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[Kait03]

I've never posted on any forum before or thought it would be any help. However, I am on day 5 of no cymbalta and the research i've done doesn't give me hope for feeling better anytime soon. I tapered for weeks and still felt horrible during that time too. I thought maybe I would only have a week or so until feeling better after I stopped taking cymbalta altogether...but I dont know.

I have a constant headache, dizziness, those AWFUL brain zaps, anxiety, constant crying, nausea alternating with being ravenously hungry, fatigue, heart palpitations, sleeplessness, body aches, fever, lethargy, social withdrawal, irritability....I'm sure you all relate. 

After reading a few posts I have decided to start drinking lots of gatorade and to take 2,000 milligrams of fish oil daily. 

 

Is there anything else anyone has found helpful? I am not interested in going on prozac as part of tapering or anything. I swear after these withdrawals I never want to go on an antidepressant again. I'd rather stick with therapy. Anyway, I'm about to go back to school (3rd year of college) and with how I feel right now I can't imagine participating in classes or doing homework. I would also love for my roommates to not think I'm permanently crazy!

I will take any suggestions you've got, guys.

Also, good luck anyone else going through this. It will be worth it....or so i'm telling myself.

[fishinghat]

The length of time of the withdrawals after stopping the Cymbalta varies but usually in the 3rd week you start seeing some breaks and by the fourth week you are significantly better. But like I say, it varies a lot. All I can tell you is to hold on. I wish you a lot of luck.

[Jazzy]

I'm on Day 3 of weaning by removing 10 beads a day for a week, next week 20 beads, etc.      I feel fine so far.   This is what I take:

 

1.  B-Complex

2.  Flax Oil

3.  L-Theanine (Suntheanine)

4.  Multi Vitamin

5.  Vit. C.

6.  Biotin

 

If you go to the topic entitled "Nutritional Support" you can find lots of info on this.

 

I hope this helps.   What you're experiencing sounds like hell and I'm sorry you have to go through this.  Hang in there.

[albergo11]

It can/will literally take months to return to a semi-normal life after cymbalta.  MOST (85%) people will see improvement within the first 1-2 months, there are others that are extremely unlucky (like me) who can continue to experience an altered state of perception for up to 24 months following cessation of this garbage.

 

It does get better, although its extremely slow.

[fishinghat]

It is good to hear from you Albergo11. I am glad to see things are still improving.

[thatstheoldme]

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[equuswoman]

I am ever so slowly moving forward by removing those nasty vile evil little Cymbalta beads....We will push thru this hell, we will do this by helping each other! 

[equuswoman]

thanks for the update.

we gotta focus on the positives, even if they are little.

 

 

yes we do nattsie no matter how small. Here for ou! Always TheEquusWoman

[thatstheoldme]

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[jdhibbard]

Keep your chin up Nattsie! I promise you it WILL get better. I quit cold turkey on September 6, 2013. The withdrawals were terrible. You should start feeling quite a bit better around week 4. Drink lots and lots of water. Have you tried the apple cider vinegar detox? I believe it helps. I used the detox and I think that it may have been the reason that I got through my withdrawals so quickly. Some people suffer for months and months. It's supposed to help flush the drug out of your system faster. No guarantees, but I thought it helped me. Best of luck to you!   

 

1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon of honey 

1 cup of hot water

 

Drink twice a day.