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Taking Duloxetine
410 Patients currently take Duloxetine
88 Patients stopped taking Duloxetine
MEXICOJACKIE Sex: F Flare-up: Moderate Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile MEXICOJACKIE Cymbalta, 60 mg daily since Apr 15, 2009
Tacklems Sex: F Sensation: Severe Overall: Severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Tacklems Cymbalta, 60 mg daily since Jun 15, 2009
dbrister Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile dbrister Cymbalta, 120 mg daily since Feb 20, 2009

Duloxetine Treatment Report

Brand Names: Cymbalta
Generic Name: Duloxetine

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.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Jump to:: Reasons taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons taken

498 patients in the community are taking or have taken Duloxetine.

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Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Depression	199	39%
Pain	115	23%
Other	34	6%
Anxiety	18	3%
Burning sensation	14	2%
Stiffness/Spasticity	9	1%
Fibromyalgia	6	1%
Sensation	5	1%
General health	5	1%
Emotional lability	4	<1%
Support another treatment	3	<1%
Fatigue	2	<1%
Peripheral Neuropathy	2	<1%
Mood swings	2	<1%
Fatigue and sleepiness	1	<1%
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)	1	<1%
headache	1	<1%
Numbness, feet	1	<1%
Stress	1	<1%
Muscle spasms	1	<1%
Cognition	1	<1%
Cognitive confusion	1	<1%
ms brain deterioration	1	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1	<1%
Daytime sleepiness	1	<1%
Restless leg syndrome/creey crawlies	1	<1%
Sleepiness	1	<1%
brain zaps	1	<1%
Trigeminal neuralgia	1	<1%
Slow my MS progress	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
Fibromyalgia pain & depression	1	<1%
Tension Headaches	1	<1%
Muscle Pain	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Duloxetine.

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All (Show top 10)

30mg as needed	daily	10 mg daily	20 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	60 mg daily	65 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily
1	11	1	24	67	15	221	1	1	28	2	43	1	3

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Duloxetine or how long patients were taking Duloxetine before stopping.

Currently Taking Duloxetine

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
6	5	27	50	60	71

Stopped Taking Duloxetine

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
14	20	14	16	11	13

Why Patients Stopped Taking Duloxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	32	34%
Did not seem to work	31	33%
Other	16	17%
Expense	13	14%
Doctor's advice	10	11%
Course of treatment ended	3	3%
Not indicated	2	2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 80 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	50%	4
Moderate	25%	2
Can't tell	25%	2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	5%	4
Moderate	10%	8
Mild	26%	21
None	59%	47

Top reported side-effects include: increased sweating, Decreased sex drive (libido), Brain cloud

Summary results are based on 80 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 80)

Babystars

Sex: F

Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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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.

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kaykay19

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: unreported

Vision: unreported

Speech: unreported

Swallowing: unreported

Upper limb: unreported

Walking: unreported

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by kaykay19
Aug 27, 2008

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