Cymbalta withdrawal cold turkey
Common Questions and Answers about Cymbalta withdrawal cold turkey
cymbalta
I stopped Cymbalta cold turkey 1 month ago.. I had taken it for 5-6 months... The brain zaps, what you are describing as electrical shocks running thru your body and brain, lasted for 3 weeks. Now I'm brain zaps free. The withdrawal torture can last for 1 month maybe a bit more depending on how long you've been on the medication.
I am of Effexor 75mg they stopped making the 36mg dosage, I want to go off of them ands tart new. How do I do this? If i can't be slowly put off of them? I tryed cold turkey and was seeign things that were not there I have headacks from this medication insomnia and very painful pains in my neck and body, I am tired literally and can no seem to sleep enough. I want OFF OF THIS ****!
Very dangerous to quit either of these drugs cold turkey. Although only one month on either isn't very long, you still probably have a mild dependency. I went off Cymbalta cold turkey (not knowing I'd deal with withdrawals), and had symptoms like yours, and quickly got back on and did a taper. I would imagine these symptoms will have passed by day 4 or 5, but again, it can be dangerous to quit these cold turkey....seizures etc.
t seem to be helping me anymore, and I was tired of the expense. I quit wellbutrin cold turkey about a 5 days ago and I quit cymbalta cold turkey 3 days ago. I now feel like I am losing my mind. I have been feeling and acting somewhat manic. I have felt kind of 'hi' and actually like it. Problem is I am now recognizing that I am irritable and can be "hi' and happy one minute and then I will "snap" at a family member the next.
Benzodiazepines withdrawal may cause seizure while stopping cold turkey mostly due to it's action on the GABA neurotransmitter and it's anti-convulsive propriety. I never heard of an antidepressant causing seizure while stopping cold turkey buy you will most likely experience brain zaps which are electric shock-like sensations lasting for a second thru your entire brain and sometimes spreading to other areas. Brain zaps are not to be confused with seizures.
t seem to be helping me anymore, and I was tired of the expense. I quit wellbutrin cold turkey about a 5 days ago and I quit cymbalta cold turkey 3 days ago. I now feel like I am losing my mind. I have been feeling and acting somewhat manic. I have felt kind of 'hi' and actually like it. Problem is I am now recognizing that I am irritable and can be "hi' and happy one minute and then I will "snap" at a family member the next.
I went cold turkey off Cymbalt when I found out that I was pregnant. I suffered from multiple withdrawal symptoms...brain zaps, bouts of dizziness, the shakes, knees giving out, feeling of lead feet, ect. It took me a little over two months for them to dissipate.
some people have very uncomfortable symptoms, and others have none at all. Starting the Cymbalta may reduce your withdrawal to some extent, as Cymbalta is a serotonin (and norepinephrine) reuptake blocker, and some of the withdrawal from Tramadol comes from changes in serotonin activity. The withdrawal is not 'dangerous', so do your best to avoid concentrating on them. Distraction is one thing that can help reduce withdrawal symptoms.
Any neurologist who suggests stopping Cymbalta cold turkey should be replaced with a different doctor, in my opinion, but I have strong opinions about this. If your doctor doesn't understand that all these meds are very different and very hard to stop taking, the doctor doesn't understand medicine enough to be trusted. Again, just my strong opinion that many will disagree with.
I see in your Oct 9 thread about Cymbalta cold turkey withdrawal that you just replied that the zaps are still occurring. Until the withdrawal stops it is hard to say how you will feel, so hang in there.
You said on that thread that your psychiatrist won't put you on Celexa until the withdrawal is over, so at least you are getting professional guidance to see you through this.
Can anyone tell me if cymbalta along with colonidine will help at all with tramadol withdrawal im on my first day of cold turkey and someone handed me these meds and said these would help please let me know as soon as possible im in a dark place right now but i am dam determined to succeed at this effort Thank You.
Since you already been on it for 4 months and because of the nature of the med itself and that you are fortunate enough to not experience any withdrawal symptoms I would suggest you quit it cold turkey. Anyway, for your own information withdrawal symptoms are supposed to start one week after not takin the drug and some people really used to the drug can experience symptoms as soon as they are skipping a dose.
t worry the withdrawal effects will eventually go away. My cold turkey withdrawal from Cymbalta lasted for 1 month untill I had no more symptoms at all and I've been on it for like 5-6 months... Anyway everyone is different.
Hi Alex
I tapered off of Lyrica & Effexor in January and it was a nightmare. I can't imagine going cold turkey. The bad (?) news is I am back on it. It was too expensive then but they now make a generic Lyrica. It really helped with my fibromyalgia before but it doesn't seem to be as effective now. How long were you on it?
I am no longer on cymbalta, thank god. But when trying to quit,( cold turkey) I added tramadol w/o any medical supervision & had a seizure.
Now I'm trying to quit tramadol, hoping I can go back to wellbutran. I functioned very well on that, except for sleep problems, & headaches.
Thank u for all ur help. Anybody have experience w/wellbutran?
Well, of course we're all going to tell you to taper off, not quit cold turkey, so there's that. The bugs in your head are probably the brain zaps, which is your serotonin receptors reawakening after being dormant while you were on the med. Some say hefty doses of fish oil help with this. Some say St. John's Wort helps with some of the other stuff. But Effexor withdrawal can be a tough go, so don't expect it to be easy, just be easy with it. Give it the time it needs.
Stopping Xanax abruptly can cause extreme and potentially dangerous withdrawal symptoms. Stopping Cymbalta abruptly would cause withdrawal symptoms as well although not as much as the Xanax but enough to be of concern. As for health care coverage if you go to your local ER you could be eligible for emergency Medicaid which could then transition into standard Medicaid. If you are working you could be eligible for the Medicaid Buy In for Working People with Disabilities if its in your state.
The Wellbutrin is suppose to take the place of the cymbalta. After horrible withdrawal, I came completely off of Cymbalta last week. I became so depressed that I couldn't stand to talk, much less move. All I wanted to do was sleep and be left alone. When I did interact, I was grizzly mean. I started back on the Cymbalta yesterday, b/c my depression was overwhelming and my meaness was clearly taking a toll on my husband and 4 year old.
t feel much of anything. I am numb and dead inside. That is why I am stopping all of my meds. ALL OF THEM. Cold turkey. I am stopping Wellbutrin, Cymbalta and Abilify. I am not going to live like this anymore. I just got married for God's sake and I hardly feel any emotion or passion. My doctor doesn't care. He just wants to keep upping the meds. I am tired of it. I have stopped them all. Has anyone done this. What can I expect with regards to emotional changes and such?
Recommended
