speak to you. You are entitled to speak to someone if you are worried about this which it sounds like you are. I never had this side effect but it may be that it is a usual side effect. Without reassurance from your doc though it must be very unnerving for you!

Keep calling them back hun until you annoy them enough for them to bother!

Lou xx

I am getting the same thing but with a different med. light headed then i see spots for a bit...i am being careful and wondering to far from home and I will be speaking to my doc if this presists because I have had heart surgery .. keep a journal and call your doc...I have had this effect before when starting a new med and I keep close check on it. Not trying to scare you but just keep note and if it gets worse before you can see your doc go to the hospital.