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[phoenixjazzmine]

Hi everyone.

On Tuesday evening I made a pumpkin pie, my favorite. I was celebrating the fact that I was feeling so good that day. I thought finally, my withdrawals were ending and my depression was lifting. But the next morning I was depressed and anxious again, which eased up a bit in the afternoon, but came back in the evening. Working out at Curves that evening brought some relief. Today I observed my mood go up to the point where I almost felt high on something, and then dip down to the way I felt soon after I stopped taking Cymbalta. This up and down went on all day today. I have been completely off of Cymbalta for 103 days. I like the highs, but I am soooo distressed over the deep lows, I thought I was doing so well, the lows were getting better until recently. Is this a "normal" part of Cymbalta withdrawals??? When I am low, I feel like I will never feel good again, and that I have never felt good, although intellectually I know that isn't true. I've come so far since May, I want to see this through.

My evil twin says that those at Ely Lilly who are getting rich off Cymbalta, and those that prescribe it like a candy dispensor ought to be made to take it and then withdraw from it as punishment.

[phoenixjazzmine]

Greybeard

Thank you so very much for your quick response. I am so relieved that the peaks and valleys experience is my body's way of finding it's balance again. You are an angel.

[phoenixjazzmine]

Greybeard,

I visited with my therapist on Friday evening, and read him what you wrote about the pendulum swing effect. He said that your assessment is very good. My therapist's education is in Phychology with additional study in the chemistry of the central nervous center.