Posted by gapsgal on May 28, 2006, at 9:21:28
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal - Publicity, posted by Jaspar on May 27, 2006, at 16:22:29
Those warnings would be nice, it would also be nice if the physicians didnt treat us like crazy idiots when we mention this withdrawal. Eli Lilly should be forthright about all of this and the doctors need to listen. Even if Eli Lilly didnt, then the doctors should do a little research themselves before giving us the meds.
A test for tolerance sounds like a great idea to me as well. Further I think they should have some type of tapering package so that we dont have to do the granule thing (that is hell in itself).
Donna
> > it is apparent you do not wish to join with many of us who want Lilly and/or the
> > FDA to get Cymbalta off the market.
> > secretme
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> No - Scott is just, like me, waiting to pass jufgement until all the facts are in. I also have not seen in any post a secret life-threatening danger emerging from the use of Cymbalta. Yes it has potential adverse side-effects listed, but so do Tylenol and Ibuprofen, and all my child's medications. In fact, Risk of DEATH IS listed as a possible side-effect of one of her medications, yet for HER, that risk is worth it since she would have died anyway.
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> Depression is life-threatening, and even pain can cause a person to end his/her life.
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> What Scott and I are BOTH suggesting is that unless an unexpected, clear life-threatening hazard emerges from the use of Cymbalta, asking the FDA to "ban it" is premature.
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> What Scott and I are demanding is that the company CLEARLY WARN of the potential for SEVERE withdrawal that even tapering off with their manufactured capsule dosages will neither prevent nor alleviate. They should clearly state that it can take SIX MONTHS or more to withdraw from 60mg of Cymbalta, and that the paient may be having to decrease by 2 GRANULES every two days in order to not end up in the hospital suffering from severe vomiting and dehydration.
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> I am, in addition, suggesting that the company come up with tests to determine in advance who should NOT start on Cymbalta because of severe withdrawal... and doctors and patients should be notified that this test must be done porior to taking the drug.
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> Vioxx, on the other hand caused sudden, unexpected, irreversible DEATH. And now it is looking that the unexpected cardiovasular damage may be permanent to users of Vioxx who didn't even know that they may have suffered heart damage.
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> We are allowed our opinions. I'd like it if we stopped this bickering.
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> -Jaspar
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