I thought I would share my story as a former Cymbalta user who is now off of the drug since this forum was so helpful to me when I was figuring out how to get off the drug:
I had been on Cymbalta for about a year and a half - first at the 30mg dose and later at the 60mg - as a way to deal with two issues, anxiety and chronic nerve pain. I was prescribed the medication by a doctor who didn't explain any of the side effects, and I was blissfully unaware for months. I didn't have any issues with the drug EXCEPT for when I'd miss a day. I'd be dizzy, light-headed, nauseous, etc. It actually took me a few random days of missing my dosage before I made the connection between the medication and my symptoms. Once I realized this, I started to do some research on Cymbalta withdrawal, which led me here and to a few other helpful online resources. I made the decision to get off the drug because of what it was doing to me when I missed a dose.
I worked with my doctor, who honestly wasn't very helpful at all, to taper from my 60mg to 30mg. I then took the 30mg dose for about 45 days before dropping it altogether. I know that's not the preferred method, and I totally understand that, but I'm not a very patient person and I figured I'd try the "cold turkey" method at least once to see if I could get through it.
Well, I did, but I will say that it was hard as hell. Worse than I would have imagined. The first two days were mostly fine, but by day 3, I was struggling to function in a normal way. Strong vertigo, dizziness, nausea, extreme irritability and mood swings. I got into an argument at work (not something I'm prone to do) and generally felt out of control, like my brain was broken. It was super scary, but I kept telling myself that these symptoms would subside. By Day 7, I had to call off of work for two days just to sleep and relax. I was VERY tired throughout this process and found that sleep and taking Dramamine were the things that helped most.
By about Day 10, I could feel the symptoms waning, although slowly. The mood swings leveled off quite a bit. The vertigo/dizziness was the symptom that seemed to linger the longest, but it steadily waned as well. By about 7-8 weeks later, I felt what I would describe as "normal" again. This is one hell of a drug... I wish you all good vibes on your personal journeys.