hi. i’m new to this website and i’m not a doctor but i wanted to share some personal experience. i had depression (etc etc) over the years and took cymbalta for a while. for me, it caused dependency – meaning that i felt sick when i didn’t take it if it had been more than 24 hour since the last dose, and trying to get off it was tough, under doctor supervision of course. i was sick the whole time we lowered the dose and when i was finally done with it i was sick for a week and it was very unpleasant. i only share this so you are aware of risks. it probably doesn’t happen to everyone but those commercials can be overly optimistic. good luck – it’s a long road sometimes but it’t worth it. i feel “cured” becuz i have the right medicine now, but i had to go thru a few docs and a few meds. i applaud you and wish you all the very very very best.