Posted 11 July 2010 - 09:36 PM
Dear Kristi:
Yes, seems that your weaning plan was a bit fast and the drops were too big. One should make drops that are 10% of actual dose. You went from 30mg straight to 20mg (that is a 10mg drop!!!). The good thing is that from what I read you didn´t suffer withdrawal symptoms from that drop. Then you went 20mg straight to 15mg (that is a 5mg drop, instead of a 2mg which would be the 10% drop).
I would go to a certain dose of cymbalta and start weaning from there. You have to decide which dosage you are going to start with. Since you didn´t mention suffering symptoms while on 20mg you could start from there (or 30mg if you want to feel more secure). Doing 2mg drops until you get to 10mg. It will take you 5 weeks to go from 20mg to 10mg at this rate (20mg, 18mg, 16mg, etc)
When you are down to 10mg (90 beads) then you could do what Debbie suggested, start to take out 1 bead a day.
I suggest taking one bead a day at the end, when you are at a lower dose. Because logistically, for me it has been easier to make the capsules for a whole week (or whatever period you are going to stay at a certain dose). When you are at lower doses it is easier to have to count everyday your dose.
The drops sizes and the time you are going to stay on each dose, depends on how you feel. The lower in dose you are, the smaller the drops should be.
What you mentioned: headaches, sore sensitive eyes, blurred vision, dizziness, anxiety, anger, insomnia, jaw clenching, have been symptoms that I have felt
Remember the goal is to reach the goal, with the less symptoms. So if you need to adjust dosage during the weaning process, please do.
Hugs
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