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[stopmywithdrawls]

Hello.I have never posted to a support group because I felt "exposed", but the withdrawls that I am having have scared me enough to share. I have been on 90 mg of Cymbalta for 6 years (gradually increased, was originally on Zoloft but it ran its course) and for the first 4 years it was great for my anxiety and depression. However, over the years I believe that the root of my anxiety and depression is my inability to prioritize situations and tasks due to my ADD. A few years back I was prescribed adderall and between the adderall and Cymbalta I was on cloud 9. However, over the past 2 years, I have noticed that the Cymbalta has only added to the size of my ass and decreased any interest in sex.....which is a problem for two reasons: you need to have sex to have a baby and I am not comfortable being on Cymbalta while pregnant. So,over the past 6 monts I have decreased from 90mg to 60mg to 30mg (for 45 days) and for the past 6 days ).By last night I felt like a detoxing drug addict having a nervous breakdown (the kind you see in the movies). I am crying non-stop (and I don't cry much), my stomach is constantly upset, I am completely aggitated,irritable,my brain feels like it is in a fish bowl,and everytime my heart beats I feel like i am having little earthquake sensations all over my body. The worst part is.... I need my adderall but I am afraid to take it because it makes the little earthquakes even worse....Howewver today I didn't take it and I couldn't stop crying long enough or have the energy to get out of bed!!! I don't know what to do, I have a job and a child and a husband that need my attention. I called my dr. and I am waiting to hear back from him, but I refuse to start taking it again even to re-ween myself off a different way. Does anybody have any suggestion, does Xanax help? How long will this last?????? Any thoughts would be great and if anybody else is on adderall what did you do? Thanks so much.