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#31 Huffie1

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    Terrible withdrawls from cymbalta - When will they go away

Posted 12 October 2009 - 09:48 AM

I'm just wondering if anyone has any idea to help with the withdrawls. Its been 12 day of me being completely off cymbalta and Im losing my mind! The vertigo is UNBELIEVABLE. I feel soooo sick to my stomach and the excessive irratability is crazy. I feel like I need to lock myself in my bedroom for as long as I need to. Im 39 and have two kids 5 and 12 yrs old and my husband is thinking maybe I need to do soemthing for help with this withdrawl I dont know how street drug addicts feel but if it is like this I understand why they fall off of their wagon. my doctor gave me wellbutrin to start taking that isnt helping, trying xanax but that helps for only about 2 hrs. I cant sleep, I cant function.

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Posted 12 October 2009 - 11:41 AM

I'm just wondering if anyone has any idea to help with the withdrawls. Its been 12 day of me being completely off cymbalta and Im losing my mind! The vertigo is UNBELIEVABLE. I feel soooo sick to my stomach and the excessive irratability is crazy. I feel like I need to lock myself in my bedroom for as long as I need to. Im 39 and have two kids 5 and 12 yrs old and my husband is thinking maybe I need to do soemthing for help with this withdrawl I dont know how street drug addicts feel but if it is like this I understand why they fall off of their wagon. my doctor gave me wellbutrin to start taking that isnt helping, trying xanax but that helps for only about 2 hrs. I cant sleep, I cant function.





Sleep, unisom helped me, and at least 3mg of melatonin 3 hrs before bed.Potassium and magnesium for body ache and hot baths. Moist toewel, like its just come outta the wash, zapped three minutes or less is an exceelent comfort for cramps. Ice on the heador cold wrag helps head paiun some. No caffeine five hours before bed.Helps sleep and irritability. Are you takng anything else? ANything?
Drugs. com has an interactions checker and Id check the wellbutrin with concommitant use of xanax, and more so cymbalta.
I attributed my vertigo to my sinus pressure, a marked withdrawal symptom for moi. Easing it with Night time theraflu(only at night) or another daytime otc med for cold and sinus (which indicates sinus pressure relief), and a saline spray for nasal passages, helped some. Which in turn made the nausea mor managable with something for nausea, pepto or whatever. Minimalistic approach is best Ive found.I dont endorse ANY meds, not even over the counter for anybody other than myself, with cymbalta withdrawal. Tea helps naturally with congestion. Theres a product called "natural calm",(health food store, or web) I dont personally endorse, but ive heard it has a very calming affect, not I dont know whats in it, so I wont endorse it. Gotten rave reviews for calming affect and help with sleep, from detoxers THAT WERE NOT CYMBALTA DETOXERS. Hot baths before bed, and elevate the head for sinus pressure relief. you may HAVE to sequester yourself and put somebody else in charge for a bit hun. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do and if they want a complete you coming out after this almost rebirth experience, they best give you the time you need. Just my opinion, hang tough and good luck. Mystic

#33 NagNancyB

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    I am having a difficult time coming off of Cymbalta. I already have an account here and can't remember my password and can't seen to retrieve it. So I'm trying to create a new registration.

Posted 12 October 2009 - 04:19 PM

I had an appointment with my Dr. on Fri the 9th. At that point I was holding on 20mg cymbalta daily from 60mg daily originally. I had all night sweats for days, fitfull sleep and nightly leg cramps, then having morning sickness. I had gained 7 pounds in about 4 days, my face was visibly swollen and puffy. My brain fog was intense and fibro symptoms raging. I was anxious, depressed, & moody. I was a mess. He listened to my story, and immediately said 'enough'. It isn't the time of year to be putting myself through this. He gave me a script for cymbalta 30mg. I was disappointed, but relieved, too. Last yr I was in the hospital 3 times for the same virus. That I do not want to repeat. So now I'm taking 30mg cymbalta daily, hoping to find some leeway between withdrawl and side effects. Talk about walking a tightrope.

It's been 4 days since I went back to 30mg. I'm feeling better, no sweats, or a.m. sickness. I'm sleeping better, the extra 7 pounds came off since Friday. Anxiety is reduced, but my legs are still aching and crampy. Fibro pain hasn't reduced much. I don't know what to expect next.
I was on cymbalta for 2 yrs before this, with my first side effects appearing last summer, after 1 1/2yrs. I'm still on cymbalta, which is depressing. I'm feeling better than last week, which is just plain relief.

I can't believe how different all of our stories are, with the same theme: cymbalta is one nasty drug. Take heart, fellow addicts; we find comfort in each other. We find strength in numbers. Some will win this fight and turn and go, and that's fine. Some will hang around and fight the good fight... against this horrible drug. In the meantime, I'm not going anywhere fast.

Peace- Nancy

#34 NagNancyB

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    I am having a difficult time coming off of Cymbalta. I already have an account here and can't remember my password and can't seen to retrieve it. So I'm trying to create a new registration.

Posted 12 October 2009 - 04:30 PM

To Huffie1, Welcome and take heart. You've found this forum, and believe me, that's a good thing. Please, Mystic's response to you has a lot of great advice... some I just might take myself. I'm sorry that you're having such a difficult time. Many of us break the capsule open and seperate the little white balls of medicine into smaller doses. Going cold turkey can be the absolute worst. Everything you are experiencing are withdrawl symptoms. Please refer to this website for a list of withdrawl symptoms: http://prozactruth.com/cymbalta.htm

I can tell you to browse this forum, check it out. There is info, success stories and many versions of what you're going through. Good luck to you, hope to see you around here. Please hang in there.

-Nancy

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    I am reallly trying to get off Cymbalta, and not having, well I am having nightmares even with the decreased does, and clanging in my head.

    I just found this site, and I really need help, I can't do this, I fear I willl never get off this brutal medication.

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Posted 12 October 2009 - 05:04 PM

Huffie,
Welcome to the form, and a bad case of withdrawls. You need to really read some of the other
posts, and the one's that were here when I got here Aug 18 were so great. They had many
ways on how to decrease this drug slowly by opening the caps, and taking some out.

Also the other's have it down to one bead, and what that counts as!!!

Listen to the ones who have done this, and gotten off in a way that was less painful, and brutal.
There is just so much information here for you.

Let us know what you do decide. We are all here for you!

Debbie

Madtabby,
Thanks for breaking it down for me, I needed that as I just can't focus to do it right now!

Nancy,

So glad that you are more caofortable. Cured by the beast itself, but our brains must have it, we are Cymbalta junkie's!
JUSY FOR NOW!

Love,
Debbie



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