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#1 phineasgage

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Posted 01 March 2008 - 09:52 AM

This is my third day without Cymbalta. I just finished a weaning week of 30mg and now I'm feeling the withdrawal. Besides snapping at my wife and kids and having crazy mood swings, I physically feel awful. Last night was the worst so far. I felt dizzy all day yesterday with a panicky feeling in my stomach. I think it's best described as the feeling I get when I'm driving and all of a sudden there are blue lights in the rear view mirror and there's that brief,instinctual, adrenaline-filled, fight-or-flight feeling. Instead of just a few seconds of it, I feel it all day. It's like I drank too much coffee on an empty stomach.

I had horrible night sweats last night like i used to get if I missed a dose. I woke up with my clothes and sheets drenched in sweat. This morning when i move or turn my head I get the brain zaps that so many others have described.

I'm glad to be getting off this stuff. Cymbalta is truely an evil, evil poison... :twisted:

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Posted 01 March 2008 - 12:59 PM

You might want to talk with your wife about this and have her read about the side effects so it can help her understand what is going on. This will help the both of you to get through this.

#3 schmb01

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Posted 01 March 2008 - 08:22 PM

It is also good to avoid caffeine, or limit your intake. Good luck, this is a scary road to be on, but as you can see, there are others here to help.

#4 phineasgage

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Posted 02 March 2008 - 04:12 PM

Thank you all for the support. Yesterday was by far the worst. I spent all day in bed. Getting up and moving around was torture. I had the typical dizzy, vertigo, brain zapping feeling all day. I finally gave in and made myself an approx. 10mg dose last night. I don't know if it physically helped but it made me feel better. I slept ok and didn't sweat as bad as the previous few nights. I woke this morning determined to just "power through" the withdrawals today. I feel the occasional brain zap today but not nearly as severe as yesterday. For some reason, i had a huge craving for fresh fruit yesterday and ate as much as I could find along with drinking lots and lots of water. I think things are looking up.

Hang in there for those of you that are suffering... It will get better.



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