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Duloxetine Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Cymbalta
What is Duloxetine? Duloxetine is used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder. It is a selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs) used to treat both emotional and physical symptoms of depression, it is prescribed for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain and management of fibromyalgia.
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Depression | 443 | 25% |
| Fibromyalgia | 312 | 18% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 148 | 8% |
| Pain | 128 | 7% |
| Other | 76 | 4% |
| Major Depressive Disorder | 60 | 3% |
| Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) | 32 | 1% |
| Anxiety | 31 | 1% |
| Pain, all over (generalized) | 29 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 17 | <1% |
| 30mg as needed | daily | 1 mg daily | 2 mg daily | 60 mg weekly | 10 mg daily | 15 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 25 mg daily | 180 mg weekly | 30 mg daily | 30 mg one time | 33.125 mg daily | 40 mg daily | 45 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 60 mg daily | 65 mg daily | 75 mg daily | 80 mg daily | 90 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 120 mg daily | 130 mg daily | 150 mg daily | 180 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 210 mg daily | 240 mg daily | 270 mg daily | 1800 mg daily | 5400 mg daily | ||
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29
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4
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163
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Duloxetine or how long patients were taking Duloxetine before stopping.
Currently Taking Duloxetine
Stopped Taking Duloxetine
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side effects too severe | 143 | 44% |  |
| Did not seem to work | 119 | 37% | |
| Doctor's advice | 69 | 21% | |
| Other | 49 | 15% | |
| Expense | 39 | 12% | |
| Personal research | 13 | 4% | |
| Course of treatment ended | 6 | 2% | |
| Not indicated | 4 | 1% | |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 357 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 18% | 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 47% | 18 |
| Slight | 16% | 6 |
| None | 8% | 3 |
| Can't tell | 11% | 4 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 13% | 46 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 22% | 78 |
| Mild | 26% | 93 |
| None | 39% | 140 |
Top reported side-effects include: increased sweating, Decreased sex drive (libido), Brain cloud
Summary results are based on 357 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 357)
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- Babystars
- Sex: F
- Flare-up: Moderate
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by Babystars
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Pain
- Advice/Tips
- Take it as prescribed and it helps the pain.If you stop taking it for a couple of days you will definitly feel the difference!!So keep taking it.
- See full evaluation
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1 helpful mark
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- fragiletruth
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Low
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by fragiletruth
Jan 28, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsModerate
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- Going off this medication was hell. I was prescribed it because my GP thought it would be a good idea to just put me on an antidepressant instead of telling me to see a psychiatrist - **NEVER allow a GP to be your only point of contact for dealing with a mental illness.**
- See full evaluation
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1 helpful mark
Report created on November 07, 2009.