Depression Treatment Cymbalta

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Cymbalta

Active Ingredients:

  • Duloxetine

Action mechanism and therapeutic effect of the medication:
Duloxetine inhibits the reuptake of serotonin and noradrenaline, resulting in increased serotonergic and noradrenergic neurotransmission in the CNS. It also suppresses pain syndrome and reduces pain threshold in neuropathic pain syndrome.

Medical indications:

  • depression
  • diabetic neuropathy (algesic form)

Duloxetine contraindications, precautions and warnings:

  • Hypersensitivity
  • Decompensated angle-closure glaucoma
  • Lactation
  • Adolescence
  • With caution: manic / hypomanic condition (including history) attack, epilepsy (including history), mydriasis, intraocular hypertension, risk of an acute attack of angle-closure glaucoma, kidney and / or liver failure, risk of suicidal attempts, pregnancy

Duloxetine side effects:
As with any other drug, side effects can occur with Duloxetine. However, it does not mean that everyone who takes the medicine will experience these adverse effects. In most cases the preparation is well tolerated . Duloxetine may cause the following side effects:

  • Very often: dizziness (excluding vertigo), dry mouth, nausea, constipation, sleep disturbances (drowsiness or insomnia), headache
  • Often: diarrhea, vomiting, tremors, decreased appetite, weight loss, weakness, sweating, hot flushes, blurred vision, anorgasmia, decreased libido, delayed and abnormal ejaculation, erectile dysfunction

If any side effects occur during the treatment make sure to consult your health care provider immediately. If you are unsure about anything related to Duloxetine, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Drug interaction:
Duloxetine can potentially interact with the following groups of drugs:

  • CYP1A2 inhibitors
  • CYP2D6 inhibitors
  • CNS suppressing drugs and ethanol
  • MAOI

It is possible that all drug interactions are not presented above. For this reason, we recommend you to talk with your health care provide about drug interactions with Duloxetine which may apply to you.

Additional information for the patients:
The preparation should be taken according to your doctor's recommendations. Never take the drug for conditions which are not presented in the the drug's leaflet. Try to keep the medicine out of the reach of children.