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- Generic name = Duloxetine
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- Trade name = Cymbalta
- Class = antidepressant (selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors)
- Advantages
- Simple dosing
- Common adverse effects
- Nausea – can reduced with 30mg q day for a week before increasing to 60mg/day
- Dosing
- Starting dose: 30mg daily
- Titrating: Increase to 60mg once a day after one week
- Max dose: 60mg twice a day
- Adequate trial period: 4 weeks
