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Taking Duloxetine
307 Patients currently take Duloxetine
36 Patients stopped taking Duloxetine
sadblackrose32 Depression: 3 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 3 Mania: 1 Physical: 2 External Stress: Moderate 31 F Function: Low Distress: Moderate See profile sadblackrose32 Cymbalta, 60 mg daily since Jul 20, 2007
fsbiddle Depression: 1 Emotional: 0 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 0 Mania: 0 Physical: 0 External Stress: None 45 M Function: High Distress: Low See profile fsbiddle Cymbalta, 60 mg daily since Jun 29, 2006
jojo07 Flare-up: severe Sensation: moderate Overall: moderate Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile jojo07 Cymbalta, 90 mg daily since Feb 26, 2008

What is Duloxetine? Duloxetine is used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder. It is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). It helps increase the amounts of serotonin and norepinephrine, natural substances in the brain; this helps mental balance and limit pain signals. Read more...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Duloxetine

Depression	104
slow my disease's progress	81
Other	51
Pain	32
Anxiety	8
Not indicated	6
Stiffness/spasticity	5
Emotional lability	4
General health	3
Burning sensation	2
Disease-related symptoms	2
Deep bone pain	1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1
Headaches	1
Mood swings	1
Neuropathy pain	1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1
Pain, chronic	1
Problems concentrating	1
Don't know	1

Patient Dosages


10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg daily	65 mg daily	70 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	90 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	150 mg daily	180 mg daily	200 mg daily	240 mg daily	N/A
1	1	15	1	57	10	2	165	1	1	2	3	35	2	27	2	1	3	1	17

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Duloxetine

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
11	21	45	46	62	66

Why Patients Stopped Taking Duloxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Side effects too severe	18
Did not seem to work	16
Doctor's advice	6
Other	5
Expense	2
Course of treatment ended	2
Personal research	1
Not indicated	1

How Long Patients Took Duloxetine Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
8	7	4	7	8	1

Average: Duloxetine Ratings

	18
	16
	10
	3

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