Posted by Cairo on December 30, 2004, at 18:16:15
In reply to Homemade Cymbalta Capsules Need Help, posted by Phillipa on December 28, 2004, at 20:49:48
I am currently on 5mg Cymbalta. I don't bother with extra capsules. I open the contents onto a piece of paper that is folded and use the tip of my finger to pick up granules, then pop them into my mouth and down with water, being careful not to chew. I use the folded piece of paper as a guide to funnel the granules into the original capsule, separated and clearly marked "to be divided" and repeat the process the next day and the next until all the granules all gone. Not very elegant, I suppose, but works for me. I started at 30mg and decreased by 5 granules per day. I'm happy at 5mg; no nasty side effects, yet more energy, less anxiety, appetite under control and less hypothyroid-like symptoms.
I find that 47 granules = 5mg (using a 20mg capsule).
Cairo
> Have been reducing Cymbalta from 30mg capsules to 5mg currently. Now am out of "capsules", but have plenty of contents. I have been told they are enteric coated. Need to know what to mix them in to continue weaning off this drug without experiencing more severe W/D symptoms than I already am. The electrical shocks, etc. Thanks. Please respond, am out of capsules. Phillipa
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