I have to face up to it.  They are going to take away my Cymbalta.  After years and years of taking this or that tricyclic, finally Cymbalta came along and changed my whole outlook.  It was prescribed to me, in addition to Lyrica, by my rheumatologist.  What a difference!!!  Yes, I'm still in pain, but I'm happy about it, lol, NOT.  It completely changed my outlook, and I went from living in a chair, confined by pain, to an active senior, ready to take on the world.  Now, I'm at the point of surgery and Cymbalta does not come in a form that is crushable or liquid.  I'm scared.  I don't want to feel the way I did "before".  Anyone else had this experience?  What have you done to keep the depression at bay following surgery?  How did you manage your pain following surgery?  (Not the pain from surgery, but perhaps pain from chronic conditions pre-op)  I would appreciate your answers, we learn so much from one another.