Posted by Racer on January 14, 2006, at 20:47:56
In reply to Re: Why isn't CYMBALTA as popular as one would think?, posted by Sarah T. on January 14, 2006, at 12:10:27
I stayed on Cymbalta for nearly a year and a half, and am not impressed by it. It was always heavily amotivating and sedating for me, although it did help with pain. What it didn't address was depression.
My former doctor, Dr CattleProd, wanted me to stay on it. I think he figured the pain relief was reason enough. Of course, he wasn't the one lying on the sofa all day... I also think he thought I was just "overreacting to a little discomfort," but at this point Quality Of Life counts to me. I didn't have adequate quality of life on Cymbalta, because of the sedation and amotivation.
So, I'm not impresed by it, and I think from reading this board that a lot of other people have had at best mixed responses to it. Who knows what the long term picture looks like for it.
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