As each person seems to experience different side effects, I thought I'd create a thread to share my experiences that hopefully might be useful for some one out there.
I am a 30 year old male who started using cymbolta after a significant relationship breakup. I went on:
Cymbolta (30mg) for 1month, then
60mg for 6months, then
90mg for 6months, then
60mg for 6months, then
30mg for 1month with the last two week taking a pill once each two days. After reading the forums later, i realised this was not optimal! :|
My last pill of cymbolta was on Mon 6/5/13 and here is what has happened so far:
Day 1 - Tues 7/5: no significant side effects, but this might be because of taking a pill once every two days for the last two weeks. i.e. maybe my body got used to skipping a day?
Day 2: Wed 8/5: Woke up with a massive throbbing headache which lasted the whole day! This is when i started to look up what people have experienced with cymbolta withdrawal and luckily stumbled across this forum!
Day 3: woke up with slight throat pain (possibly not related) which then turned into dizziness and haziness during the day, along with some numbing in the lips and fingers.
On a different thread i was advised to try out a few vitamins, here's what i have started taking:
Fish oil 1000mg (3 a day)
Men's multivitamin
I am still trying to find L-theanine supplements. I'll try to do some more research to find out in what form (or label) its available here in Australia.
After the dizziness of today, i think i am going to avoid using my motorbike and bicycle until i sort things out...