[darshaks]

I m from india my age is 28 years i am taking cymbalta 30 mg twica a day so total 60 mg(in india it is sold as symbal ) duloxetine for last 4 years and still i am on it i am also taking another antidepressants like escitalopram , lamotrigine etc now my main concern is cymbalta after researching too much on cymbalta i m really scared and crying that i can never withdraw i remember even when i skip my dose by mistake i felt horrible symptoms as all mentiones hear and one more symptom i am feeling is elecrtrci current feeling in my legs now after reading such poision drug i want to wean off cymbalta but problem is that in india doctors dont trust too much on net information or he is saying to me dont read all these stuff otherwise u will get more depressed but i only know its withdraw effects even before winning it off i dont think my doctor might be aware of these kind of horrible discontinuation drug effects now my main question is as i read all posts i dont see anyone who has taken cymbalta more than one year so where as i took it from the begining of 2004 when launched and still taking so i am in constant fear that my liver will damage and now i am also experiencing side effects like constipation , bad apetitie , insomenia etc the drug was magic pill for me in the begining so i continued now i want to switch off but if i will discontinue i will feel horrible side effects as u all mention which I am not prepared for as my duration of taking cymbalta is 4 years wish i found this site in 2005 so it is now impossible for me to quit cymbalta and if i will keep taking it my liver will surely fail in long run may be in copule of years or 5 years so which option should i choose ? I am currently fine with taking cymbalta and other antidepressants but want to winning but seems impossible so shuld i die by side effects like lever damage and continue with drugs or should i die by withdrawing drugs and who knows what happens to me as duration of 4 years i think withdrwal symptoms may last for whole life pleaes help I am from India please please
U all people are very cooperative and i gone through most of the topics i pray for all u guys please reply

[Attorney_Victim]

Your situation is not hopeless! You can quit Cymbalta if you want to. There are ways to stop using Cymbalta with minimal side effects. You can taper down your doses slowly to 0 under the care of a doctor, or you can taper down to a low dose and then take a different antidepressant, like Prozac, when you stop the Cymbalta. But, you should always consult with a doctor when discontinuing Cymbalta.

If you are concerned about damage to your liver, then you should have your liver enzymes tested immediately. Not everyone who takes Cymbalta develops liver problems. I had my liver enzymes tested and they were fine.

Don't give up hope...you can stop taking Cymbalta if you choose to!

[darshaks]

thanx attorney for giving me courage but I am anxious as i m taking it for last 4 years i havent heard any patient who has withdraw from this long period and my body system is very sensitive can i take this cymbalta for life time if it does not damage my liver my liver function currently normal but i fear it will damage by this drug after reading all this and i fear if this medicine will not be available in future than what i will do ?

[iliao93]

I was prescribed Cymbalta just about as soon as it hit the market! Yep...a little over 4 years ago. I am just almost through my first week Cymbalta free and at one point the doc( I use that term loosely) had me up to 90 mgs. A day. He refused to help me with the taper or to give me anything to make it easier. It hasn't been nearly as bad as I thought it might, mind you I'm not saying it's a party :roll: . My fear of what might it be like was much worse than my experience. I have to credit a number of awsome, caring people on this board for smoothing the path and also Catherine for her posting of her Taper Schedule. You can find it on her site: http://www.catherinefightsback.com/
You will make it, I'm a 64 yo lady who has Fibromyalgia and other health issues along side of dealing with bankruptcy, foreclosure , my Mom having dementia & taking care of &her living with us & Cymbalta. That's just the tip of my iceberg...so you see if someone like me can , then you can too.
We are all here to help, hang in there and you can beat this and come out the other end stronger and much wiser

[darshaks]

Thank you very much for your moral support you people are really great and god bless you from my heart

to eliao90

Please tell me your story how you withdraw cymbalta and how you switch off to other drug and which drug please mention hear your tappering of cymbalta dosage

and to all of you if cymbalta is working great for me should i continue this (actually it is working for me ) but as withdrwal symtoms are so bad i want to switch off please advice


thanx lot

[iliao93]

darshaks, if Cymbalta is working well for you then it shouldn't be a problem. It just never did work for me at all, at least not long anyway.
The side effects were not worth what little good it did do, it just made everything much worse. If it had worked for me I would still be taking it. You can always deal with stopping when & if it quits working or you don't need it any longer. It may not be bad for you at all. It's different for each person. You can find dedailed instructions on how the taper works if you go to the link I posted in my first reply to you. She lays it all out on her web site. I didn't use any other drug to quit, just took a little less every day until I was down to nothing. If you have trouble finding the taper instructions let me know and I'll try to get it to you..

