"i wouldn&#039;t go as far to say cymbalta has given me my life back but i will say it improved my quality of life immensely and has kept working.  i have moderate to severe generalized anxiety disorder and i felt like i was living a nightmare - highly uncomfortable and muscle tension so bad i could barely breath at times, constant worry and stress. i have been off and on lexapro for this very reason because i hated the stigma. lexapro helped but the sexual side effects were horrible and i felt emotionless.  a nurse practitioner suggested cymbalta. i stuck with low dose 30 mg every morning and what a difference. i can breath easier, sex is better (still not back to where it was before antidepressants) but the debilitating anxiety is mostly gone."