I have been weaning myself off of Cymbalta. It just makes me way too tired and I loose motivation to do anything, especially towards the end of the day when I need more energy for my 6 year old or would like to go to the gym. I tried taking Cymbalta with Wellbutrin but there wasn't much of a difference. I am down to taking 30 mg ev er other day however; I started hearing a "white noise" sound in my ears that is very bothersome. I don't hear it while sleeping but when I get up in the morning its there. I thought my ears were filled with "fluid" but I have been using nasalcort for my allergies so I doubt it. Question- when does this go away????
My name is Ernie and you can read my daily diary.
I'm going to reply to you a little bit of what I have replied to another young lady (Yes I'm cutting and pasting but it's for all of you!
What your feeling is not you it's the drug!!!! Your withdrawing from a drug! It's not you. Everyone and I mean everyone is going through your exact symptoms. It hurts! It painful. But you have to believe that you will get through it.
30 days of torture then 1 month of feeling better and better
So your looking a 1 hard month and 1 feeling better and better. IMO
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If you go cold turkey I would suggest Prozac immediately, however if your going to fight it out with nothing expect 30-60 days of living hell... No way else to put it... by the way prozac is a cake walk to get off compared to this drug
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Now if your an Angry person like me without drugs, you'll go back to an angry person. If your a shy person without drugs, you'll go back to what you once were. For me I would be divorced without the prozac because I'm an angry person. Go back 20 years and think about how you felt when you were a teenager around 18 or 19. That's what you will turn back into with drugs? Make sense?
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Step 1. If you don't know God and better find him fast because your going to need to cry out for his help.
Step 2. Tell your family what your going through and tell them you need their support. Tell them your time table.
Step 3. Drink water and healthy foods. God did not put fast food on the planet. We did!
Step 4. Keep telling yourself it's OK that your angry, it's OK that your sad it normal with this drug. It's not that your brain is broke it that this drug stinks on withdrawal.
Step 5. Low noise level or use a white noise to distract you when the zaps come and they will come.
Step 7. Find a special place were you can be alone and feel safe.
Step 8. Drink Slurpees... Yes I don't know why, but the cool feeling helped. No coke. Blue is my favorite.
Step 9. Keep telling yourself you will be better (Every minute of pain)
Step 10. Exercise. But do it lightly at first because it will make your ringing worse
Step 11. Relax is part of your body moving from the feet to your head. Let each muscle go limp. Praise God while doing it. He's real and will be there next to you. When your not strong "in your mind" lean on him.
Step 12. Do Kind things to others.
And the last step most important is try to lower any stress you have. Kids, family... You need time to heal...
Well I hope this helps and forgive me if I get to religious... I haven't been but need to turn around to survive this. My ears are ringing now... But my mood is good.
I will pray for you. Keep in touch
-Ernie
