--------------I took it for 1 year maybe. some of my relatives started stealing it. I got off of it. I believe Cymbalta has changed me when I went from 60 to 30mgs in October 2018. I have suffered so much mental anguish in my life. If I could get off of the 30mgs maybe it would help me get out of the house and even drive. Update I have been doing Cymbalta only 4x last week. My pain is overwhelming but I hope my sanity and motivation to live comes back. I was out of the house for ten hours yesterday!!!!!!! It was wonderful. My Dad ate valium for 50 years. He died of Dementia last year. Some readings say valium causes this illness. My Dad was a very mean narcissistic man. I know I will have to take something for pain in the future. This was why I started taking Cymbalta. I was depressed over not being able to stop the pain in my body. I would like to pack up and move on from the Life that I have now. To me this is Growth. I will be leaving behind a lot of people that I loved. I will never stop loving them but moving on with a new me for the first time.