"started on cymbalta for anxiety &amp; depression fall 2014. it was the first anti-depressant that i&#039;d ever tried (aside from st. john&#039;s wort). side effects during the first week of taking it were so terrible that i had to stop. i was constantly dizzy. i couldn&#039;t focus on anything. it made my body so tense, i&#039;d catch myself clenching my teeth and fists. insomnia was terrible; i&#039;d wake up ~5x per night. i work in healthcare and i felt like i couldn&#039;t do my job with all of these side effects, so i stopped. the side effects were really worse than my anxiety and depression. i have no doubt that they would have eventually decreased, but i couldn&#039;t wait for that to happen. obviously, the side effects will be different for everybody but that&#039;s my story"