Posted by gapsgal on May 17, 2006, at 9:17:38
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, opinions, posted by Avalon on May 17, 2006, at 8:41:15
Foggy,That could not be so true...they are clueless for some reason...i am back on it now because I was going through absolute hell and I had my wedding this past Sunday and so many things going on otherwise...not sure what to do from here except find another doctor and go from there...
> Foggy, I agree the medical professionals seem to be uninformed on this. When I asked my pharmacist if my nausea could be caused by going off Cymbalta, she said she didn't think so ... not AFTER going off. Called the doctor's office (pain management specialist), the nurse got back to me and said the doctor said "you shouldn't be having withdrawal symptoms". I told her that I definitely am, and that I found a website where there are hundreds of messages from people going through the same thing. She seemed really surprised. On the Cymbalta website under Prescribing Information, there are clear warnings about abrupt discontinuation of treatment (describes all the symptoms we're all having) but implies that a gradual reduction will usually prevent that. (Which we know is not true in all cases.) I'm not sure why anyone prescribing this would not be aware of the risks. Unless we are the only ones having problems? Are we all super-sensitive? (I, for one, know that I am.) Are there others that have gone off it with no problems, so maybe that's why the doctors aren't aware of it if they haven't had a patient who's experienced the withdrawal from h*** that we're going through?
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