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Posted by joe f on March 10, 2014, at 22:04:18
dr thinks I may be having adverse reaction to Cymbalta been on 30 mg 8 weeks---wants me to stop cold turkey...is this crazy? also take tegretol-lamictal-klonopin.
Posted by Phillipa on March 10, 2014, at 22:22:25
In reply to cymbalta -cold turkey, posted by joe f on March 10, 2014, at 22:04:18
I did but was before knew should taper and went directly to another ad. What happened? Phillipa
Posted by joe f on March 11, 2014, at 5:46:44
In reply to Re: cymbalta -cold turkey » joe f, posted by Phillipa on March 10, 2014, at 22:22:25
im just starting tody..i'm nervous
Posted by herpills on March 11, 2014, at 10:33:13
In reply to cymbalta -cold turkey, posted by joe f on March 10, 2014, at 22:04:18
I would just try not to think about it to much. Just because other people have had a hard time coming off Cymbalta doesn't mean you will.
I quit Pristiq cold turkey, which is basically Effexor, notorious for horrible withdrawls, but that didn't happen to me. Klonopin on the other hand...
Posted by phidippus on March 11, 2014, at 12:05:30
In reply to cymbalta -cold turkey, posted by joe f on March 10, 2014, at 22:04:18
At that low dose, stopping the Cymbalta shouldn't be a problem-you may have some minor withdrawal effects.
Eric
Posted by joe f on March 11, 2014, at 12:41:19
In reply to Re: cymbalta -cold turkey » joe f, posted by phidippus on March 11, 2014, at 12:05:30
thanks....what dose were you on quitting klonopin
Posted by phidippus on March 11, 2014, at 12:55:54
In reply to Re: cymbalta -cold turkey, posted by joe f on March 11, 2014, at 12:41:19
2 mg
Eric
Posted by Phillipa on March 11, 2014, at 18:27:52
In reply to Re: cymbalta -cold turkey » joe f, posted by phidippus on March 11, 2014, at 12:55:54
Eric it's funny how if one doesn't know of withdrawal seems one doesn't experience it but when one hears of it they do. Just like you I cold turkeyed many meds before finding babble. Phillipa
Posted by jrbecker76 on March 12, 2014, at 13:07:00
In reply to cymbalta -cold turkey, posted by joe f on March 10, 2014, at 22:04:18
> dr thinks I may be having adverse reaction to Cymbalta been on 30 mg 8 weeks---wants me to stop cold turkey...is this crazy? also take tegretol-lamictal-klonopin.
Most people have reported a tougher experience withdrawing from Cymbalta than from SSRIs. My Cymbalta dose was always low to begin with - between 10 - 30 mg. It was always very tough for me to drop more than 20% at a time but I'm probably more sensitive than the average bear.I would probably advise against doing cold turkey. Options for reducing by smaller increments include:
1) opening up the capsules and eyeballing the dosage you need to cut.
2) get a lower dose compounded at a pharmacy that offers that (most major chains offer compounding services at one of their pharmacies in any given area). Your doc needs to write you a script for this though.
3) buy a cheap digital scale to weigh out the granules if you need to be more precise. They're a number available on Amazon. Here's the one I have and it works fairly accurately. Here's the one I have...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012TDNAM/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
*Do NOT suspend the granules in liquid as this will damage the enteric coating needed to facilitate absorption into the bloodstream when in the GI tract.
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