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[michelleh38]

Hello All

I wanted to start posting so that I can remain calm and sane. I was only depressed because of some things that happened at work and was on Cymbalta for 67 days. I noticed that I started to forget things, couldn't eat, went from not sleeping to sleeping the whole day, the shakes and feeling hopeless. I don't know whats worse, being on it and feeling like crap (only not really caring about it) or being off of it and feeling EVERYTHING! Talk about sensory overload.

So like I have been reading and in my opinion whether you taper down or stop cold turkey, you are more than likely going to feel like crap. I was fine yesterday. Had the worst nightmare and today I am fuzzy. I got my first "panic attack" when I read about all the withdrawl symptoms. Get this, I have only been on this for 2 months and to have withdrawals is something someone should have told me before hand.

So, today I want to throw up off and on and drink lots of water. When my "panic attack" hit, I went for a walk and thought about where I was and that it was a normal place. I took some deep breaths and remembered that I know how to dial 911 and calmed down. My fingers are tingling and my brain is every where. I have trouble concentrating but if I force myself to concentrate I actually feel better. I have bathroom issues as well but the thought of going back on it makes me want to cry so I just try to keep moving forward.