Posted by inanimate peanut on January 6, 2010, at 20:40:37
In reply to Cymbalta Wirthdrawal, posted by kenny6 on January 6, 2010, at 16:13:27
If Cymbalta is anything like it's cousins Effexor and Pristiq (which I think it should be since it's also an SSNRI), withdrawal is harder than with other antidepressants. I've been through both effexor and pristiq withdrawal and both were really really hard. With the effexor, I decreased in tiny steps at a time, even went from the XR to the regular tablets so I could cut them. You'll hear people on this site tell you to gradually taper about 10% at a time. It's annoying to take so long but the withdrawal symptoms make it worth doing, and they are hell. The way I withdrew from Pristiq if you're in more of a hurry is to switch to another antidepressant (I used Lexapro). Then you can taper something like that down more quickly with fewer side effects than the SSNRIs, which are famous for withdrawal. Either way, it's better than trying to cold turkey the Cymbalta.
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