text: i've been taking effexor and swithing to cymbalta. anyone taking cymbalta let me know? i work in a dr office and i went in and talked to him today. i take effexor and i have no libido. so he told me to start taking cymbalta tomorrow and stop with the effexor. has anyone taken cymbalta and have a libido still? i asked about wellbutrin and he told my cymbalta is better i have been taking it for 3 weeks and the only side effect i've had from it is being tired.  it has just kicked my butt, but other than that i have had no troubles with it.  for me, it took about 3 weeks to kick in and it's a slow kick to boot, but it is great.  it wasn't this big flashy thing where "hey i feel better like right now" it was more gradual and i never even noticed it other than i just feel good - no big moment.  no more panic attacks and anxities.  i was taking effexor and it killed my drive - i have had no problems with the cymbalta doing that - the drive is where it was 4 weeks ago.  good luck! :)