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Can Cymbalta Cause Anger Issues, Mood Swings And Aggression?

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Posted on Fri, 4 Nov 2016
Question: May Cymbalta cause anger issues, mood swings and aggression?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (10 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Unlikely cause

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for using healthcaremagic.

Cymbalta often helps in depression, somatic symptoms, mood swings and aggression but rarely implicated incubation of aggression or mood swings in depressed individuals.

In case you have history of mania/hopomania and have genetic predisposition for bipolar disorder it can result in aggression or mood swings.

I mean to say that above symptoms are possible but rare side effect of cymbalta and usually affect individuals with bipolar disorder.

I hope this helps you.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
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Thanks and regards.

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Can Cymbalta Cause Anger Issues, Mood Swings And Aggression?

Brief Answer: Unlikely cause Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using healthcaremagic. Cymbalta often helps in depression, somatic symptoms, mood swings and aggression but rarely implicated incubation of aggression or mood swings in depressed individuals. In case you have history of mania/hopomania and have genetic predisposition for bipolar disorder it can result in aggression or mood swings. I mean to say that above symptoms are possible but rare side effect of cymbalta and usually affect individuals with bipolar disorder. I hope this helps you. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my future patients. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386 Thanks and regards.