Duloxetine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: 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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Depression | 33 |
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6 | ||
| Other | 7 |
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2 | |||
| Treat Parkinson's | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Back pain | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Peripheral Neuropathy | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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4 | 67% |
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 50% |
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Side effects too severe
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3 | 50% |
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Expense
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2 | 33% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- grandmajudy
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- grandmajudy
- 60 mg daily
- since May 03, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
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- EdSikov
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- EdSikov
- 90 mg daily
- since Mar 23, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- Dana O.
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- Dana O.
- 20 mg daily
- since Feb 08, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I think Cymbalta is one of the better antidepressants especially for someone who has fibromyalgia. I believe it helps some with the chronic pain. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.