Posted by mizloopy on October 30, 2005, at 11:36:25
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal » KittyBoo288, posted by Dr. Vijoy on October 30, 2005, at 11:06:14
i went through the withdrawal for 11 days. i have tried every anti-depressant since 1989. cymbalta was the worst withdrawal i had ever beeen through. unfortuantly by day 7 , i was suicidal and couldn't stop crying. not sure if that was withdrawal or the disease (bi-polar) because by day 5 i was starting to rapidly cycle, and even became manic. during the 11 months i took cymbalta i never felt it helped my depression, but it did help something,.
so as of day 11 i went back on it. and i not sure if it was a coincidense or not but for the last 2 days the of just being on 30mg the sucidalness has disappeared.
i have worked as a conselor in the mental health field and really despise the word "crutch". diabectic people do not call insulin a crutch, so why should we. so for people who have read the withdrawl off cymbalta and now are scared to take it. yeah i agree it was the worst of the worst withdrawal ever, but the medicine does have the ability to work for some. and given i really feel nothing else has worked for me. i would give it a try.
i'm one of those people who despises side effects and remember when i was so depressed this year on cymbalta ( i thought this crap isn't working), but hen after 9 months something changed and i felt so good that i thought maybe i don't need an anti-depressant. i was wrong. and i'm greatful that cymbalta is still a choice.
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