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Does cymbalta (duloxetine) usually do a good job of managing depression and chronic pain coupled?

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IT IS MINIMALLY BOTH: THERE ARE BETTER ANTIDEPRESSANTS. ITS IMPACT ON PAIN IS MINIMAL EVEN FOR FIBROMYALGIA, FOR WHICH IT IS REPUTED. CYMBALTA'S IMPACT ON CHRONIC PAIN DEPENDS ON THE SOURCE AND CAUSE OF THE PAIN. FOR CHRONIC PAIN I SUGGEST A MULTI-SPECIALTY PAIN CLINIC, THAT INCLUDES TREATMENT EVEN BEYOND MEDICATION, SUCH AS PHYSICAL THERAPY INJECTIONS (NOT IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT STEROIDS) AND MANUAL OR OSTEOPATHIC MED.

Answered 2/11/2016

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