Posted by SLS on July 1, 2005, at 9:29:06
In reply to Withdrawal or relapse? PLEASE HELP, posted by sedona on June 30, 2005, at 13:16:50
> Hi- It has now been 16 days since I stopped taking Cymbalta. I had a lot of the physical symptoms like dizziness, tingling etc., but they have finally stopped. But I have still been having crying spells and suicidal thoughts. I have read that even though a drug is out of a persons system it may take weeks for all the withdrawal effects to dissipate. My psychiatrist and I agreed to taper then stop the Cymbalta because it had lost its effectiveness (like every other antidepressant I have tried). I have tried 14 drugs and still take Adderall XR and Klonopin, but I have no plans to try more drugs. My psychologist is out of town for three weeks and my psychiatrist hasn't responded to my email or phone message, and I am feeling very desperate. I was depressed before I stopped the Cymbalta and now I feel even worse. I'm just trying to figure out if this is depression or withdrawal. Any thoughts??
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> Thank you
I wish I had the right guess to offer you. I'm just not sure. Try to be patient. If things continue to get worse instead of better over the next few days, I think the best guess is that Cymbalta was helping. If this is true, I would restart it and add another antidepressant like Wellbutrin.
- Scott
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