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[AshleyA]

I have been taking 120mg since October, but I have been on Cymbalta for at least a year. Sunday I took my last 120mg dosage and I feel like a stoned brick-head today, hearing sounds kind of underwater-like, it took me four hours to wake up and get enough energy to get out of bed even though I was sweating buckets under the sheets. I'm in this situation because I had to reschedule my doctor's appointment from last week to sometime in the future because I'm at college (two weeks before midterms!) and am 2.5-3 hours away and can't really miss any classes because my teachers are nuts and won't let me make it up because my doctor will also NOT give me a note to give to them or the school about my severe PTSD. Since I cannot make it in person, my doctor refuses to refill my prescription unless I send him $150 (!!!) and then he will only give me 14 days (what??). I've decided he's a crook and since I was thinking of asking to not be on Cymbalta anymore, I would just go without. His receptionist won't even let me reschedule a new appointment until I pay for the 15 minute consult ($150). I hope my post makes sense. I would like some tips or support on going through a cold turkey from 120mg. I'm also on Wellbutrin XL, Ambien, Buspar, and Abilify. I have made sure I am drinking a lot of fluids and keep moving and focused on my goals because when I sit still, everything is a lot worse. Any ideas on how to juggle a full credit load of 16 credits while dealing with this crap?? I have an appointment with the school's doctor to see what he says about this, but I want some experienced answers.

Also, I want to add that I am taking Cymbalta for severe TMJ pain plus complex PTSD which I've been on some time of medication on since 2008. I have been through one surgery with that and def. don't want others!

Edited by AshleyA, 28 February 2012 - 01:11 PM.

[AshleyA]

So I'm on day 3 of cold turkey...now I'm missing classes due to exhaustion, migraines, and stomach pain. The school doctor says my psychiatrist "knows me longer so he must know what he is doing." so they won't give me anything to help except for suggesting Pepto Bismal and acetaminophen. I'm really scared I'm going to lose everything I've worked so hard to accomplish, since I was out of school for two years due to severe PTSD (which I pretty much got over by this past December) and I have just returned to school this year. I don't even know if my teachers believe me since I have no proof from a doctor that I am going through this.

[Harleygirl]

I too am going cold turkey but by my own choice. I know how you feel and I sure wish I could help you. Here I sit with an endless free supply if I wish and you suffer so. I think your Dr should get his head out of his *ss and just give you what you need. so many of them have free samples galore. I hope you feel better soon. H.

[AshleyA]

I agree, I'm pretty sure I remember my doctor having 30-day samples. Day 10 and after feeling alright for a couple of days, I'm unable to keep anything down due to severe nausea or sleep at night. I think it's because I am on spring break and not being as self-disciplined with taking medicine and eating healthy nor am I up and moving as much as I would be during school.

[smena]

hİ, here similar stuff.,

The doctor prescribed me Cymbalta 60mg. and Lamictal 50 mg. 1.5 half years ago.i am bipolar. mostly depression ruled bipolar.
I also had the sleeping problem i must say. i still have. some times i sleep 2 days the cant sleep at all. i cant controle it. well he recenlty prescribed very
light zanax to regulate it.
first time in my life i could feel i was actually living by the clock, without hours, days passing beneath my feets.living everything one at a time and not with multiple opposite feelings at one time. i was that girl, the girl acheaving her pottential. i am sure many of you fing this very similar and not fair at all... but as people dont understand. this is like a physical illness. we did not sign up for this. just like physical illness. we would all have it much better if people understood this. Actually this situation is very much like middle ages. we have developed so many things but yet very basic and important stuff people skip.. there are doctors,universities,studies etc. for what? entellectual satisfaction? We have so manu psychiatrists and they are useless! they are just the ... kissing slaves o the biggest mafia so called medicine industry..

Recently i was without my meds like you because i didnt have more. cause i moved to berlin. my mom sent me a pack right on time but germany took my pack... rrrr its illegal to send meds. then i had my doctor to fax my recipts to the pharmact but cymbalta alone costed 80 euro! rent coming up i had to suffer it untill a friend comes with my meds. it was sooooo much tougher than i thought. oh my god its one of the most unpleasent horrific thing to experience...
my flatmate was shocked and trying to help me since i am in a foreign country. still havent registered, no insurence. i was crying in the pharmacy, i just realised when they told me i was having panic attack. i couldnt go out of home. trying to ease it with zanax which didnt help at all. then i read forums. and was everyone has it the same.

i now got my medicine.. feeling a bit sleepy but omg i am alive!!!
i am trying to find out WHAT it is that makes this medicine so hard to get off. Why can't we just know more when we are the ones to use it. why dont they inform us with this stuff. i am very happy with my meds , i feel it saved mylife.
but now i am scared of this medicine too. 5-6 days without cymbalta was horrific!!!
what do we do with this. i will go around with my med box always full of them from now on. wow i cant imagine this thing happening to me again. i wont write what i lived because i dont want to even talk about it right now.
i want to know what i take in to my body and nothing i read is enough! maybe we should make a research and collect them here in a topic.