Posted 26 July 2015 - 10:43 AM
Thanks for replying everyone!
Lady Nancy, Cymbalta was something I've been wanting to get off of for a while now. My doctor put me on a tapering dose of Fatzima. I'm off if it now because I've finished the prescribed therapy. I'll do my best to outline what we did.
WEEK ONE
Day1 Cymbalta 30mg, Fatzima 20mg
Day2 Cymbalta 30mg, Fatzima 20mg
Days 3-7 Cymbalta 30mg, Fatzima 40mg
WEEK TWO
Days 1-7 Cymbalta 30mg, Fatzima 40mg
WEEK THREE(peak Fatzima)
Days 1-7 Fatzima 80mg (1st week off Cymbalta, withdrawals felt, very uncomfortable, but manageable)
WEEK FOUR(1st drop in Fatzima)
Days 1-7 Fatzima 40mg (2nd week off Cymbalta,withdrawal symptoms better)
WEEK FIVE(2nd drop in Fatzima and final week)
Days 1-5 Fatzima 40mg, Days 6&7 Fatzima 20mg(first few days with noticeable withdrawal symptoms, last part of week felt pretty damn good)
WEEK 1 OFF BOTH MEDS
Day 1 slight symptoms, but not too horrible.
Day 2 symptoms worse, severity would come and go
Day 3(today) too early to tell, so far
FULL DISCLOSURE, I'm on a lot of daily meds, two different thyroid(hypo) meds,omeprazol,welbutrin,aderall,aderall XR,vitamin D, and zolpediem(ambian) I'm also on weekly testosterone injections, and weekly vitamin B injections. I do have xanax available, but almost never take it.
I currently have a combination of four diseases/syndromes. The Cymbalta was given to me at the very beginning of all of my health issues before most were known. Cymbalta was used to help with depression, but mainly with intermitant shooting pains throughout my body. Some of the pain could bring me to tears or drop me to my knees. I had always wanted to get off of Cymbalta, but I was on such a low dose(30mg peak), that it wasn't a priority. In fact, the ONLY reason that made me want to get off of it was how I felt if I missed a dose, or took it later than usual.
That's basically the whole story. If anybody has any other questions or comments don't be shy. I would like to help others as much as I could use the help. As we all know, this isn't a fun ride to be on.
Take care