Posted by 49er on July 8, 2008, at 7:47:59
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by amandarebecca89 on July 6, 2008, at 21:23:23
Hi,
I can't say what I really think about doctor cold turkeying you off of 30mg Cymbalta because I don't want to get banned from these boards. But let's just say it isn't flattering and includes a bunch of curse words.
I am still muttering that I can't believe he did that. Even drug manufacturers caution that the drug needs to be tapered.
I hope you see this post before going to your doctor. This is what I would do.
Reinstitute the dose at the smallest amount possible. It looks like that is 20mg? Wait about 4 weeks. If you don't feel better, then go up to 30mg. Consult a doctor to fine tune this as I am not a medical professional.
While you are stabilizing, buy a digital scale in .001g denomination on Ebay. You are going to use this to weigh your doses.
Once you are stabalized after reinstituting your dose, taper 10% of the current dose every 3 to 6 weeks. With Cymbalta, you may have to do it at 5% since it has a very short half live.
Open the capsule and take out a few granules. Since I have never take Cymbalta, I don't exactly what it looks like. Can someone on Cymbalta help here?
Weigh the dose and fiddle around with it until you get the right measurement.
I forgot - Before you take out anything, weigh the capsules so you know what to take 10% of or whatever measurement you use.
Stay on that reduced amount for at least 3 weeks. Do not make another cut until you feel relatively stable.
This sounds like a royal pain in the neck. But in the long run, you will have alot less problems doing it this way.
Good luck.
49er
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