ok, so ive been off cymbalta for six weeks now. talong nothing else. cold turkey was hell. went of cymbalta because it seriously affected my libido and found it very expensive. I got fed up i guess just taking it. found it excelleny for first year and a half then no use.Id love to say how ive been doing off it but i dont know. feel very vague and alot of undefinable aniexty to be honest. have always suffered gad and have found it a hinderence. So here i am as cross as a nettle for most of the time. constant tension headaches and flutters in my stomach for anxiety....i think. Ive read about others being irratible etc coming off. looking for a bit of hope i guess. feel a bit defeated because i feel its only a matter of time before i go on another anti depressent. i go to counselling. i do exercise. i apply cognitive behavioural therapys i take omegas flax seed etc etc. Anybody have a similar experience of this. Or am i destined to to be a fruity bar......no offence to anyone there ...just talking about me................maybe we should add paranioa to the list while im self diagnosing!
As cross as hell.....this normal?
Started by snowdrops, Jul 13 2009 07:15 AM
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 09:23 AM
Hi snowdrops:
Oh my, everything you posted below is NORMAL. For some of us, six weeks just isn't long enough to feel 'right' again. I like the 'cross as hell' statement. I had the same behavior. I felt I had more bad days than good for a long time. I went cold turkey also, and it seemed the forum members that quit the same time as me and took a support prescription of Prozac or other antidepressant did much better than I did and got through faster. But in time, things started leveling off. Really...promise. I felt ashamed, guilty, and like a loser because I took so damn long to level off. I expected MORE of myself. So, give yourself a break. You are doing everything right. Your brain doesn't like being off the serotonin uptake med and so it sends your nervous system into shock....my version of what I've read. Hey, what do we expect when we medicate our brains with powerful serotonin. Our brains like the stuff and then we decide, no, you can't have it anymore 'cuz it causes (fill in the physical side effect we don't like). Brain says, ok, that's good for you but I LIKE serotonin and you are denying me my happy place. (Oh gosh, I'm so lame!) So, brain goes into sending nervous system all kinds of messages about how unhappy it is. Nervous system goes haywire and we feel awful in all kinds of ways.
Keep journaling, keep the body and mind cleansed from crud, and keep up the meditation and/or cleansing breathing for the anxiety and 'butterflies.' This too shall pass. Stay connected to us, we'll help all we can. And you know what, I like fruity bars! Doesn't mean we're all bad, we're all different and are learning to cope. Enjoy your personality and quirks, they are all you.
Talk soon Snowdrops....Houdi
Oh my, everything you posted below is NORMAL. For some of us, six weeks just isn't long enough to feel 'right' again. I like the 'cross as hell' statement. I had the same behavior. I felt I had more bad days than good for a long time. I went cold turkey also, and it seemed the forum members that quit the same time as me and took a support prescription of Prozac or other antidepressant did much better than I did and got through faster. But in time, things started leveling off. Really...promise. I felt ashamed, guilty, and like a loser because I took so damn long to level off. I expected MORE of myself. So, give yourself a break. You are doing everything right. Your brain doesn't like being off the serotonin uptake med and so it sends your nervous system into shock....my version of what I've read. Hey, what do we expect when we medicate our brains with powerful serotonin. Our brains like the stuff and then we decide, no, you can't have it anymore 'cuz it causes (fill in the physical side effect we don't like). Brain says, ok, that's good for you but I LIKE serotonin and you are denying me my happy place. (Oh gosh, I'm so lame!) So, brain goes into sending nervous system all kinds of messages about how unhappy it is. Nervous system goes haywire and we feel awful in all kinds of ways.
Keep journaling, keep the body and mind cleansed from crud, and keep up the meditation and/or cleansing breathing for the anxiety and 'butterflies.' This too shall pass. Stay connected to us, we'll help all we can. And you know what, I like fruity bars! Doesn't mean we're all bad, we're all different and are learning to cope. Enjoy your personality and quirks, they are all you.
Talk soon Snowdrops....Houdi
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 12:04 AM
thanks houdi. your post gave me a real boost and a bit of insight i hadnt considered. Ive cancelled my doc appiontment. Think Im just going to try and run with it for the mo and see how it goes. take care
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Posted 15 July 2009 - 11:33 AM
snowdrops:
How about a huge hug? Get one from someone, it will help.
I really had to remember that things make me mad. I hadn't really been mad in so long, Cymbalta just made everything so level....even...uh! Well, I had to learn that I get to be mad if I'm justified, and I get to laugh if something is really funny. How to control those emotions was new to me. And, it was up to me to not let anything get out of control. I mean seriously, how mad can I get over ???? My family was so used to me being so even tempered, they were a little surprised when I'd 'yap' at them over stuff. It was kind of funny to see them spin around 'cuz Mom was mad. Same for happy too though. They got to see that too! Kind of exciting!
I know I keep typing this, but remember to breath. Big cleansing breaths. And get a little sunshine every day. Unfiltered, no sun block, on your face and arms and legs...unless MD has said you can't have at all. But we are all so at risk for vitamin D deficiency. And with your GAD, do 10 - 15 min. in the early morning. And when the suns rays splash on your face, smile and know the same sun is splashing on mine and everyone else's that have been through this horrid experience. And we are all outside together, basking in the rays 'cuz Houdi says we need vitamin D. :)
Best to your snowdrops. Tomorrow morning, I'm toasting my cup of Joe to you and the sunshine that is washing over you like a flood of serotonin!
Cheers....Houdi
How about a huge hug? Get one from someone, it will help.
I really had to remember that things make me mad. I hadn't really been mad in so long, Cymbalta just made everything so level....even...uh! Well, I had to learn that I get to be mad if I'm justified, and I get to laugh if something is really funny. How to control those emotions was new to me. And, it was up to me to not let anything get out of control. I mean seriously, how mad can I get over ???? My family was so used to me being so even tempered, they were a little surprised when I'd 'yap' at them over stuff. It was kind of funny to see them spin around 'cuz Mom was mad. Same for happy too though. They got to see that too! Kind of exciting!
I know I keep typing this, but remember to breath. Big cleansing breaths. And get a little sunshine every day. Unfiltered, no sun block, on your face and arms and legs...unless MD has said you can't have at all. But we are all so at risk for vitamin D deficiency. And with your GAD, do 10 - 15 min. in the early morning. And when the suns rays splash on your face, smile and know the same sun is splashing on mine and everyone else's that have been through this horrid experience. And we are all outside together, basking in the rays 'cuz Houdi says we need vitamin D. :)
Best to your snowdrops. Tomorrow morning, I'm toasting my cup of Joe to you and the sunshine that is washing over you like a flood of serotonin!
Cheers....Houdi
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Posted 24 July 2009 - 04:32 AM
I know just what you mean...I am ready to bite someone's head off for no reason. I just don't want to be bothered. Going through this withdrawl is hard enough without being so annoyed. This is only day 7 for me.
But I will say this...my sex drive is back with a vengence! And THANK GOD cause I'm getting married in less than three months to the most awesome man who absolutely deserves to get some, and often!
But I will say this...my sex drive is back with a vengence! And THANK GOD cause I'm getting married in less than three months to the most awesome man who absolutely deserves to get some, and often!
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