Brand Name Cymbalta by Eli Lilly is being discontinued!

Every body handles every drug differently. I have never had balance issues and I exercise vigorously 6-7 days a week. I used to jog but now I walk very fast. I alternate walking and water walking during the Summer. I am 74 and my PCP thinks I am in excellent shape and she is the one I listen to.
Ironically her practice is almost entirely seniors. I also don’t drink or smoke.
I prefer listening to someone with an MD next to her name rather than someone that gets their advice from Dr Google.
If you haven’t looked at the side effects on almost all medications “ May cause dizziness “ is probably one of the side effects.
I am amazed at how many ads list “ May cause death” and yet people take the medication.
Good luck to everyone out there. Rely on your doctor and not some random stranger.

You could probably make the same comment about PCPs as you do about drugs. Some are better than others. There are plenty of anecdotes here about PCPs ignoring what their patient had/s to say.

You are exactly right. That is why when I moved across town to be closer to my three beautiful granddaughters I kept my PCP and my Dermatologist. With traffic it can be a 45 to an hour but that is how much I value my 19 year relationship with both.
My PCP knows everything about me and it is like going to see a friend when I go to her office.
That is not the case with many PCP’s and Doctors these days.
I hope everyone on this site finds someone like my doctor.

I just found out as well. I have tried the generic when it first came out and it did not work for me. I am so scared as well. I just received the generic in the mail. I have a couple weeks of Cymbalta left. I am currently a caregiver for my 89 year old mom and have been for 25 years now. It already is mega stressful. I cannot image what life will be like if this generic does not work!

Almost if not all SSRI’s have gone generic and yes they do work. The added benefit is that they are far more affordable. Patents run out and big pharma has no choice and has to offer a generic version or let another company take over that market.
Maybe I am missing something but all my antidepressants are generic and so much more affordable. This is a good thing at least for me.
Good luck to everyone out there.

Does this mean that people who’ve taken it have been exposed to this impurity the whole time? I’ve been taking this medication for almost 18 years. To know that it can cause cancer on top of discontinuing it is a double whammy if that’s the case. I did read about this, but I thought it was one of the generic medication’s that it was affecting not the entire brand name and all generics. I wonder if this means that they’ll be discontinuing this medication altogether? If anybody has any more info, please relay, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much.

@rockerjock79…I saw this post last month, but I couldn’t remember your name to reach out to you.
You’re the reason I found out about this situation and I appreciate you. My reaction to the generic was identical to yours. I have posted about this very topic on any site I can find. There are others in the same situation who need to know if anyone takes a generic brand that comes close to C. I guess this is a “taboo” question to ask on some sites. I can’t get anyone to give any of their experiences.
I began bead counting with C about a month ago and it’s been going well. I have about a one month supply left of name brand C and I’m starting to panic. HAVE YOU SWITCHED TO GENERIC? Please let me know how you’re doing because I know the hell that goes along with taking generic C.