Can Withdrawl Go On For A Long Time?
#1
Posted 12 January 2015 - 05:26 AM
#2
Posted 12 January 2015 - 10:32 AM
Yes, many have experienced a recurrent set of symptoms a few months after they had disappeared. These reoccurances usually do not last long though. During this time try not to put too much pressure on yourself. Take it as easy as possible and ride it out.
I would like to ask you a question if it is not too personal. If it makes you uncomfortable you do not have to answer.
When on cymbalta it is frequently stored in fat tissue (cymbalta is fat soluble/not water soluble). I have often wondered if these bouts of reoccurance happen after periods of weight loss which might release larger amounts of stored cymbalta. Have you had any big losses in weight recently?
Hang in there things will get better.
#4
Posted 13 January 2015 - 07:24 AM
Hi Flossy, great to hear from you again! Yep, I'm with FH, the symptoms can come back for a visit at any time, but they aren't permanent, and they fade oh so gradually over time ... For example, I know exactly what you mean about the sweats ... I've been off the crap for just over a year now, and I still get the sweats every once in a while... and nope, it's not related to "female stuff" as I'm well past that stage/age... it the crapalta sweats that I had constantly while I was on the stuff...
Just ride it out as FH says ... and, when you re-start your tapering process, just remember that the lower you get in dose, the harder it may become ... so go slow, and listen to your body .. (great one I am to give that advice, since I quit cold turkey... but that's what FH, TM and the others here wiser that me always say, so I'm just passing along their wisdom )
#5
Posted 13 January 2015 - 07:54 AM
#6
Posted 13 January 2015 - 08:02 AM
Flossy, you've clearly made huge, huge progress! And isn't it amazing to look back and realize how the crap clouded our brains and thinking?
There's zero rush for you to start weaning again. You'll know when you're ready ... and as long as you're bead counting, you can control the process ... EquusWoman, who doesn't visit us as often anymore cuz she's got her life back and is living it, had to remove just 1 bead at a time, and sometimes wait days in between removing them ... yes, it took her quite a while to get completely off, but she did it ... and so will you!
Please stop by here more often to chat and let us know how you're doing ... I love your posts and your attitude ... and others who are newer arrivals would surely benefit from your experience!
#14
Posted 13 January 2015 - 08:59 PM
#15
Posted 13 January 2015 - 09:11 PM
I'm sorry that you are having those nasty effects, Flossy. Have you tried taking anything for the nausea - ginger/ginger ale or soda crackers? Also an over the counter med (We have Imodium here) for the diarrhea?
I have to admit that I had occasional run ins with this stuff too - on and off - as recently as a month ago, but was able to get through it with OTC meds - I used Pepto-Bismol for the nausea and Imodium for the diarrhea. It did the trick. I don't know what is available to you down under.
I hope you will be over these nasty things soon - I'm aware that is really difficult when you have the children who need your care as well.
I wish you the best...
Liz
#16
Posted 13 January 2015 - 09:31 PM
I hadn't thought of taking something to help with symptoms! I will head to the chemist today 😊
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#17
Posted 13 January 2015 - 09:46 PM
Flossy, is there any chance that this could be stomach acid / anxiety triggered by stomach acid ... "acid reflux" etc... ?
The reason I ask is that I was having a similar sensation to what you describe recently ... it lasted for several months, until someone on here mentioned that it could be acid reflux ... no, wait ... other way around ... someone mentioned that Zantac can help reduce anxiety ... and then we got into a discussion of stomach acid/reflux/GRD as causing anxiety ...
Oy, sorry, crapalta brain fart ....
Anyway, my point here is this .. I started taking Zantac at night before bed ... and amazing ... no more morning "sensations" ....
It's relatively cheap, OTC ... maybe give it a try and see if it helps ... ?
#20
Posted 13 January 2015 - 09:55 PM
well, here's what was fascinating about this for me ... I used to have bad acid reflux (actually, crapalta caused it) ... and that I knew for sure was acid ... but this time around, no ... I wasn't having any noticeable symptoms of the acid ...
But, now that I'm taking the zantac at night and feeling so much better in the morning, I'm realizing that the weird stomach sensations, which felt like bad anxiety, may well have been some sort of acid stuff or some other "thing" that the Zantac deals with ...
of course, the whole thing could be a "placebo effect" .... just "in my head" ... but that's fine with me ...
#23
Posted 13 January 2015 - 10:10 PM
#24
Posted 13 January 2015 - 10:30 PM
I encountered much nausea, upset, gastro-intestinal issues during withdrawal, and much of it was associated with over-eating, and especially over-eating too close to bedtime. I would lay down with a full stomach and just feel sicker and sicker.
Portion control was a big part of feeling better in discontinuation, for me.
If you are at 60 mg and feeling bad, it's hard to know if you need to decrease or increase the dosage to feel better. If you want off the drug, of course you will have to decrease slowly. Either way, portion control will help a lot. Also I found that not eating between dinner and bedtime was critical.
#25
Posted 13 January 2015 - 11:04 PM
#26
Posted 14 January 2015 - 10:04 PM
#27
Posted 15 January 2015 - 12:22 AM
Well, the other antidepressants take a couple of weeks or more to ramp up to fully effective in your system, so there's no really "quick and dirty" way to get off Cymbalta, that I know of anyway, by switching to another med ... the quickest, and definitely the dirtiest is to just cold turkey the crap ... and DO NOT do that ... again, I speak from experience ...
Do you want to switch to another med for longer term use, or just to ease the crap weaning process?
#28
Posted 02 February 2015 - 08:45 AM
For the last 3 days, I cry at the least little thing. Feel tited. Mean. Snappy. Don't want to do a thing. Cry all the time even when things should be good. Will this go away? If not? I would rather be addicted aND happy and be able to take life
What good is it when all you can say at the end
well at least I was off the meds. Mental illness depression. Ran in my immediate family. Maybe my brain needed alterations. I got alone so well while on Cymbalta .10 years. I don't know what to do. My emotions say call the doc and start back. If it stays this way I know I will.
#29
Posted 02 February 2015 - 10:02 AM
Welcome, Gloria!
We're so happy that you have found us!
So you have been off the C. for about 3 weeks now? What dosage were you on and was it the name brand or generic? I'm sure that your Dr.'s "help" would have been useless as they know nothing about how to get off this crap. What you are describing is full-blown cold turkey withdrawal. Your Dr. probably had you taking a dose one day and skipping the next, right? Since this med has a half life of only 12 hrs, you would be going in and out of cold turkey every other day.
I went cold turkey off of 60 mg last Jan. and it was truly the worst year of my life! The length of time that you have been on it (10 yrs?) and your age seem to have a great affect as to how long and how difficult this will be. The easiest way to get off of this is bead counting, but since you are already 3 weeks into it, I don't think that you want to reinstate and start weaning. If so, please let us know and we can help you!
On the other side, if you feel that you needed this med for your quality of life, that is another story. Was it your decision or your Dr.'s to get off of it? Are you on any other meds?
Please let us know how we can help you. This is a wonderful group of caring and supportive people - I don't know how I would have made it this past year without them!
Let us hear from you, please - we care and we want to help!
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