Posted by patkerash on November 29, 2005, at 15:10:44
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by ang123 on November 29, 2005, at 8:07:49
I am currently on 30 mg of Cymbalta and have been told to go ahead up to 60mg but I am not going to do it..On Oct 23, 2005 I went into the er in withdrawal from effexor and methadone (given to me by the hospital pain clinic for spinal stenosis) I was on the psyche ward for 5 days..the effexor was by far the worst to come off of..it has taken me over a month to feel anything like "normal"..and that is with being on the cymbalta from the time of my hospitalization..I can't go through that again..it was by far the most terrifying, sickening experience of my life...I know now that I tried to get myself off the 2 drugs way to fast, but from what I have been reading in a book I got called The Road Back withdrawal has to be done in 5% to 10% increments..it sounds as if everyone has tried it way too fast..this book also recomends nutritional supplements which I am going to try as I want to come off the cymbalta also...I don't want to die, but how do you live with depression ?? I've started therapy again so I guess time will tell...good luck to us all....Pat
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