"i have stage iv met. breast cancer with about 2-3 years to go. i got into a bad suicidal depression about dying so i was prescribed cymbalta. been on it for three weeks. also doing chemo so i am not completely sure what symptoms are what. good news is that after two weeks of starting this drug i did feel better. the side effects in the beginning were feeling flat and zombie-ish. then i began to feel calmer and less obsessed with death. i did feel like sleeping a lot in the beginning. i added a 5mg ativan at night to help sleep. i also take a half percocet at night too. that does the trick as you can imagine. lately the only adverse is an uncomfortable feeling of being very full after eating."