I have duloxetine sitting in my cupboard which I have been prescribed for pain, nerve and bone/muscle. There is so many horror stories and I am quite nervous to try it. I do not have depression or anxiety and I do not want to end up with it by taking a medicine for pain. I am also worried about missing a dose/discontinuing but what I’m most concerned about is it changing who I am as a person, I do not want to end up not caring about my family or becoming apathetic or reckless or manic. I have a detail orientated job so I need to be sharp. I am also concerned about driving. Does anyone who took it purely for pain and not for depression or anxiety have any feedback. I know there will always be some really extreme cases so I am looking for middle ground really. I would love to feel how I feel now in my brain but without the constant pain dragging down life and making me unable to do things.