[AlexSh]

Hi everyone!
I'm new here, and I wanted to share my story. I haven't been recording what I've been taking, which is stupid, but anyway, that means this is guess work. I'm a 17 year old, 5'2" 105 lb female. I was started on 30mg of Prozac at the beginning of April of this year, and my dose was increased until I was on 120mg of Cymbalta in July. In June, I became very suicidal, and my doctor's response was to increase my dose.

At the end of July, I decided the medicine was making me feel worse than I had felt before I'd started taking it. I decided to wean myself off of it, without anyone's knowledge or permission. Yep, that's me. So I started taking 60mg every day for about a week, and I felt fine, so then I started taking 60mg every couple of days. And in the past three weeks, I think I've only taken two 60 mg pills total. But I didn't suffer any side effects, and I actually feel a little better; my suicidal thoughts are much less persistent.

So, what does this mean? Had I just not been taking it long enough to feel withdrawal? Is this all some kind of placebo effect?

[ExCymbaltaUser]

were you taking prozac AND cymbalta? prozac helps eradicate issues with cymbalta withdrawal symptoms.

[CR44]

ExCymbaltaUser, on 05 September 2011 - 02:32 PM, said:

were you taking prozac AND cymbalta? prozac helps eradicate issues with cymbalta withdrawal symptoms.

Ok ...and then how do you get off Prozac??? Does it also have withdrawal side effects??

[AlexSh]

ExCymbaltaUser, on 05 September 2011 - 02:32 PM, said:

were you taking prozac AND cymbalta? prozac helps eradicate issues with cymbalta withdrawal symptoms.

Nope, they switched me from Prozac to Cymbalta mid-June, before I decided to stop.

[freeatlast]

AlexSh, on 08 September 2011 - 06:58 AM, said:

Nope, they switched me from Prozac to Cymbalta mid-June, before I decided to stop.

Doctor's give Cymbalta to people under the age of 18? That's nice.

[AlexSh]

freeatlast, on 13 September 2011 - 10:36 AM, said:

Doctor's give Cymbalta to people under the age of 18? That's nice.

Do I detect a hint of sarcasm? I thought it was a little strange, because of the disclaimers Cymbalta has in its commercials, as far as minors go.

[Mardar]

Consider yourself lucky!!
I weaned off Prozac so easily. But trying to get off cymbalta cost me my job and sanity. If u wind up going back on it again I would recommend tapering just in case.
Good luck!!

[AlexSh]

Mardar, on 18 September 2011 - 06:27 AM, said:

Consider yourself lucky!!
I weaned off Prozac so easily. But trying to get off cymbalta cost me my job and sanity. If u wind up going back on it again I would recommend tapering just in case.
Good luck!!

Thank you very much!