ive been reading comments and i have to say due to of insurance i am having to stop cold turkey after on cymbalta 60mg for over ten years i also had to just stop gabapentin cold turkey a week ago so my head is killing me i have a job i work with the public and i am looking for any advice to help me get tru this i have been on it for both pain and biopolor depression is there any fast way to get this out of system
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#3
Posted 27 January 2017 - 09:19 AM
Welcome Swolf
Two years is an extreme but does happen. Next thing I want to mention is the FDA and the Manufacturer have warnings against stopping Cymbalta rapidly. It can cau8se suicidal thoughts, seizures, etc. You insurance company does not want the liability of this by canceling your Cymbalta coverage. By calling them I bet you can get additional coverage for 2 or 3 months to give you a chance to wean. You do not want to do this cold turkey. Another option is to get a different ssri/snri and start on it. One your insurance will pay for. Once you get settled in on that then you can slowly wean off and suffer a lot less.
You can also get a prescription for clonidine and or hydroxyzine to help with the symptoms. They are non-addictive and have no withdrawal. Like all meds they work for some and not others.
As far as usual time frame? Well that varies a lot. I would say average once you get down to zero usage is 2 to 3 months of severe symptoms followed by 6 to 8months of slow improvement. Realize this is a generality. There are people who have NO withdrawal symptoms and others that take 1 or 2 years.
What symptoms are you having now? How long since your last Cymbalta?
#4
Posted 27 January 2017 - 02:53 PM
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