Posted by Jack Smith on March 11, 2003, at 12:55:39
There has got to be something going on with duloxetine that we just don't know about. I mean they got an approvable letter almost six months ago and knowing Lily's eagerness to get the stuff out, you think it would be here by now. I CANNOT believe that their manufacturing problems are that great. I mean Straterra is here which is also manufactured by Lily. Something is going on. Moreover, apparently Lily is asking for more volunteers to do more clinical trials for depression with cymbalta. I think this drug won't be out for a while, unfortunately. I hope I am wrong.
So many times people get their hopes up. If you look through the archives, you will see posts saying that reboxetine would be out by the end of 1999! Now, we know it's never coming out. Also, you will see posts in 2000 saying that the selegiline patch will be out by the end of that year. Last I heard, someone here talked to Dr. Bodkin who said that he would bet it would be out by this time next year. I would take that bet in a heartbeat. . . . . I have high hopes for cymbalta but looks like I am going to just go with effexor--which seems to be a little less potent than duloxetine and because of its shorter half life almost postively has worse withdrawls.
Just my two cents. Thanks for listening.
JACK
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