Jill, on 10 July 2010 - 11:16 AM, said:
Hi everyone ,
I have been reading this site for hours,crying and finally thinking I might make it.(??)
Short story - I have been on the anti depressant / anti anxiety merry-go-round for 20 years . I dont even really know if I have depression and desperatley want off .....Cymbalta for 5 years and at one point last doc had me on 120 mgs ...anyway i have gained over 30 lbs and am a petite woman anyway.
If one more person ( doc or PA ) tells me Cymbalta is weight nuetral I will scream !!!!
I have gone cold turkey and am on day six . Same symtoms as alot of people but I feel I have a complication and need advice and support.
I am also on a Pain Med Regime for a legit hip issue and the doctor that is my Psyc Md also gives me my pain med. He has a god complex and does not support going off medicine as he LOVES Cymbalta .I dont abuse any pain meds but feel they really help me live a better life , Please dont judge me , ...so anyway I feel I cant "cross or disagree with him which I know is insane but........
So I have finally just done it myself ( this is my second try) and am on day six with no Cymbalta . Doctor doesnt know.
I havent had any brain zaps but maybe its blocked by
the pain meds?.
I just want my body back and to find out if I really even have depression / anxiety and to take control of my body and life .
I have nausea , malaise , anger , crying jags and NO patience with kids or husband . Very dizzy , foggy , SAD ....
Will I get through this ?
Please forgive my spelling as my brain feels like mush .
I know the answer is to find a new doctor that will seperate my Pain issue with Psyc issue but I am soooo tired of the whole process . Just want to sleep and not wake up through this .
Does anyone else take other meds too and please tell me how long will this hell last?
My name is Ernie and you can read my daily diary.
Now let's get down to business... My spelling/grammar is terrible too so we are already kindred spirits.
What your feeling is not you it's the drug!!!! Your withdrawing from a drug! It's not you. Everyone and I mean everyone is going through your exact symptoms. It hurts! It painful. But you have to believe that you will get through it.
First off going cold turkey is the super hard way to go. At least slow down your dosage but don't go cold turkey.
Second, while I agree you should come down slowly you need to be consistent.
Week 1: 110mg
Week 2 90mg
Week 3 60 mg
Week 4 40 mg
week 5 20mg
week 6 10mg
Week 7 cold turkey and the fun begins.....
2 more months of living hell.....
So your looking a 4 hard months.
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If you go cold turkey I would suggest Prozac immediately, however if your going to fight it out with nothing expect 60 days of living hell... No way else to put it...
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Now if your an Angry person like me without drugs, you'll go back to an angry person. If your a shy person without drugs, you'll go back to what you once were. For me I would be divorced without the prozac because I'm an angry person. Go back 20 years and think about how you felt when you were a teenager around 18 or 19. That's what you will turn back into with drugs? Make sense?
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Step 1. If you don't know God and better find him fast because your going to need to cry out for his help.
Step 2. Tell your family what your going through and tell them you need their support. Tell them your time table.
Step 3. Drink water and healthy foods. God did not put fast food on the planet. We did!
Step 4. Keep telling yourself it's OK that your angry, it's OK that your sad it normal with this drug. It's not that your brain is broke it that this drug stinks on withdrawal.
Step 5. Low noise level or use a white noise to distract you when the zaps come and they will come.
Step 6. I would also go to a physical therapist immediately. Let them work the kinks out on your physical body.
Step 7. Find a special place were you can be alone and feel safe.
Step 8. Drink Slurpees... Yes I don't know why, but the cool feeling helped. No coke. Blue is my favorite.
Step 9. Keep telling yourself you will be better (Every minute of pain)
Step 10. Exercise. But do it lightly at first because it will make your ringing worse
Step 11. Relax is part of your body moving from the feet to your head. Let each muscle go limp. Praise God while doing it. He's real and will be there next to you. When your not strong "in your mind" lean on him.
Step 12. Do Kind things to others.
And the last step most important is try to lower any stress you have. Kids, family... You need time to heal...
Well I hope this helps and forgive me if I get to religious... I haven't been but need to turn around to survive this. My ears are ring now... But my mood is good.
I will pray for you. Keep in touch
-Ernie
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