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What is Cymbalta?

Cymbalta is the brand name for duloxetine, a selective serotonin & norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI), a type of anti-depressant reported to treat both emotional and physical symptoms of depression. Cymbalta is also prescribed for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 31 6
Other 7 2
Treat Parkinson's 3 0
Back pain 2 0
Peripheral Neuropathy 2 0
hip and shoulder pain 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 25%
Mild
0 0%
None
6 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sedation
1 13%
pain relief from spinal stenosis
1 13%
Brain cloud
1 13%
I feel flat
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 30 Number of Patients: 30 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cymbalta (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 60% Did not seem to work: 60%
Side effects too severe
3 60% Side effects too severe: 60%
Expense
2 40% Expense: 40%
Doctor's advice
2 40% Doctor's advice: 40%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Cymbalta

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cymbalta

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
1
2
9
11

Stopped Taking Cymbalta

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 75%
Usually
2 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 13%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
7 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 13%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
5 63%
< $25
1 13%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.