[darshaks]

To iliao93,

Thanx for your response i found on site that she was very eager to know whole world that she is really feeling all that bad symptoms but no one could understand her at last she was happy that doctors accepts that electric zaps are side effects so i think she spent time in searching of what she felt and why ? and she got answer at last

but i didnt found tappering dose

for example like reduce 10 mg for first week than another 10 mg for another week like that

i just want to hear your story and process of tappering dose i know each human body is different and respond differently but just wanted to know how u tapper in your case schedule wise and in how many days u come down to zero dose from 90 mg per day and how much time has gone after withdrawing drugs one month or tow month what ? and how u feel your withdrwal symptoms are barrable for yor or not so i can have some hope that person like you who has also taken cymblta for long like me can also withdraw
waiting for your reply

thanx again for spending your time for me without no cost i hope i can help you sometime in future though i wish u will never face any difficulty in life in future

[iliao93]

No problem darshaks , if you go to her page and look at the top where it says "Home" & look right under there it will say " My Tapering Journal"... click on that....scroll down just a little bit and you will find a chart that tells you how to take the capsules apart. It will also give you a breakdown of how many little beads to remove and how often to reduce the dose. It's all trial and error for us.
If you want an idea of my story just do a search for my posts. I apologize for not being up going through my story right now.
I had a fairly good start to my first week but this weekend the withdawals are kicking me in the teeth.
If you still have trouble I'll do what I can to help. My reason for being here is to help as much as I am able.

[iliao93]

Thanks GB, I knew it was here...this is where I initally found it...just not functioning at my best right now

[iliao93]

For those of you who are here to find information, assistance and understanding...this is becoming the wrong place for that :roll: Come on over to WWW.CymbaltaSurvivors.Com, where you will not be assaulted by spam & where people really care :!:

[winner]

Hi darshaks

My daughter used Cymbalta 2 years and getting out of it, is a real hell. Still I believe, we will in this fight together. If you will know more about it, go to an other Forum, Cymbalta Survivers Support Index - Forum. There you can read our story in "Personal Experiences" by "lazup" and "What are you feeling" also by "lazup. There I tell about few healingtherapies, which may help and where you can find them.

Nobody here is alone, if anybody gets out of Cymbalta, then everyone can do it. Don´t give up, you can get support here and in the other Forum. Use them and FIGHT - so we all do and we win together, not Cymbalta.

with love
winner

[barbark]

Oh honey, you have all my sympathy. I was only on Cymbalta for 4 weeks, when each and every symptom kicked in. It's been hell, thats the only way i can describe it, like hell if there is one. Thank God I was on for a short time. I took the advice of one of the members here, "Allie", went to my pharmacist and he made me up 3 strengths, 30 one week, 20 one week and 10 one week and then I should be clean, I pray I will. Today is the first time in 28 days that I only had one side effect, so I am thankfull for that, because I fear the next day's. I would rather die than experience all these horrible side effects. Please, see your doctor as this is a chemical 4 and get a script for weaning. You'll be alright if you do that. Take care of yourself. Barbara

[darshaks]

to illibio

hi sorry for late reply but i m very sad that i m still on cymbalta when i wean off i got symptoms like electric current etc and i gave up in just 2 days but now i m again trying to wean off my question to all is my doctor has now given me wellbutrin (bupropion) it is ndri norpaphramine and dopamine agent where cymbalta is norpinephrine and serotonin so my doctor increased dose of lexapro and also pescribe wellbutrin so is this good idea to switch off from cymbalta to wellbutrin which drug is more safe ? please reply i m going to try this

[iliao93]

I agree totally, please post your feelings to www.cymbaltasurvivors.com. We are there and every one will be helpful I'm sure.No one who will be good with helping you comes here any longer.
You will make it...see you there!

[darshaks]

to greyberd , ilibo hondi and all

thnax very much for guiding me yes now i m member of cymbaltasurviver site and i have gone through so many posts and will see tommrrow also i will post my comment there

[iliao93]

Excelent & wise choice...I'll try to talk to you there! I am relieved to know you will be in good hands there.