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Posted by sdjeff on March 21, 2005, at 15:25:52
I was on 60 mg Cymbalta for about 4 months. It was working well, but it was also cauusing unbearable headaches. I tried 30 mg and 15 mg without a change in the headaches. For the past 4 days, I have been off of it on my pdoc's advice. I have been experiencing nausea, lightheadedness, vertigo, IBS, shooting pains in my muscles and irritability. I cannot take any cymbalta because of the headaches. Is there anything I can to to help ease this withdrawal?
Posted by SLS on March 21, 2005, at 17:45:05
In reply to Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by sdjeff on March 21, 2005, at 15:25:52
> I cannot take any cymbalta because of the headaches. Is there anything I can to to help ease this withdrawal?
You can have your doctor prescribe a few Prozac pills to help serve as a surrogate for Cymbalta. You might only need to take it for a few days. Because its half-life is as long as a week, it will leave your system very slowly and help prevent a withdrawal syndrome from developing.
If you don't want to go that route, try taking over-the-counter Benadryl or Claritin. Both are antihistamines that others report lessen the intensity of the withdrawal symptoms.
Are you taking any other medication?
- Scott
Posted by sdjeff on March 21, 2005, at 21:08:02
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by SLS on March 21, 2005, at 17:45:05
Thanks for your advice. I think I will try the Benadryl route as I am allergic to Prozac. (Yeah I know.)
I'm also on Zyprexa.
Posted by SLS on March 22, 2005, at 6:27:50
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal » SLS, posted by sdjeff on March 21, 2005, at 21:08:02
> Thanks for your advice. I think I will try the Benadryl route as I am allergic to Prozac. (Yeah I know.)
>
> I'm also on Zyprexa.Let us know how it goes. If you find Benadryl too sedating, you might then try Claritin. I can't attest to its effectiveness, but quite a few people on this board report success using Claritin D. I don't know if the "D" is necessary, though. It adds pseudoephedrine as a decongestant.
- Scott
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