Posted by ShiningStar on July 14, 2006, at 8:41:20
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by Gog on July 14, 2006, at 1:57:05
I've been off Cymbalta for 3 weeks now, and the moment my stomach flu-like symptoms eased, the debilitating migraines started and I'm still nauseous most of the time and have hardly any appettite. I definitely fall into the severe withdrawal category. I've been toughing it out since my doctor "tapered" me off 60mg but essentially made me go cold-turkey off 30mg - and when I confronted her about the fast taper, her response "Well, I really don't know how we could have done it any slower"!!!! I'm at the point now where I don't think I can handle another week of these migraines, not feeling energenic enough to even get off the couch, and too dizzy/light-headed to feel comfortable driving. I'm not sure I want to go back on a low dose of Cymbalta only to taper off and then still face the same horrible withdrawal side effects. Any idea how long till I start feeling normal again? I don't know if it's worth going back on Cymbalta to do a slow 4 or more month taper if I'm just a week or two away from feeling back to my old self.
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