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Duloxetine

Duloxetine is an antidepressant medicine. It is used for depression, anxiety and nerve pain, and it also has a place in treating fibromyalgia and stress urinary incontinence in women.

Medicine containing Duloxetine

Malegra DXT

Erectile Dysfunction

100/60 · 100/30mg

Malegra DXT combines sildenafil and duloxetine in a tablet, with the price shown per tablet. It comes in several strengths and pack sizes and is sold for erectile dysfunction with premature ejaculation.

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Key points

  • Duloxetine is used to treat depression, anxiety and nerve pain.
  • It is also used for fibromyalgia and for stress urinary incontinence in women.
  • Very low mood and suicidal thoughts are serious side effects that need urgent medical help.

What duloxetine is used for

Depression and anxiety are its best-known uses. It is prescribed for nerve pain as well, including the pain of fibromyalgia, and for stress urinary incontinence in women.

How it works

Duloxetine belongs to the antidepressant class called selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors, or SNRIs.

Forms and brands available

Duloxetine appears in Malegra DXT, a tablet that combines it with sildenafil and is listed in strengths of 100/60mg and 100/30mg for erectile dysfunction. There is more on the duloxetine and sildenafil ingredient pages, and the erectile dysfunction category sets out other options for that condition.

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Safety

Duloxetine is not suitable for everyone. It may not be suitable if you have epilepsy, heart disease, glaucoma, or a history of mania.

Some side effects are serious and need urgent medical attention. Very low mood and having suicidal thoughts is one. Serotonin syndrome is another, causing a fast heartbeat, sweating, shaking, twitching muscles and feeling confused or agitated. An allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) can bring a swollen throat or tongue, a raised itchy rash and difficulty breathing. High moods (mania or hypomania) can also occur, such as feeling very happy, excited or energetic.

What the sources say

  • In the UK, duloxetine is an antidepressant available only with a prescription (NHS).
  • It is a type of antidepressant known as a selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, or SNRI (NHS).

Further reading

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