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Originally Posted by MusicalRaven
I love Cymbalta. I'm not on quite that high at all but I do have the irritability thing sometimes, especially when I up the dose. I get irritable and a little bit agitated ( my leg starts to bounce a lot and I can't stop that)
I'd ask your doc if you could try and raise it slower, that's what helps me.
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In studies cymbalta aka duloxetine has been shown to be no more effective than a placebo in doses over 60mg in treating depression. It has however been shown to be beneficial at 120mg in anxiety treatment.
I never noticed myself being any more or less irritable when I was taking it ( at 60mg) to how I was prior to that on citalapram, or what I'm taking now - trazadone.
While your body adapts to dosage increase it can take up to two weeks to feel more normal and for side effects to subside.