evildouble..i have been on cymbalta for the past 5 years. It has helped me some but I still fall into depression, but it must be doing something because I'm still here. Sorry to hear about the visit to the ER. Does sound weird they would do that to you. I'm sorry, you deserve better treatment than that. I think they made a big mistake and you would have ending up paying the price. Good luck to you and i will keep you in my thoughts. puckyjan56