308 patient evaluations for Duloxetine

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Oct 12, 2015 (Started Sep 09, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 90 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Hopefully this medication will help some people with Fibromyalgia however it does not seem to help me at all.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2011 (Started Apr 13, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 15, 2014 (Started Jul 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for lumbar spondylosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sciatic nerve pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Taking it is very helpful for those suffering from chronic conditions. Thinking you no longer need it can be a false indication because you don't realize how much it still helps when you get used to it. Quitting suddenly can be VERY tough on you.
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 23, 2015 (Started Aug 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for increased anxiety)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Give it time to get in your system
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 29, 2015 (Started Jul 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (fluid retention weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 23, 2015 (Started Dec 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I did have increased sweating when taking 90mg. I cut back to 60mg and for the past year have been great. The increased sweating has stopped.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 11, 2015 (Started Jul 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The fibromyalgia pain and moodiness is constant and this provides some relief. I still do not sleep much.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 22, 2014 (Started Jul 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Has helped moodiness and depression likely from gabapentin and varied opinions and treatments
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 18, 2015 (Started Apr 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for chronic pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for migraine)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (uncontrollable crying, restlessness (akathisia), generalized anxiety disorder, agitation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Severely elevated anxiety levels to unmanageable levels
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2010 (Started Jul 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (anxiety attacks)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It's very difficult to take a medication that causes severe anxiety when you suffer from anxiety.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 11, 2015 (Started Jul 01, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (muscle soreness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Every 3 months
Advice & Tips: I take the medicine prescribed at bedtime as it also helps me sleep.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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