Not too sure what to expect, although I've read all the literature. Didn't have much in the way of side effects.

Others who are taking Cymbalta, could you give me some info on how it's working for you; how long it took to kick in; and how effective has it been?

Maggie

I took Cymbalta in the past. They started me at a low dose and it seemed to work helping my depression and my pain from arthritis. Started to notice some improvement in about 3 weeks. They kept increasing the dosage till it was up to 90mg daily. The side effects were bad, and worse was if I missed a dose I became almost psychotic. I knew something was wrong but the NP that was prescribing it for the psychiatrist would not listen to me and I could not stop taking it on my own without becoming psychotic and near suicidal. The withdraw symptoms started within 36 hours after I took the least cap and by 72 hours I felt like I needed to be hospitalized.

I've been taking Cymbalta for several years and it works great for me. I take 60 mg daily for my depression and pain from RSD. I also take 30 mg of Vyvanse to boost it. I haven't really had any noticeable side effects from it, but that's just one of those things. For some people it works great, but for others it's horrible. I know my mom tried it at some point and it made her hyper.

It does tend to have withdraw symptoms though so try not to skip doses or let your script run out (I try to make sure I have about a week's worth of pills left when I go for a refill, because sometimes my pharmacy is slow). And if it isn't working for you I'd definitely talk to your dr. before going off of it, though no one in my family has had issues with withdrawal.