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[HollyDucky]

Hello all!

I began taking Cymbalta about 9-12 months ago for nerve pain and neuropathy in my outer thighs and for chronic lower back pain. I was then instructed to ween off of it per my doctor's instructions and am now on week 3 without having any Cymbalta in my system. Since I began to ween off I have become a complete and total "pod person". Below is a list of all the withdrawal side effects I have experienced that no one warned me about.

-sudden crying outbursts
-waves of nausea
-headaches
-brain zaps/pinches
-violent mood swings ranging from manic to deep depression
-loss of appetite
-increase in sensitivity to touch
-pins and needles feeling in fingers
-extreme numbness in hands/arm (have lost complete feeling in left hand for a few hours to the point of not being able to use it)
-random feelings of anger for no real reason
-sudden burst of energy followed by complete exhaustion (sleeping for 20-24 hrs)
-self seclusion followed by over indulgent in social interaction
-dizzy/lightheaded
-weak, no stamina or strength

Now, except for having some of my sensitivity to touch return in my thighs, I was not expecting any of this. Thank goodness my boyfriend has been so understanding and has not carted me off the the looney bin! I am so thankful to have found a forum like this! Obliviously, if there is something set up like this I cannot be the only one having a hard time! I have almost lost it so many times, just gotten so frustrated at nothing, my dog tripping me in the kitchen so I end up throwing a towel and plastic cup at him and scaring him so much he refused to come back into the kitchen to eat his dinner, crying random for no reason while fixing dinner, sleeping for 14 hours but ready to go back to bed after only being awake for 5.

Does anyone have an idea as to how long this effects last and have any of you experienced similar effects as me?