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[Junior]

Hi Joelle

I took 60mg for just 19 days and tried going Cold Turkey. It is NOT recommended. I had severe upper abdo pain and had a lot of difficulty eating during the next two weeks. I also had hypomania...

The best way is to taper .. in your case you could probably drop @10mg each 2 weeks or so. That will mean opening the capsules and pouring out some of the beads. Unfortunately I can't help you with that since I didn't do it!!! But NurseDeb is good with the bead count.

Good luck
Junior

[nursedeborah]

I have been taking cymbalta for two weeks now and want to stop. I haven't slept more than a few hours in several days. I am taking 60mg. how should I do this?

Jolelle,
Hi, no please do not stop this med abruptly are you will go through the most
awful withdrawls that you can't even fathom!! Just the nightmares are enough!!!

This is not your normal , well this is who knows what kind of crap they have
made. It has been compared to that as coming off of Oxycontin, but it takes
6 mo. to 2 years to withdrawl, and there are no detox meds.

Here is how we do it:

60mg = 540 beads


Just start decreasing by 10 beads every 2weeks, and see how you feel. If
this is too much let me know, and we can adjust it, if not stay there,
and when all withdrawls symptoms stop, and your reay about 2 weeks, then
remove another 10 beads.

Just keep doing this, you will need a little dish to pour them in, and
tweezers, I just use my finger nail as it is long enough to scoop it up.

After awhile you can get 30 mg from your doc, or just buy clear gel caps
online or at the health food store.

Let me know what you think, or what makes no sense at all?
You can do this, and still function this way, it is the greatest!

Debbie
Oh by the way I am a terrible typist!