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What is Duloxetine?

Duloxetine is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI). It is used for depression, general anxiety disorder, pain associated with diabetic neuropathy and for fibromyalgia. Off label it is used for stress incontinence and chronic pain syndromes.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 20%
Mild
1 10%
None
7 70%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sedation
1 33%
Cognitive Confusion
1 33%
Spinal stenosis
1 33%
Brain cloud
1 33%
I feel flat
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 34 Number of Patients: 34 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Duloxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
4 67% Did not seem to work: 67%
Doctor's advice
3 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe
3 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Expense
2 33% Expense: 33%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Duloxetine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Duloxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Duloxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
9 90%
Usually
1 10%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 10%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 10%
Not at all
8 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 10%
$50-99
1 10%
$25-49
4 40%
< $25
2 20%

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

Report created on March 14, 2010.