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[TimC97124]

I am not a doctor, but having been on Cymbalta and weaned off, I understand completely what you're saying. Cymbalta has destroyed many people's lives. If you read other people's stories here, you will see what I mean. And unfortunately, your doctor has much to learn; hopefully he will. No one should ever go on Cymbalta. Cymbalta is just too dangerous with far too many unknown side effects.

That's my opinion, but I know I'm not alone.
TimC

[sick of it]

I have been on Cymbalta 60mg since December 09 and after about 6 months i went to my doctor because i thought everything in my life had settled down and i had been feeling fine, so i thought weaning off Cymbalta was a good idea.

My doctor prescribed a weaning off plan of 9 or so weeks (he has never once taken my blood pressure). During this time i started to get headaches, dizziness, vertigo, over reaction to situations. I could go from been very angry to a crying mess in the corner in no time at all. During this time i kept putting it down to been tired, working late nights and having a teething 7 month old.

I went back to my doctor because i was having some 'bad days' and he pretty much told me that it was all in my head and just to increase the time taken to wean off.

Then came the worse day of my life...i had woken up with a very bad headache, which i put down to lack of sleep. Bub was unusually unsettled and wouldnt stop crying. it was making my headache worse. I was yelling at him and i picked him up to put him to bed and for a reason i still dont know, i dropped him, causing him considerable injury.

I have been charged and am going through the court processes. My son has been taken off me and given to my fiancee. there is an order saying i cannot go within 100m of my son.

I am not a violent person, i never have been. My fiancee can vouch for that, i have never raised a hand to her, ever. My son is the most important thing in my life and i would never hurt him!

I have recently found out that in the weeks leading up to the event. my mum, my fiancee and my best friend had noticed my mood swings and temper getting worse as the weaning off process continued. They are kicking themselves now that they didnt make me go back to the doctor. When i went to see my doctor after i was arrested, he told me 'maybe it wasnt the right time to have taken you off the Cymbalta'. He then put me back on a dose of 60mg of Cymbalta a day!!

Is it normal for a non-violent person to do something he NEVER thought he would do?

[sick of it]

Oh my. I am so sorry to read this. Read my post. It explains it all. Its called who wants to share for a book. Cymbalta ruined my life and almost killed me. I lost a man that a year and ahalf later is just skimming the surface of what I went through. According to the doctors it will never be the right time to get off of it. I'm am not a doctor and will not give advice, but there is much sympothy in my heart for you. I had violent outbursts, punching walls, throwing things at my kids while I was on the drug, but it was really bad when I detoxed from it. I had sveral out bursts where I actually physically attacked my children. I am a non violent person as well, I do not believe in it what so ever. I grew up in a violent household and swore on my life my children would never live like that. I explained to my children who are older I was coming off of a drug and to help me when I need it then get out of my way. We are in for a ride. I locked myself in my bedroom for 2 weeks. I cried, punched pillows, cursed Godand myself for being so trusting in others with my health. Never again. Now I am determined to get my story heard, to warn other of the dangers and help as many people as I can in the process. If I can acomplish this then all of my suffering and self destruction will not have been a waste, because it is now my lifes journey. My heart pours for you, and you are being prayed for.

[RickWC]

Certain antidepressants, including cymbalta can cause this type of behaviour. In August I went to see my best friend and he was sitting alone at his kitchen table. I asked him what was going on and where was his wife and son. He was highly agitated and angry and said that he thought his wife was trying to kill him. He said that his wife and son had left because they feared he would hurt them.

I spent a good deal of time talking to and calming down my friend until I could understand what was going on. For some background, I friend and his wife both lost there jobs do to a plant shutdown. They went several years without being able to find work and then he was hospitalized for seizures. The doctors told him he couldn't work and put him on anti-seizure medication but the state fought him for 3 years on paying disability. Medicare paid all of his medical costs but he had only limited financial aid. Both he and his wife became depressed and were prescribed antidepressants.

Finally, in July of 2010, he got his disability pay. What I had not realized was that when this happened, Medicare stopped paying for his medical bills. His wife decided that the anti-seizure meds were important so stopped buying the antidepressant medication for him. When I saw him that day in August, he had gone 5 days without taking his antidepressant. But he only knew that his wife had stopped one of his pills and had no idea which one it was. After talking with him for about 1/2 hour, I realized that he was withdrawalling from an anti-depresent because he was experiening the same symptoms that I had when stopping cymbalta a few years ago (by acident).

His wife and son returned later that night and I explained to her what was going on and she got him back on the drug the next day. I know that this is a long story but I thought it was important. Withdrawal from cymbalta and related drugs can easily cause anger, rage, and abnormal behaviour.

Good luck with your court case but most people don't understand this kind of thing. It's sort of like you have to have been ther to get it.

[CymHaltya]

Oh my. I am so sorry to read this. Read my post. It explains it all. Its called who wants to share for a book. Cymbalta ruined my life and almost killed me. I lost a man that a year and ahalf later is just skimming the surface of what I went through. According to the doctors it will never be the right time to get off of it. I'm am not a doctor and will not give advice, but there is much sympothy in my heart for you. I had violent outbursts, punching walls, throwing things at my kids while I was on the drug, but it was really bad when I detoxed from it. I had sveral out bursts where I actually physically attacked my children. I am a non violent person as well, I do not believe in it what so ever. I grew up in a violent household and swore on my life my children would never live like that. I explained to my children who are older I was coming off of a drug and to help me when I need it then get out of my way. We are in for a ride. I locked myself in my bedroom for 2 weeks. I cried, punched pillows, cursed Godand myself for being so trusting in others with my health. Never again. Now I am determined to get my story heard, to warn other of the dangers and help as many people as I can in the process. If I can acomplish this then all of my suffering and self destruction will not have been a waste, because it is now my lifes journey. My heart pours for you, and you are being prayed for.

Hi Sick of It - how is the book coming along?