What Duloxetine is used for:

Duloxetine is used to treat:

• Depression


• Generalized anxiety disorder (chronic feeling of anxiety or nervousness)


• Diabetic neuropathic pain (stabbing pain caused by advanced diabetes)

Do not take Duloxetine:

• If you’re allergic to the active substances or any other component of this medicine.


• If you have liver disease.


• If you have severe kidney disease.


• If you are taking or have taken within the last 14 days a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI).


• If y are taking Fluvoxamine, Ciprofloxacin or Enoxacin.

Warnings and precautions:

• Talk to your doctor about all your medical conditions before taking this medicine including:


• If you are taking other medicines to treat depression.


• If you have kidney problems.


• If you have had seizures (fits).


• If you have other mental problems.


• If you have eye problems, such as certain kinds of glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye).


• If you have a history of bleeding disorders.


• If are currently being treated with another medicine which may cause liver damage.


• It may take 2-4 weeks for the medicine’s effects to show.


• This medicine may cause suicidal thoughts, especially in young patient.


• If you have thoughts of harming or killing yourself at any time, contact your doctor or go to a hospital straight away.

Possible side effects:

• Stop using this product and seek immediate medical help if you develop rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Serious side effects:

• Suicidal thoughts


• Serotonin syndrome

Very common side effects:

• Headache


• Sleepiness


• Other medicines and Duloxetine


• Tell your doctor about all the medicines you are taking.


• Duloxteine interacts with a lot of medicines including:

• Other medicines used for mental health problems


• Fluvoxamine


• Ciprofloxacin


• Enoxacin


• Medicines that cause sleepiness


• Diuretics


• Blood thinners

How to take Duloxetine :

• Take as indicated by your doctor.


• Depression and diabetic neuropathy: the usual dose is 60 mg once a day.


• Generalized anxiety: the usual starting doe is 30 mg once a day.


• It will be increased to 60 mg if needed.

How to store Duloxetine :

• Store at room temperature 68 to 77°F (20 to 25°C).


• Keep this medicine out of reach of children.


• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the package.


• The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.