308 patient evaluations for Duloxetine

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Jan 26, 2010 (Started Sep 17, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 7, 2010 (Started Jun 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (constipation, weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: There is so much misconception & misunderstanding that folks need to be made aware the multitude of uses for this group of meds. I feel that over time it was less effective.
Side effects: weight gain, constipation
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 1, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: This caused severe depression. I was not me at all.
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 21, 2010 (Started Jun 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I began taking for nerve pain. My pain Mgmt Dr. prescribed. Emediately I felt like my energy was restored. I slept very soundly, and was able to get up after only 8 hours sleep for the first time in years.
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 2, 2010 (Started Dec 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I gained a bunch of weight but I don't know that I can blame it on this drug alone.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 20, 2009 (Started Dec 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I can't tell any difference in the way I feel concerning pain or anything else.
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 1, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 90 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This medication helped put my fibromyalgia in to remission.
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 5, 2010 (Started Dec 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: brain fog, dizziness, dizziness

Feb 20, 2009 (Started Dec 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dizziness, brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: it really changes ones mood, in the better way.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: brain fog, dizziness, dizziness
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 15, 2010 (Started Aug 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 30, 2009 (Started Jun 22, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (insomnia, nausea, decreased sex drive (libido), brain shocks, sweating increased)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: brain shocks, nausea, decreased sex drive (libido), insomnia, sweating increased

Jul 16, 2009 (Started Jun 22, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (insomnia, nausea, decreased sex drive (libido), sweating increased)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Side effects: brain shocks, nausea, decreased sex drive (libido), insomnia, sweating increased

Jun 24, 2009 (Started Jun 22, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Side effects: brain shocks, nausea, decreased sex drive (libido), insomnia, sweating increased
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 19, 2009 (Started Jun 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (vivid nightmares)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: At first i didnt notice any side effects and seemed as if it would be alright but after about 4 weeks i started to experience unpleasant side effects ,which i did continue to use for about 6mnths and then decided i could no longer tolerate it,and i might have continued if it was helping me alot or the positives outweight the negatives.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: vivid nightmares
  • 0 helpful marks
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