I have been weaing down from 60 mg and am now down to 15mg. I think when you wean slowly you spead the pain out over a longer period of time. Wean fast and its more pain for a lesser period. I certinly don't want more pain but I am tired of the pain and getting impatient.When I say pain I mean the typical withdrawl. I think my step downs have been just big enough to keep me in a cycle of one good week and one bad week. If my doses were more gradually reduced I would probably feel better. Been going down about 5 mg every two weeks or so. A bit two fast in hind site.
My question is this:
Do you think no matter which route you take to get off of this stuff, the end result will be the same? Will recovery land you in the same place eventually? Or do you think a gentler arrival( to being Cymbalta free) is better for a better over all outcome?
I realize the answer is going to be different with different people but I still wonder. Fast VS slow, that is the question.
Having posted here since August, I can only say that I've seen several anecdotal examples of people who went cold turkey have a recurrance of symptoms, that doesn't seem to happen for those who wean slowly. I haven't seen anyone who's weaned really slowly have the rebound affect, apart from one, who in my opinion weaned too fast anyway.
I guess it depends on your personal situation; being self employed I was stuffing up my work, and my moods were affecting the people I live with. If I'd had the option of locking myself away for a few weeks, who knows whether or not I'd have taken that route.
regards, Maureen.