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Cymbalta Side Effects

Cymbalta tested for chronic back pain

October 03, 2008
Cymbalta, a drug used to treat major depressive order, has shown promise as a treatment for chronic low back pain in a small clinical trial. In the study, researchers compared the effectiveness of Cymbalta to a placebo in 236 patients who suffered from chronic low back pain. After 13 weeks, investigators found that 31 percent of patients taking Cymbalta experienced a 50-percent reduction in pain, compared to 19 percent of those given a placebo. However, significantly more patients taking Cymbalt... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Antidepressants: Cymbalta
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...seen the television commercials or magazine ads for Cymbalta, and you might be wondering what... Read more »

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Cymbalta Approved for Fibromyalgia
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...Today Eli Lilly and Co. announced the FDA approval of Cymbalta (duloxetine HCI) for the... Read more »

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Cymbalta Hits a Bump in Its Road to FDA Approval
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

It has long been thought that Cymbalta (generic name duloxetine) would be the second medication... Read more »

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Cymbalta
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Generic name: Duloxetine   Cymbalta is an antidepressant medication. It has been approved for use... Read more »

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Cymbalta Study Shows Reduction in Chronic Low Back Pain
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

If Cymbalta (duloxetine) sounds familiar, it may be because it recently received FDA approval for... Read more »

Health Guide

Fibromyalgia Medication
...sexual dysfunction and weight gain.Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as Cymbalta, Effexor  and Savella are the newest and perhaps most promising class of... Read more »
How Antidepressants are Used to Treat Anxiety
...Fluoxetine (Prozac)•    Imipramine (Tofranil)•    Escitalopram (Lexapro)•    Duloxetine (Cymbalta)Panic Disorder•    Paroxetine (Paxil)•    Sertaline (Zoloft)Post... Read more »
Chantix, Psychiatric Risks and the FDA
...Effexor can weakly inhibit the reuptake of dopamine.  When taken at high dosages, other SNRI’s (Cymbalta) can also reuptake dopamine.    •Bupropion’s (Wellbutrin) inhibit the reuptake... Read more »
Incontinence Medications
...neurotransmitter activity stimulates the nerve that controls the urethral sphincter. The SNRI duloxetine (Cymbalta) is approved in Europe for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. (It is... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Treatment
...sertraline (Zoloft) and selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as duloxetine (Cymbalta) and venlafaxine (Effexor). It is very important that patients not combine a... Read more »

Medications

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Duloxetine is used to treat major depression and anxiety. It is also used to relieve nerve pain... Read more »

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...periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more... Read more »

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...antidepressant is started or when the dose is changed. Side Effects See also Warning section.... Read more »

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...response to treatment. To reduce your risk of side effects, your doctor may start you at a low... Read more »

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...such as MDMA/"ecstasy," amphetamine. (See also Side Effects section.) Tell your doctor or... Read more »

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