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[DonMH]

My wife is on Psychiatric ICU having been taken off 180mg/day of Cymbalta to 0mg/day. She is still suffering from major auditory sensitivity - even the slightest sounds like a hammer -drill in her head! Otherwise, she is making a rapid recovery. No mention has been made by her consultant about her coming off Cymbalta.
Has anyone else had a similar hearing problem? If you have, would you kindly reply to this post and describe what you have felt.
I am a novice to the forum but for 30 years of my life,I worked in hospital laboratories as a Senior Biochemist (Clinical Scientist/Analyst). I too have been "cold-turkey" - I was addicted to barbiturates and valium-type drugs for over half of my life but I have never, ever seen withdrawal effects as serious as these in all of my life!
Could someone please explain to me what is meant by "brain-zaps" and possibly describe the actual feeling of them. I am trying to help my wife as much as I possibly can but at present , my knowledge is very limited. I wish to expand my knowledge of the subject and help others in a similar situation. I wish MI6 had known about Cymbalta; they could have used it as a very effective means of mental torture on terrorists. I say this tongue in cheek but for those of you going through it , it is not a laughing matter. I know from watching my poor wife go through it.