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Severe pain and weekness

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    I am a sufferer of depression and GAD. After 20 years of suffering with undiagnosed GAD (to be fair to the medical profession, it wasn't in the DSM back then) I stumbled upon Aropax following a bout of depression. Having had the therapy I badly needed at the time, I came good and did well on Aropax for 11 years. Last year I started having difficulty with sleeping and thought I was suffering the poop out effect, so I switched to Lexapro. A few months later I realised it was causing me more problems than it was solving so my GP agreed to give me a referral to a psychiatrist - so we could work out the best medicine for me. Nearly 3 weeks on Cymbalta and I've stopped already. I've had restlessness, increased insomnia (I now recognise that there is more to that), an inability to concentrate (the opposite of the real me) and nausea. I want to converse with others who are going through the same issues with medication.

Posted 17 January 2010 - 02:40 AM

Hi BJ

Stopping Cymbalta (or any anti-depressant) cold turkey is NOT recommended. It is not the time it takes for the drug to be out of your body that is the problem, it is how long the body takes to return to its pre-medication way of functioning.

The pain you are feeling is a common withdrawal symptom. What dose were you on? It might be worth getting back on a lower dose - lower since your body is already adjusting to being without it - and tapering slowly. I'm not from America but I understand Drs have samples that don't cost anything.

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Posted 28 June 2010 - 02:46 PM

Cymbalta is used to treat pain.... even if you don't have pain. So then when you come off of it, you're likely to start getting pain. It sucks.
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