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Duloxetine Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Cymbalta, Yentreve

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240 patient evaluations for Duloxetine with a adherence rating of Always Always Always Always Always

vidi4

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx Therapy

36 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
by vidi4
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**Purposes:** Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Jul 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Generalized Anxiety Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 14, 2011	30 mg Daily	None	Slight	Severe	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

burrwarren

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 11 yrs

Mentor

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Relapse: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: severe

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by burrwarren
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood, Pain, and Anxious mood *(Started Oct 04, 2005)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 01, 2011	60 mg Daily

0 helpful marks

gmp1968

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 3 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: none

Walking: none
by gmp1968
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Oct 28, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 15, 2011	60 mg Daily	None	Severe	Always	A little

0 helpful marks

lucyjane111

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Mild Depression

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Rx

48 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by lucyjane111
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**Purpose:** Mild Depression *(Started Sep 27, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 27, 2011	60 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

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EdSikov

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 7 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by EdSikov
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Nov 12, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 18, 2011	90 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Apr 25, 2010	90 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Mar 23, 2009	90 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Apr 25, 2010
Advice & Tips: Do not hesitate to take an anti-depressant if your doc suggests it or if you believe it will benefit you. It takes time to find the right one for you, but you do, you will feel so much better about yourself, your life, your family and friends, and you can better deal with your PD in a positive way.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

Pen'sup

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 6 yrs

Bi-Pap

Bulbar: none

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: mild
by Pen'sup
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Feb 11, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 14, 2011	60 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Jul 13, 2011	60 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Dec 20, 2010	60 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 09, 2009	60 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Apr 21, 2009	60 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

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BlessedByTheThorn

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: some
Description:F50y
FM:6y Dx
by BlessedByTheThorn
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Jan 01, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 05, 2011	120 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Opus56379

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Social Anxiety Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 1

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

51 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by Opus56379
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood, Anxious mood, Chronic pain, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Lack of support, and Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Mar 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Chronic pain Perceived effectiveness	Generalized Anxiety Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Lack of support Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 18, 2011
Aug 17, 2011	120 mg Daily

0 helpful marks

Tsalta

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 4 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild
by Tsalta
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**Purpose:** Peripheral neuritis *(Started Jun 05, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 29, 2011	120 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Jan 26, 2010	30 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Always	Not at all
Jan 12, 2010	60 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Always	Not at all
Dec 04, 2009	60 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Oct 29, 2009	60 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Sep 23, 2009	60 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Fuzzy thinking

Date: Jan 26, 2010
Advice & Tips: Decided that the fuzzy head feeling from it might not be worth the benefit. I will go off for a few weeks and see if it was making a big emough difference in my pain in hands to warrant going back on.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Date: Jan 12, 2010
Advice & Tips: I am weaning off this drug as it doesn't seem to be helping alot
Cost: $50-99 monthly

0 helpful marks

JoniJ

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: None

Fatigue: Little

Sleep: Little

Stiffness: Most

function: Most

external_stress: Little

Stickman: little
Description:F59y
FM:?y Dx
by JoniJ
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Sep 01, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 17, 2011	120 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jul 17, 2011
Advice & Tips: I participated in one of the drug studies for cymbalta through UCLA. I knew within 3 days that I was on the drug and not the placebo. The dosage was increased after 6 months on the study and I have continued with that dosage.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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