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Re: Cymbalta withdrawal

Posted by tennisplayer on April 29, 2008, at 16:34:10

In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by alycat on April 29, 2008, at 13:07:57

> Hi...Have been on 30mg for a little over a year now, went cold turkey about a week ago (thought I had another bottle, am disorganized and haven't sent in my mailorder scrip), and now I feel like crap. I have to laugh, cuz it's my own damn fault for not keeping on top of my med supply, not knowing abt. this w/drw business, and now realizing I don't want to be on this junk anymore. I have been on Prozac, Wellbutrin, Lexapro,and Cymbalta at different times over about a 15 year period, always with a "drug free" stint lasting up to 2 years before going on my next "fix". Never have I felt this lousy for this long coming off something. Driving is the worst for me, followed by moving my eyeballs too quickly...I know that sounds funny, but it's true. I do find exercise to be helpful, and I am hoping I can sweat this stuff out of my system quicker...is that possible? Also, I find my appetite to be insatiable...am I eating for comfort, or does my body really need it? So, I am at day 7...will this get worse, or better from here? It sure sounds like I have a long road ahead of me...ugh. I feel for everyone out there.

I had the same experience of the worst withdrawal I have ever had from anything. Somewhat like you I initially forgot to take the pills for a few days in a row and got horribly nauseous, but at the time I just thought I had a bug. I was also ravenous after quitting, and only for carbohydrates, tons of them, and when I say ravenous, I mean I would grab a whole half gallon of ice cream and couldn't get it down fast enough Needless to say I started gaining weight I don't think it is a comfort eating thing, I think Cymbalta and those things that inhibit reuptake of not only serotonin but also norepinephrine really cause a horrible chemically induced screw up in your digestive system. It does finally go away, but mine took about 4 months to go away completely, but it was getting better each week. My cholesterol and blood pressure went sky high too, and I have never had high blood pressure before. Also I had tons of gallstones form in my gallbladder. Now BP is back to normal. Hang in there.


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