I was prescribed 30mg duloxetine for chronic lower back pain and neuralgia and was shocked that it worked so completely and immediately. The source of my issue

I was prescribed 30mg duloxetine for chronic lower back pain and neuralgia and was shocked that it worked so completely and immediately. The source of my issue is mechanical, reducing my back's thresholds for stress and inflammation and greatly extending the required time for recovery if exceeded. I do a range of stretches and strength training exercises that don't give immediate relief but can definitely be felt if I slack off for a week, and I use some implements to promote lordosis when I have to sit. It's not solved, but I'm sleeping all night and have reduced incidents of disabling pain. The duloxetine showed me that I had multiple types of pain that were related but not the same, allowing me to address each one individually. Eventually I'll go off it, but that's probably another year or two away.