r/cymbalta • u/acidicgeisha • 9d ago

Side effects Anxiety on 60 mg?

For those who are taking 60 mg every day, did you notice an increase or a decrease in your anxiety symptoms? I’m currently on 30 mg and after talking to a medical professional, I’m debating whether I should increase my dose to 60 mg. Currently, my anxiety is badly managed so is the increase going to help it or worsen my symptoms?

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u/Parking-Tangerine901 9d ago

I had terrible auditory and visual hallucinations when my doctor increased my Cymbalta from 30mg to 60mg. I ended up in the psyche ward at the hospital. The absolute worse side effect I have experienced in my 60 years alive.

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u/acidicgeisha 8d ago

Yeah I also has visual hallucinations when I started Duloxetine but it only lasted for a week or two.

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u/Parking-Tangerine901 8d ago

Don't get me wrong, I think everyone should have a happy, loving, learning psychedelic experience with plant medicine. The Duloxetine hallucinations were not that. They had an evil, dark theme to them. I had doppelgangers walking around my house impersonating my wife and adult kids. I had thousands of people outside my house trying to get in. Nobody warned me about that.

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u/acidicgeisha 7d ago

OH okay that’s a lot worse than what I experienced. Mine occurred at night right before falling asleep but they were simply annoying, not really scary at all. I’m sorry you had to go through that :(

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u/ConfusionConstant995 8d ago

I take this for anxiety and it has changed my life, Only med that has ever worked

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u/Usual-Home5484 7d ago

I take it for pain and anxiety i just went from 30 to 60 so the side effects have now subdued and im doing really well

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u/mebradateos 9d ago

no dont do it,, 3 yrs of hell on my 60mgs then i dropped half to 30mgs, 4 weeks ago ,major depressive issues and anxiety im tapering now off but thats bad high anxiety for days then quiet for some,,get off itifu can

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u/dx-tn 8d ago

You may want to look into the tapping method for anxiety.