Posted by Rick Deckard on November 30, 2005, at 8:02:59
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by patkerash on November 29, 2005, at 15:10:44
I was on Cymbalta for about 7 months and decided to come off it because of sexual side-effects.
I have been off Cymbalta for almost a week, and feel like I could die on the spot!I was on 60mg a day. My GP (who I like and trust, by the way) 'weaned' me as follows: 30mg one day then 60mg the next, for 8 days;
30mg every day for 4 days;
skip a day, then 30mg;
skip a day, then 30mg;
then stop.Since I stopped I have had to take 1 day off work - I feel like I should take more but I can't afford it.
I am dizzy all the time, have difficulty with my coordination and speech, have HUGE pain in all my joints and muscles (legs feel like they won't do what my brain is asking), have had AMAZINGLY VIVID dreams (and the first nightmare that I can ever remember), feel groggy and thick and feel like my eyes are darting around and falling out of my head - they are really sore. I have to drive but last night felt that I shouldn't have been - whenever I looked in the mirror and back it felt like I got some sort of shock up through my whole body and felt like I should pull in or I would crash 'cos of blurring. Also very anxious.How long do these effects last? Is there anything, preferably natural, that I can take to help?
I have been on other anti-depressants (Prozac and something else that I can't recall the name of) over the years as I get very down about the way I feel with my (undiagnosed by a professional!) CFS/ME and have NEVER felt this bad, either while on the med or coming off them.
This is the only place I have found that has good discussions about Cymbalta withdrawal.
Thanks,
R
poster:Rick Deckard
thread:466069
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/wdrawl/20051018/msgs/583641.html