I read on wikipedia that cymbalta was used to treat fybromyalgia... mainly by reducing the pain FM causes.
here's what wiki has to say about the subject
"Fibromyalgia
On October 19, 2006, Eli Lilly issued a press release saying they had done trials which found that Cymbalta, at 60 mg once or twice daily, significantly reduced pain in more than half of women treated for fibromyalgia (FM), with and without major depression, according to 12-week data presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. Eli Lilly is in Phase III of its FM trials and is expected to submit a sNDA to the FDA for approval of Cymbalta for FM within the next 12 months. Eli Lilly hopes Cymbalta will be the first FDA approved medication for FM and had been promoting Cymbalta for FM since 2004.[41]
Duloxetine is superior to many other medications for the treatment of fibromyalgia due to its freedom from muscarinic, histaminergic and adrenergic adverse reactions. Its effectiveness in pain relief is believed to be due to its modulation of the nociception system. A meta-analysis of clinical trials has confirmed its pain relief, fatigue reducing properties as well as its effectiveness in improving physical and mental performance.[42]
In the study testing the efficacy of Cymbalta for FM, participants completed several questionnaires to measure the amount of pain and discomfort the disease caused them at the beginning of the study, and then at the end of each of the first two weeks and every second week for the remaining 12 weeks of the study. Researchers also tested the participants for depression.[41]
Women who took Cymbalta had significantly less pain and discomfort than those who took the placebo. For men, who made up only 11% of the study, there was no effect from taking the medication compared with a placebo. Reportedly, depression played no part in whether or not the drug worked to control pain. The change in the level of women's pain was particularly pronounced after a month of taking the drug, then leveled off a bit before dropping again near the end of the study.[41]
However, in one of the primary measures of pain there was no significant difference between the two groups at the end of the 12-week trial. Also, because the trial lasted only 12 weeks, it is impossible to tell how well the drug would control treatment for a longer period of time.[41]
The Food and Drug Administration regulators approved the drug for the treatment of fibromyalgia in June 2008."
I guess the necessity of celexa AND benzos (2 different benzos) for anxiety is disputable... i mean the benzos alone should be enuogh, if you're not suffering from depression you could lose the SSRI (celexa)... then again what would be even better is dropping the benzos and keeping the celexa, that is if, of course, the celexa is a good enough anxiolytic... then again cymbalta is used to treat GAD... so you could lose the celexa, and the benzos and just keep the cymbalta, but for me at least no anti-depressant has been as effective as a benzo for getting rid of my anxiety.
As for the percs and soma they are perfectly justified to treat the pain caused by FM!
