Hello Chris @artscaping and I appreciate your reply. The foremost reason the doctor prescribed Duloxetine was to, hopefully, help alleviate the tingling/burning sensations present mainly in my feet and lower legs and to a lesser extent arms and fingers. Relieving anxiety would be a plus as I do understand what you are talking about with the anxiety loop. I am to take a pill once daily but a time is not specified.
When your Dr. told you to take the listing of side effects with a grain of salt I think mine may have been saying something similar when he said to me...”after you read about the side effects you won’t want to take it.”
It’s nice to have John as a resident research expert — a valuable resource! Hope you had a lovely walk.