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Posted by cee on June 15, 2009, at 12:55:15
Hello people
having a hard go with withdrawal from 60 mg does any one know when when these gross side effects will settle down.
god bless
cee
Posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2009, at 13:22:30
In reply to cymbalta withdrawal, posted by cee on June 15, 2009, at 12:55:15
First how long have you been on cymbalta and at what doses? I was at 60mg and dropped to 30mg and was fine. Then slower with last 30mg. What type of symtoms are you experiencing? Love Phillipa
Posted by cee on June 15, 2009, at 13:52:10
In reply to Re: cymbalta withdrawal » cee, posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2009, at 13:22:30
> First how long have you been on cymbalta and at what doses? I was at 60mg and dropped to 30mg and was fine. Then slower with last 30mg. What type of symtoms are you experiencing? Love Phillipa
Hello phillipa
Ihave been at 60mg for seven months without any big improvement , i could not tolerate a higher dose. I have dropped to 30 from 60 for two weeks and my anxiety has gone through the roof,cold and hot sweats buzzing in my ears when i turn my head.
My pdoc is getting me ready to go on parnate i was on it for 18 years so we hope it will work again. How did you go down from 30 mg slowly
love cee
Posted by bleauberry on June 15, 2009, at 17:28:50
In reply to Re: cymbalta withdrawal, posted by cee on June 15, 2009, at 13:52:10
60mg to 30mg is a HUGE jump down. Think about it, that is a 50% move on your way to zero. A general rule of thumb is to reduce dose by 10% on a set schedule, say once a week, once every two weeks, whatever. Better yet is to let your own body tell you what is too fast. Go at a comfortable pace. It will be hard no matter what, but at least you can reduce the serious trauma of it. If you were to take it real slow in very tiny steps, such as 2mg steps at a time, over several months, it would probably be next to painless. But I realize you are in more of a hurry. Somewhere between the trauma you are experiencing now, and the super slow pace, is a compromise you can live with.
These meds are powerful. That withdrawal stuff tells you there is some scary stuff going on. No one knows what it is or if it is dangerous or damaging or whatever. For sure though, it can't be doing your system any good. That is serious stress and serious trauma.
You can make your own custom doses of cymbalta. It's easy and effective. Here's how.
Empty a capsule into a small bowl. You will have a bunch of small beads. Each one of them is enteric coated (the capsule is not). 10 beads is roughly 1mg. So to reduce from 30mg to say 25mg, you would remove 50 beads. Put the rest back into a gel cap (hard to do), or a much easier way is to sprinkle them on applesauce, yogurt, pudding, anything soft that you can swallow without chewing (you don't want to break the enteric coatings by chewing), and swallow.
When you get real low on dose, you might be counting out 50 beads for a dose of 5mg, 40 for 4mg, 30 for 3mg, 20 for 2mg, 10 for 1mg, 5 for half a milligram, and you are done.
The easiest way to count the tiny things is to just poke them with your finger, they will stick, and then you can count them on your finger as you knock them off with a knife or something.
Posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2009, at 22:17:50
In reply to Re: cymbalta withdrawal » cee, posted by bleauberry on June 15, 2009, at 17:28:50
Cee I just took less each day dumped some out doc thought ridiculous. From 60 to 30 was a breeze . Always had benzos on board. Then found babble and saw this slow withdrawal process if had never found it would have just discontinued it as I did all other SSIR's boy was my body glad to be rid of them. Instantly felt better. Counted the days til all out of my system. Don't like Ad's. Phillipa
Posted by manic666 on June 16, 2009, at 12:32:39
In reply to Re: cymbalta withdrawal, posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2009, at 22:17:50
i came off cymbalta but i tapered on to another med it was a breeze , are you going on another med. or comeing off altogether
Posted by floatingbridge on June 16, 2009, at 16:53:37
In reply to Re: cymbalta withdrawal, posted by cee on June 15, 2009, at 13:52:10
Hi Cee, hope you have a good go with the parnate.
Best wishes for your withdrawal (sorry I can't offer advice).
Posted by cee on June 21, 2009, at 17:35:04
In reply to Re: cymbalta withdrawal » cee, posted by bleauberry on June 15, 2009, at 17:28:50
Hello bleauberry
thank you so much for your detailed post ,i printed it off to show my pdoc ,i do not think he knows how hard it is. How long do you think it would take to level off after 7 mo at 60 mg and put to 30 mg I am having a hard time with anxiety,agitation and vertigo
god bless cee
Posted by cee on June 21, 2009, at 17:42:17
In reply to Re: cymbalta withdrawal, posted by manic666 on June 16, 2009, at 12:32:39
HELLO MANIC666
I am coming off cymbalta and preparing myself fora kick at parnate,which i was on for 18 years
What was your time frame for coming off cymbaltathanks
cee
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