[Heather]

Hi there. I just signed up here today. I have went from taking 60mg of Cymbalta to 30mg and am not feeling the best but I'm dealing with it all ok. I plan to stay on the 30mg dose for a while before further weaning down and was considering starting the program from The Road Back.
I noticed in a couple other threads people had stated that they thought the people were just trying to make money by selling the book and supplements and such. I just wanted to make everyone aware that they are actually giving the book for free through email if you are interested. That's how I got mine. You just have to email info@theroadback.org and put 'Free e-book' in the subject line and they send the entire e-book to you free of charge. After reading through it I am considering starting the program before beginning to wean down from the 30mg dose. It seems pretty costly for the supplements but from all the horror stories I've been reading I'm almost afraid to not try something like this.
Has anyone tried this program?

[Betilos]

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[pahdme]

i am new here too, but i am glad that this forum exists. as far as a program to follow, i do not know your history but i can tell you about mine and how i feel about it right now. i have a life-long history of severe depression. at first i was not willing to use meds. after years of therapy, on-again, off-again symptoms i started using them about 25 years ago. they have changed over the years, i can say that. cymbalta has got to be the very worst. when i was a teen i had a near death experience and this drug is very similar to that terrible experience. i have had prozac, effexor, celexa, welbutrin, lexapro, trazadone, elavil, abilify, some benzodiazepines at times for mild to severe anxiety. these are the drugs i can remember without having to go back to old records. i can honestly say all of the above drugs are by no means 100% effective nor are their side effects favorable but cymbalta is by far the worst for me. the way it made me feel is the reason why i never wanted drugs as a treatment for depression in the first place. that being said, i am certainly not pro-antidepressants at all, but i do feel that at times and with good support from family or friends, that antidepressants are better than deep depression, and better than doing nothing at all. my advice to you is to definitely have a plan, i do not know about this book that you refer to but i wish i would have known about it before. i wish i had found this site before i ever started this ()()(*)( cymbalta! my experience with getting off meds is the only thing that has kept me from not killing myself. my gut was telling me to look for answers and thank heavens i did. my decision is to stop the stuff period. but i am taking supplements which have helped before with other meds that i have gotten off of and i have communicated with my family my issues so that they will know what i am going through. i am also closely monitoring my diet as my experience with getting off meds has shown me that nutrition does play a big factor. along with that plan, i would chronicle in some way your experiences. for some reason, that i cannot explain, keeping track of our progress makes one feel as if one is in control. i have chosen to stop this crud outright without weaning or using another antidepressant because it is right for me. my advice to you is to do what is best for you, trust your instincts and do what you feel the safest with. learn as much as you can about the withdrawal and other issues surrounding this, such as depression returning, make a plan, stick to it and do not reach for the moon. take it one step at a time. i will say that withdrawal is different for everyone. i have had withdrawal symptoms that were not hard to get through. with this drug, i have and am experiencing the worst in the world, everything that has been written on other posts and worse. that is the main reason i am stopping outright, but you may not have the same, it may not be as bad. so make your plan, stick to it and hopefully in future i will read that you are ok, as i truly hope i will be writing about me being ok soon! best wishes to you! ps supplements may be costly but luckily there is a wealth of information available now. have someone you trust help you research and set a minimum of money you can spend and stick with that.

[Heather]

Thanks for your reply! I hope things only get better for you and you're able to get over this whole experience and come out an even stronger person. I'm really scared about getting off these meds completely but I'm also very stubborn so I'm hoping that will come in handy in this situation. The fact that there is little to no information available to us, other than personal experience on forums, is actually mind boggling. How drug companies can be so uncaring is maddening. Thank god for places like this!

[Jenni]

Hi
I came down from 90 to 60, took a few weeks to rest and then came down to 30 over Christmas. Coming down to zero now by alternating 30/zero for a week then planning on having nothing. It's unpleasant but not frightening/unbearable although my poor husband says I am very irritable. I have found that taking over the counter remedies for indigestion helps a little. Also, eating a little every hour or so - yoghurt, banana, rice cake, bread, cookie - and forcing myself to stay hydrated all help. A little fresh air, some music to take my mind off, something funny about the television.

Despite my grouchiness, which I really believe is short-term, my husband says that I have actually been laughing more than usual. We are laughing at the whole crazy withdrawal thing!

Not everyone has every withdrawal symptom and I have not had the "brain zaps" which are widely written about. Each reduction in the dose has meant that the symptoms are a little more intense but there have been no new symptoms. My family doctor says it is normal for the symptoms to get worse at each reduction - think about it: 60 to 30 was a reduction of 50%, now you are reducing my 100%, assuming you are going for a reduction from 30 to zero.

I haven't heard of the programme you talk about. I know lots of people have talked about supplements but I haven't taken any and have been coping ok.

I know a lot of people don't want to talk about withdrawal with their doctors, often because they think their doctor doesn't want them to stop taking the Cymbalta, but my family doctor has been very supportive. I also know that psychiatrists here will switch people on to fluoxetine (prozac, I think) - no Cymbalta reduction required - as it is gentler on your serotonin levels. If we don't tell our doctors, they won't be able to help other people.

Best of luck and hang in there. Also, I think you are doing the right thing by having a break between each reduction.