Cymbalta (Duloxetine)

What is Generic Cymbalta?

Cymbalta is a duloxetine containing antidepressant.

In what kind of disease treatment Cymbalta is helpful?

It is used for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults, general anxiety disorder in adults and sometimes children (7 and up years old). Moreover, the drug is used by those who struggle with chronic pain syndrome.

What should I tell my health care provider before I take Generic Cymbalta?

You should delay the Cymbalta treatment for a while if over the past fortnight you have been taking MAO inhibitors. Otherwise a dangerous reaction may occur. Check your health state with the medic before receiving this medicine. The doctor will want to know whether or not you suffer from:

• Cramps and epileptic attacks
• Frequent bleeding and blood clotting problems
• Allergies (especially to duloxetine or other components of Cymbalta)
• High blood pressure
• Kidney and/or liver problems
• Increased intraocular pressure, glaucoma
• Bipolar disorder (endogenous mental disorder)
• Narcotic drugs addiction, or if you are a former drug addict, an alcoholic, if you have obsessive ideas about suicide

Let your doctor know if you are expecting a child, how many weeks are you at or if you are breastfeeding a baby. Starting at 29th week of the pregnancy, Cymbalta will be harmful to your baby. For the same reason during the lactation period is necessary to refuse the healing with this drug.

How should I take Cymbalta?

Strictly follow the instructions of the physician. You must not take Cymbalta pills that have been broken or crushed. Quite convenient may be taking the pills every day in about the same time. Supposing you have a desire to discontinue the treatment with Cymbalta, discuss this decision with the attending doctor, do not stop using the pills without his permission and suddenly. Remember that the effects of Cymbalta may not appear immediately. Sometimes it can take up to 4 weeks.  Beware of overdose.

Dosage information

Always take the drug in the quantities and as often as the doctor orders. You can ask the pharmacist about all the rules of reception or you can buy cheap Cymbalta online and follow the instructions on the label.

What should I watch for while taking Cymbalta?

For some people (mostly youth), first course of Cymbalta treatment can be accompanied by the emergence of suicidal behavior and the desire to harm yourself. Report their appearance not only to the doctor but also to the members of your family, friends and people who care about you. In your regular consultations with a doctor you will need to describe in detail your feelings and frequency of mood changes. The signs for which you need to pay attention are: restlessness, anxiety, unexplained anger, aggression, inability to sleep or excessive sleepiness, anger, irritability, deepen depression, sadness, negativity directed at yourself. Try to completely eliminate alcohol from a ration. Combined with Cymbalta it can seriously damage the liver. The drug can influence and change the way you think, benumb your attentiveness and so try not to drive during the treatment or control heavy machinery. Do not rise sharply from a sitting or lying position, it can cause vertigo or nausea.

What may interact with Cymbalta?

Interaction of duloxetine and hypnotic medications can impair their effect. Warn your physician if you have faced any problems with sleep, and he will choose for you a secure and effective solution to the problem. Depending on the counsel of your attending doctor, restrict (or discard) the admission of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). Using an NSAID with Cymbalta may result hematomas or can significantly reduce the risk of bleedings. Duloxetine reacts with various medical drugs. Keep in mind that the list below is selective; you might take drugs that come into reaction with duloxetine, but are not represented in the list. To eliminate the possibility of unpredictable reactions, discuss with your doctor the entire list of the medicaments you use.

• Other antidepressants
• Cimetidine;
• St. John's wort;
• Theophylline
• Tryptophan
• An antibiotic
• A blood thinner
• Drugs that are used for an accelerated or irregular heartbeat
• Narcotic painkillers
• Medicine for disorders of thinking, mood and mental illnesses
• Migraine or headache medicine

What side effects may I notice from Generic Cymbalta?

The following describes the most frequently reported adverse effects:

• Abdominal cramps, discoloration of feces
• Rashes on the skin and mucous membranes
• Blindness, blurred vision, eye pain
• Blisters like at burns and flaky skin
• Inadequate perception of reality
• Feeling as when sick
• Spasmodic attacks
• Dark urine, urinary retention
• Complicated swallowing
• Syncope
• Accelerated or irregular palpitation
• Constant feeling of being overworked
• Pruritus or swelling of the eyelids or the zone around the eyes, face, lips or tongue
• Strong thirst
• Joint or muscle pain
• Faint
• Bloodshot and sensitive eyes
• Wounds, lesions or white sores in the mouth or on the tongue
• Tearing
• Pain in the chest
• Bad breath
• Pain on the right side of the abdomen
• Vomiting blood
• Skin and whites of the eyes acquired the yellow tint

The sooner you inform your doctor about the appearance of these adverse effects, the less damage they will cause to your health.

Where can I keep Cymbalta?

Keep in a place where children will be unable to find or reach this drug. For the storage use a dry place out of the direct sun rays. Keep at 15 °C to30 °C. Every time when you buy Cymbalta in a USA drugstore check the date of manufacture ibid, another way to get this medicine is to buy Cymbalta online without prescription. If after the therapy you still have leftovers, ask your doctor what you can do with them. Do not store the drugs after their expiration date. Shelf life for Cymbalta is 3 years.