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travis, on 11 January 2011 - 05:03 AM, said:
Following a long period of awful depression, I was prescribed Cymbalta by my physician. It was GREAT for me for over two years. Now,close to 4 years, my doctor suggested that I should wean myself off. At the time, I spooked, so he backed off.
However, at about Thanksgiving I decided to try on my own. Family members had noted that my memory was not sharp anymore....Actually, I had noticed it too. I have taken the 6o mg cap, so decided to skip occasionally. As Christmas approached I determined to do a cap every other day. It seemed the season to be jolly without Cymbalta and WITH my memory !
Strange. Stairs began to make me feel a little dizzy. Driving across bridges gave me claustrophobia. Even a curb here and there struck me wit h a bit of vertigo. My fingers are so jittery that it is somewhat difficult to text on my iPhone. Then, following a post Christmas party I drove ALMOST home....I say almost because my brain suddenly left me. Fortunately, I was only moving at about 5 mph, so did no harm or damage.
The next memory was that of being cuffed and taken in. Yes, I had 4 glasses of wine over some 4 hours of the evening, but left feeling fine and fit and drove probably 10 miles homeward with no problem.
Does any of this sound familiar to any of you Cymbalta passengers out there?
However, at about Thanksgiving I decided to try on my own. Family members had noted that my memory was not sharp anymore....Actually, I had noticed it too. I have taken the 6o mg cap, so decided to skip occasionally. As Christmas approached I determined to do a cap every other day. It seemed the season to be jolly without Cymbalta and WITH my memory !
Strange. Stairs began to make me feel a little dizzy. Driving across bridges gave me claustrophobia. Even a curb here and there struck me wit h a bit of vertigo. My fingers are so jittery that it is somewhat difficult to text on my iPhone. Then, following a post Christmas party I drove ALMOST home....I say almost because my brain suddenly left me. Fortunately, I was only moving at about 5 mph, so did no harm or damage.
The next memory was that of being cuffed and taken in. Yes, I had 4 glasses of wine over some 4 hours of the evening, but left feeling fine and fit and drove probably 10 miles homeward with no problem.
Does any of this sound familiar to any of you Cymbalta passengers out there?
Sorry- getting used to this format for the first time. So yes, I have jittery wrists and today fingers and elbows, the wrists seem to be better. Legs have felt quite shaky and weak, improving. A lot of dizziness, also has improved. I've been avoiding driving as much as possible mostly due to fatigue. I feel like I could sleep at the drop of a hat, but really I can't. Gotta love that fence-top. I go up and down stairs every day, they have been troublesome at times due to dizziness and the weird eye effect others have spoken of, but for the most part the stairs seem not too bad. I trying to avoid alcohol just beacause I feel I have enough to evaluate without that complication. On the occasions I have, I've been home and have no way of really marking what difference it made, with the exception of knowing I still like to drink and it has a too strong lure for me these days. In case you haven't discovered yet, alcohol can be a dpressant in itself. I have learned that within the three days following too much I will be heavily weighed upon with the blues, but also have learned that it is merely a reaction to the alcohol and will pass. Sometimes, for me, it is worth the drink, sometimes not. I am thankful for that insight I can tell you. And I credit that learning to focused self-observation (like pulling teeth, I tell you). Best wishes on your push through this chapter.
