Posted by Lexxor on April 2, 2007, at 22:56:16
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by Basel on April 2, 2007, at 16:45:10
> Yikes!
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> I just started Cymbalta at 30 mgs 2 weeks ago and am now up to 60 mgs. I thought I would try it b/c of the pain relief (I have deg. arthritis) and depression help. I'm dizzy and can't sleep at night now but am exhausted during the day.
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> I still have my wonderful Zoloft and am tempted to drop to 30 mgs of Cymbalta and 50 mgs (half my regular dosage) of Zoloft to ween myself OFF of Cymbalta and back on to Zoloft over the next week.
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> Any thoughts?
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> Will this kill me? Can you have too much SSRI in your system? Have I not been on it long enough to really have a problem?Honestly Basel, you should talk to your doc before you go adding and subtracting SSRI's. You could get Seratonin syndrome. Typically when you start an SNRI like cymbalta or effexor xr, you have side effects. A lot of these side effects ar e transient meaning they will pass. If you still experience problems after being on 60mgs for 2weeks, talk to your doc. Though these drugs are relatively safe, I would not advise you to practive your own pharmacology experiments. Good luck.
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