1. Did you participate in Informed Consent before you started taking Cymbalta, and/or before stopping Cymbalta? (Did you get a proper briefing explaining the potential benefits and risks involved with starting and/or stopping Cymbalta?)
2. If not, do you think you should have been given this option before starting, and/or stopping this medication?
Here is a general definition of what Informed Consent means:
"Informed consent is a legal procedure to ensure that a patient, client, and research participants are aware of all the potential risks and costs involved in a treatment or procedure. The elements of informed consent include informing the client (or patient) of the nature of the treatment, possible alternative treatments, and the potential risks and benefits of the treatment.
In order for informed consent to be considered valid, the client must be competent and the consent should be given voluntarily."
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