This is pure coincidence--like Lee, I am 61 years old, live in Michigan, and am on Cymbalta! I take 60 mg 2x a day and have Remeron for my add-on med. It's helped my mood tremendously. I'm one of those with a genetic predisposition to depression. Had taken Prozac for about 20 years, but a low dose, and it had stopped working under some tremendous personal stresses which put me in a bad, suicidal depression. Took a while to be effective--at least six weeks till I was noticeably better. But now I am. Helps with the anxiety, too, to make me calmer. Still workingon the stressors with therapist. Good luck to you!