"i have gad, tried celexa, worked for a while, mental fog. i then tried lexapro which worked but i decided to try cymbalta for its chronic low back pain effectiveness. i have a bulged disc, arthritis from homecare for many years. i will not even consider narcotics for pain... cymbalta has been a life saver, i too have dry mouth night sweats, increased weight of 10lbs. but i feel calmer, i started off on 30 mg for 2 wks the increased the dose per my hcp.  i can tell when i don&#039;t take it. chronic low back pain, dizziness as well and  anxiety symptoms return... i am a nurse and i hate taking medicine but this is one medicine i don&#039;t mind taking. the benefits out weigh the everything else."