Posted by gapsgal on April 16, 2006, at 9:23:58
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by gapsgal on April 16, 2006, at 9:20:34
> > I broke down last night and took a few granules, and guess what today all the crap is gone...god this makes me so angry I just dont know what to do...going from not even being able to function or make decisions to being perfectly fine...they should remove it all from the market...I had to do something...I work full time, have three kids and am going to graduate school...
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> > I was on Effexor for quite a while and then was weaned off but onto Cymbalta, now the doc has added wellbutrin and decided that i didnt need the cymbalta. Well he prescribed cutting from 60 to 30 then to 30 every other day and then off...didnt work for me so I changed it to after 30 each day I divided the capsules and took 15 each day for a week then I divided again and took 7.5 each day and then yesterday I divided the 7.5, but decided that was just too much trouble...and besides I was only getting a little bit...well let me tell you that little bit made a huge difference....I am awful today...nausea, dizziness so bad and my pupils are so dilated...i feel sick, but not sure how to describe it really...
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> > The Effexor was horrible to get off of, but the Cymbalta made it easier...now the wellbutrin just doesnt help with the withdrawal...my pharmacy told me to use dramamine...but that knocks me out cold.....I just cant believe that cutting down so slowly could just leave me with such horrible effects...
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> > My head just feels strange like people i have heard who describe having high blood pressure...and mine is always extremely low...
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> > > > I have been off Cymbalta since Friday (6 days) and am so dizzy I can't leave the house. I went from 60 mg to 30 mg, then I just poured out 1/2 of each capsule (so I was taking 15 mg) for a few days, then stopped. I am so dizzy and I have dirrareah a lot. I feel like I'm going crazy - have to lie down a lot during the day (luckily I work from home). I am still so dizzy after 6 days of no Cymbalta in my system!! Does anyone have any advice - what can I take to stop spinning? I just feel horrible, but refuse to go back on even 1 mg of any antidepressant!!! I am better off on my own. Need advice to get rid of dizziness. THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK!!
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> > > Some people have reported getting some relief by using Benadryl, an over-the-counter medication. I don't know what the mechanism is by which the dizziness is produced as a withdrawal symptom, so I don't know if a drug like Dramamine would be of any help. It might be worth looking into, though.
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