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Members responded to concerns about starting Cymbalta for anxiety, sharing a wide range of personal experiences with dosages from 30 mg to 120... Read more

Members responded to concerns about starting Cymbalta for anxiety, sharing a wide range of personal experiences with dosages from 30 mg to 120 mg daily over periods spanning months to years. Several members reported positive outcomes, including reduced fibro fog, improved depression, and overall better quality of life, while others described side effects like excessive sweating, weight gain, drowsiness, vivid dreams, brain fog, and loss of sex drive, with one member warning about potential difficulty discontinuing the medication. A recurring theme was the highly individual nature of medication response, with strong encouragement to start at a lower dose, give it time to adjust, communicate openly with doctors, and remember that if one medication doesn't work, there are always other options to try.