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Hi, I Take 60mg Of Symbalta (generic) Every Morning. I

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Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Question: Hi,

I take 60mg of symbalta (generic) every morning. I can not remember if I took it this morning and are getting kind of panicky about it. I can't not get ahold of my normal psy or dr either. Should I take another dose to be safe or just wait until tomorrow morning?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
It is better to take the another dose

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.

I read your query and understand your concerns about the possible missing a dose of Duloxetine.

Since you do not remember whether the scheduled dose was taken or not there are two options. One is taking the dose as soon as possible and another is to forget about it till the next morning.

Among the two options taking another dose is safer in compare to waiting for the next couple of hours. This is because Duloxetine have half life of 12 hours and very likely you may get withdrawal symptoms much before the timing of the next dose.

Secondly the recommended safe dose limit for the duloxetine is upto 120 mg so another dose (assume it becomes 60 mg) will unlikely to cause any problem in form of the side effects or toxicity.

I hope this helps you.
Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions.
Thanks again.
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Hi, I Take 60mg Of Symbalta (generic) Every Morning. I

Brief Answer: It is better to take the another dose Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using healthcaremagic. I read your query and understand your concerns about the possible missing a dose of Duloxetine. Since you do not remember whether the scheduled dose was taken or not there are two options. One is taking the dose as soon as possible and another is to forget about it till the next morning. Among the two options taking another dose is safer in compare to waiting for the next couple of hours. This is because Duloxetine have half life of 12 hours and very likely you may get withdrawal symptoms much before the timing of the next dose. Secondly the recommended safe dose limit for the duloxetine is upto 120 mg so another dose (assume it becomes 60 mg) will unlikely to cause any problem in form of the side effects or toxicity. I hope this helps you. Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions. Thanks again.