Post Cymbalta Anxiety
#1
Posted 14 October 2012 - 03:37 PM
How am I feeling? Hell!
There is no sign the physical symptoms will fade away. I am suffering from the following 4 major symptoms everyday:
1) Tremor and muscle pain
2) Headache
3) Cramping stomach and bloating belly
4) Premature Heart Beats (which is horrible, I mean the feeling)
I am so struggling whether or not I should call a failure of this long journey. What if the doctors are right (they told me this is not withdrawal as the symptoms lasted for so long and no sign it is getting better) that I am ANXIOUS and I need the drug? But another voice (actually not just one, almost all my family members are encouraging me to give it a longer time and hold on) is tell me hold on. But, nobody understand the pain I am experiencing! Well I agree on Cymbalta I was not feeling well but at least I was coping. But now? I am housebound, jobless, depressed, hopeless...
I saw too many posts that people said great the brain zaps are finally gone, no more nauseas, etc.! Maybe I am not the lucky one.
I feel I am at the edge about to give up.
#2
Posted 15 October 2012 - 02:15 PM
#3
Posted 16 October 2012 - 09:45 AM
I am so sorry to hear you are still struggling after making it so far! I can't get past subtracting 49 beads from 60mg before I start to become very ill with headaches, nausea, brain zaps, upset stomach, jitters, dizziness etc (on week 5 of weaning). I don't believe the doctors are right, your symptoms must still be some withdrawal effects. Have you tried taking any supplements at all? Please don't feel hopeless look how far you have come!
Thank you truckprincess!
I wish the doctors are wrong because only in this way I can be at the edge of being positive and keep the faith. Otherwise I can't hold on!
I am taking GNC Fish Oil (with Q10) and mega Vitamin.
Everyday I am tortured by shaking, cramping stomach and headache. BTW, you said you have jitter, is the jitter the same as the tremor/shaking I am experiencing now?
The 4+ months weaning process is not that horrible to me. However, I never imagined the "post Cymbalta" life is so anxious and miserable.
#4
Posted 16 October 2012 - 07:23 PM
This morning I was working online for some documentation. I can't tolerate too much brain work and get concentrated is difficult for me. Then suddenly I got so shaky, acute pain in the chest muscle, agitated, pain in the stomach, bloating in the belly. I was so scared and had to take a 0.5mg Clonazepam.
I am so hopeless now.
7 weeks, 7 weeks after I came off the Cymbalta. I don't know how long this pain will last.
#5
Posted 16 October 2012 - 07:29 PM
Maybe, this is the so called "protracted withdrawal", which will normally last 6 to 18 months. I guess I probably stuck in it.
This morning I was working online for some documentation. I can't tolerate too much brain work and get concentrated is difficult for me. Then suddenly I got so shaky, acute pain in the chest muscle, agitated, pain in the stomach, bloating in the belly. I was so scared and had to take a 0.5mg Clonazepam.
I am so hopeless now.
7 weeks, 7 weeks after I came off the Cymbalta. I don't know how long this pain will last.
However, think it "positively", the only good sign is that I am not that irritated as 7 weeks ago, maybe I am too tired to be pissed off? Who knows? I remember during the final dash of my weaning process and the first couple of weeks after I totally stopped Cymbalta, I was so irritated, I almost challenge my wife everyday. I got easily pissed off for no reason. Now? I am just too tired to argue, to challenge.
#6
Posted 16 October 2012 - 08:50 PM
#8
Posted 17 October 2012 - 03:37 PM
I was just reading about GLUTATHIONE and I wonder if that might be something better to try rather than the L-tyrosine? I also wonder about a gentle detox such as milk thistle for a week or so then taking some probiotics and fiber would help at all?
Hi truckprincess,
I actually bought a bottle of L-tyrosine (1000mg per day) from GNC ast week . I took it for about 4 days, but then I got bad headache all the day. So I stopped for about 4 days and the headache gone. I was soo struggling before I bought it because based on my research the L-Tyrosine will worsen the high BP and migraine. I don't have high BP. But my concern was the migraine. I didn't have the migraine at all before I was put onto the anti depression shit 5 years ago. However, after they put me onto Effexor 5 years ago, I started to have this fxxking chronic migraine. This is why I wanted to come off Effexor last year. However, I failed because of the rebounded anxiety. The doc told me: see? you proved by yourself that you have anxiety! so that you need to take the medication! I trusted him and he put me back onto Effexor (to even higher dose) but it just didn't kick in for 6 weeks. So the doc switched me to Cymbalta!!!
Last night I took L-tyrosine again because I want to see if I can benefit from it to cope with the daytime anxiety. My logic is: I don't have migraine, it was the drug, or the anxiety gave me the headache, if L-Tyrosine can ease the anxiety to whatever level, it can ease my headache a little bit. Sorry this the only reason supporting me, given this slow brain damaged by the fxxking drugs!
Let me try another 3-4 days. And I will update you guys. I never dare to take the 5-HTP because based on my research it may worsen the anxiety. I am enough, let the body heal it by itself, I dare not to introduce more chemical.
BTW, what's "Glutathione"? What's the benefit? Where to buy?
#9
Posted 17 October 2012 - 03:42 PM
Hi truckprincess,
I actually bought a bottle of L-tyrosine (1000mg per day) from GNC ast week . I took it for about 4 days, but then I got bad headache all the day. So I stopped for about 4 days and the headache gone. I was soo struggling before I bought it because based on my research the L-Tyrosine will worsen the high BP and migraine. I don't have high BP. But my concern was the migraine. I didn't have the migraine at all before I was put onto the anti depression shit 5 years ago. However, after they put me onto Effexor 5 years ago, I started to have this fxxking chronic migraine. This is why I wanted to come off Effexor last year. However, I failed because of the rebounded anxiety. The doc told me: see? you proved by yourself that you have anxiety! so that you need to take the medication! I trusted him and he put me back onto Effexor (to even higher dose) but it just didn't kick in for 6 weeks. So the doc switched me to Cymbalta!!!
Last night I took L-tyrosine again because I want to see if I can benefit from it to cope with the daytime anxiety. My logic is: I don't have migraine, it was the drug, or the anxiety gave me the headache, if L-Tyrosine can ease the anxiety to whatever level, it can ease my headache a little bit. Sorry this the only reason supporting me, given this slow brain damaged by the fxxking drugs!
Let me try another 3-4 days. And I will update you guys. I never dare to take the 5-HTP because based on my research it may worsen the anxiety. I am enough, let the body heal it by itself, I dare not to introduce more chemical.
BTW, what's "Glutathione"? What's the benefit? Where to buy?
Hi I just searched it. Forget about it. I personally don't think you will benefit from this L-Glutathione, for withdrawal I mean.
#10
Posted 17 October 2012 - 09:49 PM
#11
Posted 18 October 2012 - 03:12 PM
I am so exhausted. 50 days. I just can't cope. I can't win this. I took a 0.25mg Clonazepam but can't fall into sleep, just headache. I think it may be a smart choice to change to another SSRI.
#13
Posted 18 October 2012 - 09:42 PM
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