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A doctor finely figured out my foot pain was from a completely herniated disk.  I had the needed surgery after 16 years of pain.  That is why I wanted to stop taking Cymbalta.  I have been taking it about 10 years.

 

Withdraw didn’t start right away after I tapered off this nightmare drug, it took 2 weeks.

 

Sure I had some mild back pain the first 2 weeks but that is getting better every day.

 

 I am two weeks off and I feel like I will never be constipated again! 

 

I have never had anxiety until now.

 

 I’m not sure what I am scared of but his needs to stop.  I am shaking.

 

 If, I could sleep right it might help.  Three to five isn’t enough sleep for me. Sleeping 7-8 hours has never been a problem for me until now.

 

I’m crying some and laughing some.  I’m just not myself.

 

I almost started taking Cymbalta again today but after reading some of these posts I changed my mind.   I know it’s the right thing for me not to take it.

 

How long will this last?

 

[fishinghat]

It variesa lot unbelievable. For most it lasts 6 to 8 weels with some slow improvement starting around week 3 or 4. To give you some comparison, my fear and crying was 24/7 for nearly 4 months before I finally gave in and had to go back on a weaker ssri and a benzo. Now I am tapering off that. You should start seeing some improvement in about  week.

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Neurontin (gabapentin) was easy to give up! 

I did end up getting a shot of Ativan (lorazepam) to stop the shaking after writing the above note. 

(I had to work at not laughing until I was crying at the ER Doctor. 

I did get a prescription of Alprazolam in case it comes back.) 

 

I did sleep for 12 hours after the shot and took a nap the next day.  Today was a great day!  

[Whycee]

It sounds like you did a cold turkey. I had to go back on smaller dosage until and still am.  It seems that the longer you are on a psychoactive drug, the longer it will take for your body to readjust itself and figure out how to cope with out it. Cymbalta has a half life of 12 hours. That means after 12 hours it is out of your system and your body goes crazy looking for it. Thats why you need to taper down the dosage and take time for your body's physiology to adapt to working with out it. I get this information from doing research. Ask your doctor what they think.

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I was on 60.  I took it every other day for a week.  That may have been to fast. My rheumatologist said that is how I should come off of it.  I have not taken the meds the ER doctor gave me.  Going to the Y everyday is helping.  I work out for two hours a day by walking and using the machines.

 

My body and drugs have never gotten a long just because it says 12 hours........ I think for me it was longer...... 

 

No sugar or caffeine until this is over for me.

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I had to go back to the ER for another shot!!!!!!!

I went to the doctors who then double the Alprazolam.  (That med just give me a very bad headache!)  I’m trashing it.

I’m now on Paxil.  I have taken it for the last 3 nights and life is better. (But this drug is supposed to take days to work?  How can this be true?  I know a little goes along way for me but.......

Now that I can think again, I think the bead counting sounds better.  I’m calling the doctor in the AM to see if this is a better option.  How can you get out of this h--l ??

If I ever get off I will never take anything like this again.  Pain is better than withdrawal any day.