ok i have been on meds for around 7 years, at least 4 on cymbalta 60mg to ween me off 360mg of effor xr the taper worked but i ran out of meds (samples) no insurance to get more and i moved from hometown i have 1 sample box of 30mg this is day 2 and its getting bad***zaps/startled feeling, i tried adding more xanax to my reg dose of 2mgs a day but not helping as well i also take remeron 45 to sleep. anyone know if the omega works on zaps or anything not over the counter that works? please this sucks almost as bad as effexor withdrawls
Hi Ben,
The comparison with effexor has been made before. I think they're in the same group.
Have a look under some of the posts in nutritional support and you'll find some of the things other people found useful. personally, I didn't find anything made much difference. Sticking to a really healthy diet though - no junk, caffiene, alchohol etc does seem to benefit everyone though, during withdrawals.
How many 30mg Cymbalta have you got left?
Can you get any more samples?
Many have also found that Prozac helps the withdrawal symptoms, but not sure how that works with your insurance etc as I'm in Australia.
It's bad news to stop suddenly, as I'm sure you know.
If you can't get any more, and you can't get anything else from your doctor to help, you can actually divide up the capsules you've got, using clear gelatine capsules so that it's a bit easier on your body.
Let me know how many you have left, though, first.
regards, Maureen.
