Posted by Jenny10 on January 19, 2008, at 1:19:33
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by tennisplayer on November 17, 2007, at 9:53:48
Thank Goodness for this thread!!! I was only on Cymbalta 30mg for two months, after having been on Zoloft 100mg for six years. I switched, trying to get back the sex drive I'd lost the last six years. About a month after taking Cymbalta, my breasts started to enlarge and I felt like I could easily nurse ten newborns. I waited two weeks, until there was no doubt my body was trying to tell me something.
After calling my doctor, but only talking to his nurse, she told me to get off Cymbalta cold turkey and see what my boobs will do. I said, "are you sure, I've been on some kind of SSRI for over six years, is that such a good idea?" "Oh yeah, we need to see if the boobs are effected." Geez... three days later I'm losing my mind.
I have been on these medicines for anti-anxiety reasons. Come three days later, the clinic took some labs trying to figure out the boobs. The results were discouraging. The doctor called me in the evening saying my liver labs came back abnormal, that I need a follow-up lab four days from then (Monday morning) and an abdominal CT scan. Holy Moly! Doctor told me no Xanax, no advil, no tylenol, no nothing! (in order to get accurate test readings) Oh good, tell a panicky person that she has a liver problem and then tell her not to take anything for the anxiety!
Anyways, the withdrawals are terrible, like most of the posters, I too have had the dizziness, the nausea, the brain "glitches" (as I call them), and the sleeplessness. However, I can't take anything for these symptoms. I have atrial tachycardia and over the counter meds make my tachycardia flare up.
I have hope that this will be temporary. I do have some advice for those who are still on it or are going through withdrawals, it's never a bad thing to have your labs done through your doctor. Have them check liver function and thyroid, along with the basics.
Has anyone had a side effect of breast enlargement and tenderness?
Good luck to everyone going through this. I'm right there with you. Thank you for writing on this thread, as I have found great comfort in knowing I'm not going completely crazy.
I'll follow-up with the liver and breast info.
Take care, Jenny10
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