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Weaning Off 120Mg. Been On It For Almost 9 Years


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#1 Spm7782

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Posted 16 April 2018 - 06:50 PM

Hi. Was on the site a little while back. Taking it slow. Just dropping 1 bead per day. Im at day 6 now. So 6 beads. So far, good. Hope it continues this way.

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Posted 17 April 2018 - 08:14 AM

Welcome back and thanks for the update. Slow but steady wins the race.


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Posted 17 April 2018 - 11:14 AM

Thank you. Just takin it slow. I actually felt alittle strange last night but feel fine today. Have been takung 60mg twice a day for almost 9 years. Do you think i should be taking the beads from each pill or just the one i take in the evening like ive been doing?

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Posted 17 April 2018 - 12:38 PM

Divide the number of beads between the two capsules. So for example if you are removing 6 beads total then remove 3 from the capsule in the morning and 3 from the capsule at night. This will minimize your blood concentrations from bouncing up and down too much.


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Posted 17 April 2018 - 03:12 PM

Ok. Got it. So it would be better to do that instead of trying to wean off the pill i take at night first?

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Posted 17 April 2018 - 04:42 PM

Correct. Cymbalta has a half life of 12 hours. So if one capsule has more Cymbalta (morning pill) than the other one (evening pill) that morning pill will spike your blood levels a little higher only to drop again when you take the one in the evening. It is better to keep a constant level in your blood as much as possible. 


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Posted 17 April 2018 - 06:04 PM

Ok. Sounds good. I do feel alittle off tonight as well as last night but fine during the day. Maybe that's why. Thank you man. You are the best!



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