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Brand Name Cymbalta by Eli Lilly is being discontinued!
I am seriously overwhelmed and scared. I just found out online that Cymbalta (brand name from Eli Lilly) is being discontinued worldwide. I called Eli Lilly customer service and they stated that it is discontinued. Whatever allotment is left with be distributed and that is it. I have tried the generic versions of Cymbalta along with other medications, such as Fetzima, Zoloft, Trintellix, Pristiq, Wellbutrin…none of them helped at all. I actually went into withdrawal in 2014 and 2016 when my health insurance wouldn’t cover the brand name Cymbalta, while having to take the generic duloxetine. It does not work the same, especially if you’ve been on the brand name first. I’ve contacted the FDA many times, and they could care less. There’s many articles out there that stated how many people have had issues with the generic version of Cymbalta. I currently Called the FDA to see if they could reach out to Eli Lilly for those of us who currently take Cymbalta. I have been on it now for almost 18 years, even emailing the CEO with no response from the company. Obviously they don’t care. They made their money over the last 20 off of the medication and now they have new medication to make more money off of. I literally have been getting severe panic attacks over this and I know when I’m not on the brand name, I will end up in the hospital or dead, and nobody is listening! What more can I do to change this? I feel like I’m planning my own funeral in my head, and none of these corporate people that make these decision could care less. The only med that works for me is being discontinued and I feel like my days are numbered. Never been this scared in my life.
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@jille1443
hi, I’m going to start on a new type of antidepressant for me. Called Trintellex.
I’m waiting for the notes from our conversation, but I believe I’ll be taking the lowest dose of both, to slowly get off the Cymbalta.
There may be some discontinuation syndrome, we’ll see. Wow! Big change.
Lilly’s stoping our drug, is unbelievable. I've been on Cymbalta for 20 years.
I’m going to start Trintellex.
Check it out with your medication Dr. best of luck.
I’m in the same situation and very anxious. I’ve been on Cymbalta 17 years. I will run out of Brand Cymbalta next month. I tried a generic once many years ago and it was a nightmare. I have been obtaining from overseas for years. Any update or guidance you can provide? Effexor is the closest we can try😢 Thank you.
That drug was one of the main reasons I got serotonin syndrome so badly, I almost died. From that point because of that, I have had constant trouble trying to get my depression and anxiety and many other things under control because everything affects serotonin more than I even realized lol it’ll be better for you in the long run but I know that’s scary!! I know people that Effexor was effective for…but if not, they should be able to give you something that is similar to switch you to. I hope it all works out for you.
I had been on Cymbalta for well over 20 years. I had to go on a generic which was a difficult transition. I was taking 60mg of Cymbalta but after several weeks on the generic with side effects, my doctor told me that sometimes the generic requires a higher dose to achieve the same results. So, we added 20mg of a generic which alleviated some of the side effects but introduced new ones (vivid dreams, night sweats). Last night I woke up feeling "twitchy" and wasn't sure if I had forgotten to take my meds. I was afraid to take the full dose in case I had taken it so I took only the 20mg to carry me through. No vivid dreams and no night sweats.
I checked the manufacturers on both dosages and they were different though they came from the same pharmacy (CVS). 60mg from Lupin and 20mg from Breckenridge. I contacted the pharmacy to make sure the manufacturers were the same on my next refill. The pharmacist told me they couldn't do it. That I would have to wait "indefinitely" if I wanted them the same. Why does that even make sense? Same drug, same Pharmacy, different manufacturers which, as we know, are not always equal and then the compounds are mixed together in my system!