JustWannaBeHappy
We were posting at the same time lol
I guess we both are natural caregivers
Take care of you
Posted 04 May 2013 - 10:09 AM
Posted 04 May 2013 - 10:23 AM
You sound much better today. 2 thumbs up for that.
Just be aware that the moodiness and feeling bad will come back at some point in the day. It seems that as you get tired the side effects come back so don't overdo it. Getting back to your workout routine is an excellent idea. It really helps to balance the moods.
I hope you realize how lucky you are to have such a supportive family and employer.
Take care
Posted 05 May 2013 - 07:23 PM
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Posted 07 May 2013 - 02:51 PM
JustWannaBeHappy -
I didn't realize how important it is to drink lots of water. Sure glad you came on the site. Good to hear that you are doing well.
Crazychic
Not supposed to go on this drug if you are bipolar either. Now my doctor wants me to have an evaluation after the terrible things that happened while I was on the drug. A little on the late side doc.
Glad you are feeling better.
Take care
Posted 07 May 2013 - 09:08 PM
Posted 07 May 2013 - 09:26 PM
I hope you get some sleep tonight and don't forget to drink as much water as you can.
All the best at work tomorrow. I will be thinking of you.
You can do it and as Linda says just breathe. It really does help when you concentrate on slowly breathing if things get rough.
Take care of you
Posted 07 May 2013 - 11:02 PM
We have had alot of new people wanting to get off Crapalta. Sad that they were given Crapalta but good that this site is here to help them get off.
I did post on a cymbalta Facebook page that I got help getting off it on this site but we have alot of google and bing searches that lead them here too.
Posted 08 May 2013 - 10:18 AM
Finally!,
ive been trying to post all day. Dont know whats wrong with this computer. Finally off crapalta! I do not recommend abruptly stopping the drug. The half life is to short. Makes you very ill. Research indicates that stopping a SSRI or SNRI is dangerous and could cause a relapse of worse depression or anxiety. I have been doing the bead count since April 1,2013 Took my last 5 beads 5/6/2013. Feel strange. Dizzy and anxious as well as Hiper. I have had side effects all along. not as severe as when I tried to stop cold turkey. Discontinuation syndrome is what its called. Its is normal withdrawal symptoms if they are shor lived and subside when taking the drug again. Research indicates that if people wean slowly they are less likely to have recurrent depression or anxiety. Hoping thats true.Was on crapalta for 3 years.. Hoping that now that Im off completely I wont get deathly ill. Anybody do the bead count? How was it after you completley stopped?
Posted 08 May 2013 - 11:08 AM
Congratulations jlowe
You may have a few days of discomfort but it shouldn't last long
You definitely did it the smart way.
Just make sure that you drink lots of water for the next few days to flush out what is left in your system.
Let us know how things go.
Take care of you
Posted 08 May 2013 - 03:53 PM
Posted 09 May 2013 - 04:02 PM
Just wanted to say thanks for all the information on this site. I have been off cymbalta for 13 days today!!! Without this site I would have gone crazy by now. I want to wish everyone luck with getting off this poison. I'll keep posting to let everyone know how each day is going. Today I went back to work, by all means I am not 100% maybe 50% I have had several brain zaps and I have had a headache. If I can sleep through the night tonight that will be a blessing.
well done and congratulations on getting so far! and for going back to work, no easy feat so that's brilliant
Posted 09 May 2013 - 06:56 PM
Posted 10 May 2013 - 12:34 AM
I think this drug interferes with the natural production of melatonin so that is why we don't sleep. Going with short or interrupted sleep can lead to chronic insomnia which is why i recommend that anyone with extended periods of insomnia to find something to help them sleep.
If you spend too many nights in a row with only short periods of sleep then the pattern is establish and you will get so that you will no longer sleep longer. It is like the system gets so used to sleeping for only saw 2 hours then that is all that you can sleep.
When our sleep patterns are interrupted for too long of time at a set number of hours then the brain resets it self and that becomes the permanent sleep pattern. At one point in my life the most sleep I could get was 2 1/2 hours in a 24 hour period. That plays havoc with your health which is why I tell everyone to get something for sleep as you don't want the insomnia from stopping Crapalta to become chronic and long term.
Good night and sleep well
Posted 11 May 2013 - 07:17 PM
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