Cymbalta withdrawal how long

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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. Anyway slowly tappering is always a good option but you will endure less intense withdrawal symptoms but for a much longer period of time compared to a cold turkey withdrawal which not as dangerous as a benzodizepine's cold turkey withdrawal since it haves no anti-convulsive propriety.

How long til withdrawal symptoms stop?? It has been 2 wks and i feel alot of anxiety hot flashes, diarrhea and headache.

Has anyone taken Cymbalta for depression? If so, how long...what were the side effects if any? How long have you been taking it....are you happy with it?

One, antidepressants do NOT cause addiction. Two, it takes 4 to 8 weeks for an antidepressant to start working. You won't know if it works with trying it for 2 weeks. People talk about the symptoms you may have when you stop many psychotropic drugs... that is called discontinuation syndrome, it is not withdrawal from addiction.

Thanks for the info do u know how cymbalta is for someone with liver disease..

DO NOT START CYMBALTA !!! If you go online and look at Cymbalta withdrawal you will be amazed. I have had 29 surgeries over the course of my life and have experienced some very severe pain including a thorotcotomy for spinal surgery, kidney stones, pelvic pain for numerous abdominal surgeries. I have weaned off of many narcotics over the years and have done OK by eating a very healthy diet, taking supplements, excercising, deep breathing and meditation along with praying.

20 mg of Cymbalta is APPROXIMATELY equivalent to 75 mg of Effexor. Most docs don't care to mess with a long taper to get someone switched over. If the doses are pretty compatible and the doc isn't underdosing the new med, then it is possible to switch from one to another without very severe discontinuation symptoms. It all depends on the person. Did your doc just tell you to stop the Effexor and start the Cymbalta?

How long does it take for the withdrawal symptons to go away? I got off Cymbalta 5/31 and had severe reactions, my dr put me on Prosac for six weeks, it helped. But I have been off Prosac since 7/25 and am still having some pretty bad withdrawal symptons. Head and body aches, electric shocks, paranoia, my feet hurt really bad, it's hard to walk on them and my ankles swell every day. Does it ever get any better?

Yes yes I know one isnt suppose to do what I did but the weanin off it isnt much better cause I have done it both ways during this 7 yrs. Today was terrible. I would have soon been dead. Cymbalta is the worse of the antidepressants.

Thanks for 'backing' the youtube reference and making me feel a bit less crazy for feeling how i do about cymbalta. i took it for a year straight before realizing it was making things worse. yeah, it did seem to work, but...it all faded away, and then got worse... hopefully all these ppl with wonderful stories don't ever have to deal with these things.

This is WITHDRAWAL from the medication. I don't care if technically it is not withdrawal because you can't get addicted to Cymbalta but I tell ya I sure feel like going back on it to make the suffering stop. In my eyes, that is being addicted. Unlike those who withdraw from alcohol, crack and whatever else - these people get to go to these weekly spas to recover in. I get to work, go to school, take care of my daughter, take care of my home and hope to hell that I can survive.

I've tried alternative medicine (orthomolecular medicine, acupuncture) and well as other drugs sporadically (like clonazepam, but it's a benzo, so I avoid it when i can - 2 mg 2-3 times a week only). Everyone says zyprexa and cymbalta is long out of my system but there is obviously something still very wrong with me. I actually tried going on zyprexa for several days but that didn't help. Is tha the way to go?

I have in the last 4 months tapered myself off the cymbalta and I am suffering from withdrawal symptoms. I have been two weeks totally off this drug . The dizziness and brain zaps are getting better, but my taste buds are still horrible. It feels like the front of my tongue has been burnt and it feels like my teeth are coated with rubber. How long do these withdrawal symptoms last. I can handle it all, but the taste bud sensation is horrible.

Wow I feel SO much better though verging on hypo episode I think, all the dizziness and sickness disappeared within an couple of hours of taking the 30mg Cymbalta. Up this morning at 06.30am after only 5 hours sleep, not sure how long this energy will last but it sure feels great so I'm going to enjoy it! Spending spree yesterday...£20...in a CHARITY SHOP lol!!!!! Cleaned house top to bottom.

