
Suffer Panic Attacks. Having Cold Seats And Heart Starts To Pound. Taking Cymbalta. Help?

Thanks for writing in to us.
You might be suffering from generalized anxiety disorder for which you have been given Cymbalta 60 mg (duloxetine) which is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Patients should be closely monitored for first few weeks while starting on Cymbalta.
It works well for many patients in treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. It would be important to make you aware that in rare situations, Cymbalta (duloxetine) can cause increased heart rate and sinus tachycardia. This may be experienced as palpitations. Infrequently does this further lead to atrial fibrillation and conditions related to heart rhythm.
I am sure your doctor has kept these things in mind while prescribing the medication to you and that your cardiac assessment has been done in complete when you had been to the ER.
Hope your query is answered.
Should there be further queries, please feel free to ask.
Dr A Rao Kavoor

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