308 patient evaluations for Duloxetine

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Dec 25, 2013 (Started Sep 27, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: none
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 10, 2013 (Started Mar 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Weight gain when double dose only Didn't work at single dose 30 mg start dose changed to 60 mg quickly then to 120mg
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 2, 2013 (Started Feb 02, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 15, 2011 (Started Oct 16, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dry mouth, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth, drowsiness

Aug 16, 2010 (Started Oct 16, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dry mouth, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: Cymbalta did exactly what it was meant to, it allowed me to function during a really black time. It dose increase the need for sleep and PwMS don't really need this added burden but it was worth putting up with. Also caused severe dry mouth but that was worth putting up with
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth, drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 15, 2013 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (bad dreams, feeling strange)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: Cymbalta caused vivid horrible nightmares.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 24, 2013 (Started Feb 06, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 31, 2012 (Started Aug 29, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (serotonin syndrome, swelling of lips and tongue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: rat poison lips swollen rash serotonin syndrome if you have to stop taking you will have to dose down and don't count on doctor office to be of help side effects coming off are terrible to your mind and pain
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2012 (Started Apr 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (elevated blood pressure)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: can't really remember why i stopped cymbalt. since can only remember yesterday and thats not guarantee.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 15, 2012 (Started Oct 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take

Nov 1, 2009 (Started Oct 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 26, 2013 (Started Nov 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (chronic constipation, weight gain, tremor in hands)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: Potential unexpected benefits: improved incontinence Be VERY careful and take your time weening yourself off, after discussing with dr, of course! Cost kept increasing so I was considering going off of it. Finally, I was losing my insurance and I definitely could not afford to keep taking it! I thought it wasn't helping anymore but, after getting off of it, it appears it was helping after all, unless it is a coincidence that my health plummeted since!
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark
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