Posted by Kfroggy on April 12, 2007, at 13:33:34
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by The Engineer on February 19, 2007, at 17:36:03
> Hi all,
> I'm in day four of Cymbalta cold turkey. Boy am I glad I found this thread !! Now I know what I'm going through is normal:
>
> "Electric shock" effect in brain, on eye and head movement (lessening today).
> Chronically fatigued - and I suffer from Chronic fatigue Syndrome so that's saying something.
> A bad "thumping" headache.
> Neck ache.
> Legs feel like they are "aching in the bones".
> Hands and feet tingly and itchy.
> So far I'm sleeping well, apart from quite vivid and at times psychedelic dreams...
>
> I was supposed to be working at home today, but I doubt if I managed three hours. I'm supposed to be working at the office tomorrow - I think not.... Don't think I'd be safe to drive just the four miles.
>
> Back-ground:
> I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 1999, after six months off work. Since then I have managed to keep in employment but with about 25% absence (yes, I DO have a VERY good employer!!)
> After undergoing a redundancy assessment process about 12 months ago, made redundant and sucessfully appealed under UK Disability Discrimination legislation, the stress did me in and I was off again for nearly six months.
> I have just completed a three-month gradual return to full time work.
>
> After much research on the subject I have decided to go "full detox" to beat my CFS. I started by ditching the Cymbalta. I had been on varying levels of Fluoxetine since 1999, my doctor (unfortunately) switched me to Cymbalta about 12 months ago. I was not happy with that, but it's the UK National Health Service trying to save money....
>
> So I was on one 60 mg Cymbalta tablet daily, I quit last Friday. Stopped dead and now living the consequences. What you have all said encourages me that I should be able to stick with the withdrawal symptoms and beat this nasty toxic chemical which has no place inside a person's metabolism. I've decided that - for me - no drugs to be taken any more unless in emergency, and that involves pain killers.
>
> Still, grand words for someone only four days in ?? Let's see how it goes. But I am one determined guy, determined to get as much chemical cr*p out of my body as possible and beat CFS. I'll keep you posted .......-----------------------------------------
Good for you!! How are you doing now? So there is hope???
poster:Kfroggy
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