Part of the reason is I have tapered off of Cymbalta and am now on day 3 without it. I have to say the withdrawals have really caught me off guard. I have electricity shooting through my body but mostly through my head, dizziness, achiness, insomnia, runny nose, canker sores, upset stomach and stomach ache, tingly arms, touchy skin, headache, mood swings and irrational thoughts. I feel like I am going to cry then I feel manic, Generally just crazy.

Hi everyone, I am wondering if there is anyone else out there who has had issues of withdrawal from cymbalta. After trying many medications over the course of 10 years (for major depressive disorder) my psych and I settled on a combo of Wellbutrin and cymbalta. I have been on it for years and was instructed recently by a neurologist to go off it.

I had run out of my prescription (and didnt have a dr's approved refill) over the Thanksgiving holiday. By the second to third day, I was falling apart withdrawing from the Cymbalta. Over the next 2 weeks I was incredibly dizzy, had strange "zaps" in my head, was as irritable as I can ever remember, pain and nausea in the stomach, and very sensitive to light and noise. I went through this and didnt miss a day of work, but walked around in a funk.

when you got off effexor, how long did the withdraw symptoms last? And what were they? I started reducing my does 2 days ago and I feel like crap.

How do get off of Cymbalta? The withdrawal is horrifying. My skin skin burns awfully & I cannot sleep. Your cannot control your irritability . Clonopin plus analgesics can bring it down after 3-4 days. While I get back on it. I am trying to get off 20 mg. I cannot do it. This substance is poisonous to me.

I was wondering if anyone knows if you can take cymbalta on Methadone Maintenance? Any help would be appreciated! Also having a strong smell in urine. Wondering about kidney problems with hep c?

When my dr wanted to put me on Cymbalta for chronic pin and depression, I looked it up and read so many stories about how horrible it was to withdraw from. I told my dr about that and she was totally ignorant about those effects. I'm glad I didn't start it.

No, I've never taken Cymbalta, but just did a search for: cymbalta patient information sheet which brought up a document including the following: ================================================ DO NOT stop taking your capsules without the advice of your doctor even if you feel better. If your doctor thinks that you no longer need Cymbalta he or she will ask you to reduce your dose over at least 2 weeks before stopping treatment altogether.

After a month and 1/2 I had to go back on it. I am on 10 mg. now. I am maintaining, but I don't know for how long. I have been on several different antidepressants for the past 15 years. My brain just doesn't work normally--that's what depression is all about--it sucks. It is so hard to be positive, but you have to fight. If I wasn't so darn stubborn and fought like ****, I wouldn't be here today. Meds are great for keeping you alive, but sometimes that is about it!

* Nausea -- occurring in up to 30 percent of people * Drowsiness -- in up to 21 percent * Headaches -- in up to 20 percent * Dry mouth -- in up to 18 percent (see Cymbalta and Dry Mouth) * Dizziness -- in up to 17 percent * Insomnia -- in up to 16 percent (see Cymbalta and Insomnia) * Constipation -- in up to 15 percent * Fatigue -- in up to 15 percent * Diarrhea -- in up to 13 percent * Loss of appetite -- in up to 11 percent * Sore throat or runny

How many people here have had to go through withdrawal? Specifically, was it cold turkey withdrawal? What was your experience and what medicine had you withdrawn from? Was it because your doctor messed up or because you were switching meds? Describe your experience here and insert it in this imaginary box on this message! Thanks.

The doctor should be taking note and doing what is necessary to alleviate your symptoms and discomfort. I am wondering how long you have to wait for your MRI and are you under a neurologist? It sounds as if you may have experienced a relapse...but I know that you have not been diagnosed. Is your vision still blurry because if it is I would go back to your doctor and steroids may help.

What have you been taking? How much? How long? What day are you on now of withdrawals? I did oxy and Vicoden for about 2 years and went cold turkey so many times. Day 4 you should start feeling better physically but I think I cried for a week. It's because you have ripped away all those endorphins your body was getting from the pills. I also started feeling better but then had a day of hell around day 7. I think it takes about 10 days to really get everything out!

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