Watch the weight thing, though – all very fine & dandy to take off a few pounds, most adults in the US could lose a few. Antidepressants can really mess with your appetite, though….you find yourself having cravings (Prozac is notorious for it) or totally disinterested in eating at all, not to mention the nausea thing. You definitely don’t need to become the stick-formerly-known-as-Kate. heh.

Being pain free and addressing depression at the same time is really a synergistic two-fer. You feel better, so you don’t hurt as much…and you don’t hurt as much, so you feel better. Nice to know that an upward spiral can be equally self-sustaining.

One suggestion – watch the weight thing carefully. It’s nice to lose a little weight, and for most people that’s not a bad thing, but Cymbalta particularly has an appetite-suppressing side effect that can make it hard to keep weight on. (Most anti-depressants have some kind of effect on appetite, actually – Prozac is notorious for it.) Red (my wife) has a massive craving for sweets that comes and goes, and I’ve found myself making the midnight run for chocolate or ice cream more than once. lol

After you get used to it, I’m imagining the puking will go away. (Maybe the sleeping 14 hours too).