"i started this medication after i basically had a nervous breakdown in june 2013. i couldn&#039;t function as a mother, i felt scared &amp; nervous all the time, lights were too bright, sounds were too loud. i couldn&#039;t deal with all of the things that needed to be done around the house. started out at 30mg for 2 weeks then went up to 60mg. made me super tired in the afternoons at first. (take around 7am). cymbalta slowly brought me out of the &#039;fog&#039; i was in, it took about 6-8 weeks before i could say i felt &#039;normal&#039; again; whatever that is, right? "