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A member asked:

Could use your help docs! my doctor prescribed cymbalta (duloxetine). i have a horrible headache?

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Dr. Jane Steiner answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Do you mean...?: That you have a headache since you started the cymbalta (duloxetine)? If that's the case, i suggest not taking it again and discussing your reaction with your doctor. If that is not what you mean, please rephrase your question.

Answered 4/6/2014

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