I know that my time for someone putting me on medication nearing. I'm very cautious of meds, partially because of my nursing background and working in a pharmacy. I've read the info on Cymbalta. I know that it is authorized for use in diabetic nerve pain. I assume that since the action of an SNRI acts on norepinephrine which acts on pain, might this drug or something of a similar nature, work on emotional problems as well as help the pain of arthritis?