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[drphilistine]

It's been 2 weeks since I stopped cymbalta cold. The brain zaps are back to the level they were at when I was on cymbalta. But I'm sleeping better and my appetite is under control again. Indigestion lingering but almost gone. The only supplement that helps is the Omega (I use Ultimate Omega just to cover the range).

I'm actually starting to feel human again! Sleeping well for the first time in almost two years.

Oh yeah, the Sleepytime Tea helps as well. It's not gourmet fare but does help, and it's not messing with my head.

[nursedeborah]

It's been 2 weeks since I stopped cymbalta cold. The brain zaps are back to the level they were at when I was on cymbalta. But I'm sleeping better and my appetite is under control again. Indigestion lingering but almost gone. The only supplement that helps is the Omega (I use Ultimate Omega just to cover the range).

I'm actually starting to feel human again! Sleeping well for the first time in almost two years.

Oh yeah, the Sleepytime Tea helps as well. It's not gourmet fare but does help, and it's not messing with my head.

Well it looks like we have to winner's here right now! Lets celebrate!

Debbie

[nursedeborah]

Great to read that you went cold turkey. I did too; I was taking 60m I felt giddy for 12 hours one of the first three days that I stopped but that was it. I stayed off for 4 1/2 months and then decided to go back on. The Doc and I decided for me to try 30 mg and that seems to be working for now or I should say has been working for 6 months.

ethicalgirl,
Sorry to hear that your back on this drug. Why did you go through the withdrawls, cold turkey too,
only to go back on it again???

Debbie

[Drybananna]

Man, this is great to hear. Im so happy for you. Keep us informed, please! My doctor told me the first 2 weeks were going to be the hardest.

I wish you the best, pleaseplease keep me informed! : )

[nursedeborah]

Man, this is great to hear. Im so happy for you. Keep us informed, please! My doctor told me the first 2 weeks were going to be the hardest.

I wish you the best, pleaseplease keep me informed! : )

Drybananna,
Please don't fall into these kind's of hopeful stories as they are usually not as good as they
sound, and we find them back here wanting to do the method we use here. I is so awful what your going through so when someone writes something like this is gets your hopes up, then only to have them smashed to the ground. We have also just had people come here, and make things up. So
always go by what is working for you, and never changing some fly by night solution. If in fact
it was a cure I am sure after all the work that has been done trying to find a way to come up with getting off of this it would have already been found!

The ine that works is the slow waening process, and the slower the better.

Also I hope you saw my post that said no permanante damage after we are all done, not to our brains,or our bodies Whooipe!!

Debbie

[MaureenV]

Great to read that you went cold turkey. I did too; I was taking 60m I felt giddy for 12 hours one of the first three days that I stopped but that was it. I stayed off for 4 1/2 months and then decided to go back on. The Doc and I decided for me to try 30 mg and that seems to be working for now or I should say has been working for 6 months.

Cymbalta would appear to be one of the worst anti-depressants in terms of the number of people who suffer unacceptable levels of withdrawal symptoms. But there are obviously those who don't suffer, and if you're one of those good luck with taking it again if it wasn't a problem getting off it.

Good to hear that you're o.k. on a lower dose than previously.

regards, Maureen.

[nursedeborah]

If it did what it did before, why do you think it will be any different this time?
Also sometimes it takes awhile for it to really do the damage.

Debbie

[Junior]

If it did what it did before, why do you think it will be any different this time?
Also sometimes it takes awhile for it to really do the damage.

Debbie

Debbie

All she said was that when she came off it she felt dizzy for about 12 hours. We know nothing of how things were when she went on it. I know it's hard to imagine but this drug DOES work for some.

Cheers
Junior