Cymbalta withdrawal how long
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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 was on Cymbalta for a little over a month. How long will I experience withdrawal symptoms such as brain zaps and dizziness?
m barely getting any sleep and I seem to be breathing shallowly. Even at this dose, could I be experiencing withdrawal symptoms? If so, how long can I expect this to continue?
I'm guessing you're suffering Effexor withdrawal, not Cymbalta withdrawal. It's not impossible to get a withdrawal from a short stay on a med, but unlikely. Sometimes a med just affects someone more profoundly than one would expect. But given you just came off Effexor, that being one of the hardest meds to stop taking and one that can have long withdrawals, I'm guess you didn't successfully stop it slowly enough to prevent withdrawals.
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?
All the recommended protocols I've found suggest completely tapering off the old drug before starting the new one so you can tell if you're suffering withdrawal side effects or side effects of the new drug. It's very hard to tell if the new drug will work or not if you're feeling strong side effects which might be the old drug and have nothing to do with the new one.
I would be reluctant to say you need to change your medication. I take zoloft and the biggest difference with zoloft and Cymbalta is Cymbalta is also prescribed to treat chronic pain. So I don't know exactly how long you have been taking it but it seems like it would be beneficial. If it is being prescribed as a long term therapy medicine than it likely you won't have to be worried about the withdrawal symptoms anyway.
Hi y'all,
I've been struggling with clinical major depressive disorder/ anxiety for 11 years and have been on multiple meds. At this time
I'm on lamictal, Wellbutrin, Klonipin, and cymbalta (treating to detox off and try fetzima). I am only 27 and just want relief. I've been on Klonipin for 4 years ( far too long) and I am at the point where I only take it to avoid getting sick with withdrawal.
There can be some serious issues coming off Xanax if not tapered properly, and a doctor is the best person to determine the best taper schedule, taking into consideration your dose, frequency, how long you've been on it, half life of the med, etc.
One of the things that comes with d/c'ing a benzo is some nasty rebound anxiety, therefore you need to put some other coping mechanisms in place to help you deal with that. CBT is a great form of therapy.
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.
Yes, the symptoms you're describing do sound like withdrawal. It's really hard to say how long you will have these symptoms. Hopefully things will start settling down soon. I know that some people are able to take Benadryl to help with the withdrawal. Of course you need to talk to your Dr first before you take anything since you are still on Wellbutrin.
Hi! I have been taking Paxil for 20 years. I have recently been struggling w/ more intense anxiety and depression and irritability. I am switching from Paxil to Cymbalta, and am down from 30 mg of Paxil to 5 mg, and then up to 60 mg of Cymbalta. I feel like I am having a racing heart/palpitations. I am not sure if it's anxiety, Paxil withdrawal, side effects from Cymbalta, or there is something wrong with my heart.
I didn't and I wouldn't, my psychiatrist would never approve of that move, but I can tell you since I've been on meds for many years and was on Paxil for many years that it were me, and it isn't, I wouldn't do it this way. You get to do it any way you want, but if this is the way your psychiatrist does it, you don't have to do it that way, you can offer an alternative. So here's the problem.
Everybody's been sued already, and the cases have been won. You're very late to the game on the legal stuff. It started with Paxil a long long time ago and it's still on the market, so you're not going to get anywhere suing. By now, everyone is probably considered to be fairly warned that these drugs are very very very hard to stop taking.
For personal experience I can tell you that Cymbalta does cause withdrawal symptoms (abstinence syndrome). I was on Cymbalta for 6 months as prescribed for my Psychiatrist, after that I decided to do some research about possible withdrawal symptoms because my bad experience with lexapro in 2005. I found that Cymbalta can cause severe symptoms from withdrawal abruptly.
Would you recommend stopping Effexor and switching to Cymbalta? Will Cymbalta reduce the withdrawal effect? My daughters were both recently put on Cymbalta, and their depression is much better, and they claim they are "thinking more clearly".
Thanks for your input.
In the time since, my anxiety has spiked, particularly in the morning/during the day, I get episodes of spiking blood pressure, feel like I have heart palpitations, still have random leg twitching and arm pain, and have trouble sleeping at night because when 4am rolls around my heart starts pounding! Am I still experiencing withdrawal even though I was on such a small dose for such a short time?
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