Hi Gabriel -
Not sure what to tell you. What kind of pain are you in? What were you on the Cymbalta for originally? How did you get off the drug? Did you wean slowly? How slowly? Stop cold turkey? In short, if you stopped cold turkey or in steps that were too big, you could easily be experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Let us know more so we can help.
Cymalta, Off 19 Days But In Pain
Started by QueenTimely, Mar 23 2010 03:07 PM
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Posted 25 March 2010 - 02:35 AM
Hi Gabriel - two to three months could be almost no time depending on your dosage and your personal system. We need to know more. I can totally identify with the agitation. I'm a witch at times. When I dropped 60 to 30 I had no problems. 30 to 20 was another story. Very short tempered, explosive, bad diarrhea, bad anxiety, constant butterflies in my stomach. I turned the corner yesterday after about two weeks on 20. All of a sudden, I'm functioning a bit better. I'm going to stay at 20 until I've been okay a while, then reduce probably by just 10% or so (by eyeballing, not counting beads.
If I were you, I would:
- post a message on this board that tells us more: why you got onto C to begin with, what dosage you were at when you decided to come off and began reducing;
- send a personal message to MaureenV if she doesn't respond to your post;
- plan to increase your dose now by just a bit to get rid of the w/d effects;
- plan to reduce by 10% or so when you stabilise and continue slowly from there.
I have to believe that I -- we -- will get our lives back. I am determined.
By the way, I have found meditation to be unbelievably helpful in all of this. Personally, I have a Buddhist practice because I found the support of a local community in Perth (Rigpa -- they are all over the world and you don't have to become Buddhist to benefit). But anything that allows you to really get present, really let your thoughts be just thoughts, will help. Another suggestion: read either The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris or Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Steven Hayes. Not just more self-help books. For anyone who suffers from depression or anxiety or OCD, these books are priceless.
If I were you, I would:
- post a message on this board that tells us more: why you got onto C to begin with, what dosage you were at when you decided to come off and began reducing;
- send a personal message to MaureenV if she doesn't respond to your post;
- plan to increase your dose now by just a bit to get rid of the w/d effects;
- plan to reduce by 10% or so when you stabilise and continue slowly from there.
I have to believe that I -- we -- will get our lives back. I am determined.
By the way, I have found meditation to be unbelievably helpful in all of this. Personally, I have a Buddhist practice because I found the support of a local community in Perth (Rigpa -- they are all over the world and you don't have to become Buddhist to benefit). But anything that allows you to really get present, really let your thoughts be just thoughts, will help. Another suggestion: read either The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris or Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Steven Hayes. Not just more self-help books. For anyone who suffers from depression or anxiety or OCD, these books are priceless.
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Posted 27 March 2010 - 03:14 PM
I am going through the first week off Cymbalta myself and I am extremely exhausted and can't stop crying. I also went through a painful breakup (5 yr relationship) in November so I can't tell but I guess it's a combo-platter of emotional instability from the meds withdrawal + missing him and his comfort etc. I am 30 years old and trying to start my life over - getting off the meds is supposed to be an empowering, "i can take care of myself" thing but so far I feel weak, and tired all the time. I want to go to the gym to get my endorphins and seratonin up but I am sleeping like 12-13 hours a night and just barely making it to work this week.
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