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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
18 20%
Moderate
25 27%
Mild
25 27%
None
23 25%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sex drive (libido) decreased
30 33%
increased sweating
24 26%
Nausea
23 25%
Dizziness
23 25%
Insomnia
18 20%
Brain cloud
18 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Duloxetine. See all 15 dosages ►

  daily 20 mg daily 180 mg weekly 30 mg daily 30 mg one time 33.125 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 180 mg daily 210 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 49 Number of Patients: 49 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 161 Number of Patients: 161 31 Number of Patients: 31 2 Number of Patients: 2 43 Number of Patients: 43 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Duloxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
39 45% Did not seem to work: 45%
Side effects too severe
38 44% Side effects too severe: 44%
Doctor's advice
21 24% Doctor's advice: 24%
Other
12 14% Other: 14%
Expense
9 10% Expense: 10%
Personal research
7 8% Personal research: 8%
Course of treatment ended
3 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 84 patients who’ve stopped taking Duloxetine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Duloxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
10
16
31
28
48

Stopped Taking Duloxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
13
21
13
16
10
11

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
71 78%
Usually
19 21%
Sometimes
1 1%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
12 13%
Somewhat
21 23%
A little
20 22%
Not at all
38 42%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 1%
$100-199
6 7%
$50-99
10 11%
$25-49
22 24%
< $25
28 31%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.