How long will I be going through Cymbalta withdrawals?
Question posted by JenJen101 on 9 July 2013
Last updated on 26 April 2024
I've been taking Cymbalta for 8 years for depression and chronic pain. I started having terrible sweating, short term memory loss, severe depression, worsening pain, and many other side effects.
My Dr started slowly trying to get my dosage down from 90mgs, & after getting down from 60mgs to 30mgs, my side effects became unbearable. I forged on and now I'm on my 2nd day of taking just 5mgs of Lexapro, after going 3 days w/out taking Cymbalta.
I'm curious if anyone has successfully conquered this transition, and how long it took to feel somewhat normal? I'm aware it doesn't happen overnight, and I'm not asking for rainbows & butterflies-but the way I feel now is NOT good!! Along with the other stated side effects, I'm so lethargic and my brain is acting as if I turned the switch to off.
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danni2309
11 Oct 2015
Hi, this is my third week completely off Cymbalta, I was on 60mg then to 30 for two weeks and then 30 every other day for two weeks and then off. I feel awful, sick to my stomach, fluish, night sweats, sweating, BRAIN ZAPS, dizziness, nauseated. I feel like I should be on something just for coming off Cymbalta. My doctor prescribed it for knee pain, I would give anything to not be going thru this right now. I am an educated professional and I am the one who suggested to my doctor to come off this drug because it made me feel sad and have suicidal thoughts. If I would have known how hard it is to come off this drug, I can GUARANTEE I would have never started it. I have been on narcotics for pain that didn't make me this sick.
Not only are the physical side effects horrible, my mind with the zaps and dizziness, vertigo, has left me wondering what to do, my family physician told me to go back on 30mgs and take more time to come off??? That doesn't even sound rational, I will never on on this medication again. Why am I having such a difficult time with this drug??? What makes it better??? How long will I feel this sick?? If anyone has gone thru this or knows anything about it, please let me know, because this should not go unknown, physicians, patients, pharmacists should know what this drug is like and more importantly, what it is like to come off! If it is out of my body, why do I feel like this??? Please anyone help, I don't want it to happen to another person ever!!! Concerned patient. I am someone's daughter, sister, friend! Thanks. Danni
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alwayslooking
26 Sep 2015
Yup, thought I was going crazy. For weeks now, I also felt I had the flu, mono, pneumonia You name it. I finally put two and two together and decided to research withdrawal symptoms from Cymbalta. I too had every symptom mentioned in this post. And, I had only been on 30mg for 51/2 months. I can't imagine how those must feel after years of taking it and at much higher doses,(mg)? It's a nightmare.
Within 3 months of taking cymbalta, for reasons most of us have been prescribed, I told my Dr, I didn't like it and that it wasn't working for me. At least I felt human before I started it. Yes, my aches were reduced but at what cost to my mental state? I felt as though I was merely existing. In a constant fog. So, my Dr suggested I should take it every other day instead of giving up on it. “Give it time” he said. Ha ha. Well, I tried that for a month. Nope, I decided enough is enough.
Why take something that either doesn't work or makes me feel worse. Every other day turned in to every 3, then 4, then 5.days apart. Even the weaning was awful. There were days I just wanted to pop those pills again just so I don't have to feel this way.
Well, it's been a week and 1/2 now with zero pills and I feel I'm going through the worst of it, I hope? However, I'm going to stick it out. I feel fortunate for have only taking it sort term vs those who have been taking it long term. And, if you guys can do it. I'm sure I can too.
Best wishes and God bless all of us who've suffered from this awful drug. Also, thanks for all the helpful posts.
My advice to those who have never taken Cymbalta, NEVER START! Long or sort term. It's just not worth it. I think I need a new Dr.
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lauriebride
24 Sep 2015
JenJen, are you sure what you are experiencing is entirely due to Cymbalta withdrawal? Are you taking other meds that have similar side effects?
I am at the beginning of my 7th week of withdrawal, and expect to be finished at the end of the 8th week and I think it's been fairly smooth. I haven't been given any drug to help with the withdrawal. My problem Is separating Cymbalta symptoms from those of other meds I'm taking. I think those drugs also contribute to my confusion, forgetfulness, and ability to concentrate.
The primary Cymbalta symptom I'm using to judge my withdrawal progress is the brain zap. I experienced them before when I forgot to refill the prescription and the brain zaps started the next day.
Following the schedule below, I have managed to avoid brain zaps.
Cymbalta Withdrawal Schedule: • Week 1 & 2 20mg 2x a day • Week 3 & 4 30mg a day • Week 5 & 6 20mg a day
As I said at the beginning, I am at the end of week 6 and I have to contact my doctor to discuss the next step. I expect to finish by the end of Week 8.
So does everyone get brain zaps plus other symptoms or is my measure for completion of withdrawal a faulty one?
Since I can handle the rest I think I will declare Success.
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Makbg61
24 Sep 2015
I am down to taking a half of a 30 mg capsule every night. How do I taper down less than that? I'm so ready for this to be over.
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Squish Squash
23 Sep 2015
Hi JenJen
I forgot my meds when i went on holiday and came off 60mg duloxetine in one go! I'd only been on it 2 months for depression but after a week of being off it I got dizziness, brain fog and the worst- what I called the Itchy-scratchies. The itchy-scratchies (creepy skin sensations including sudden sharp pin pricks) stopped me from sleeping it was sooo bad. This was at the end of august. It's only recently, in the last week, my sleeping has finally got back to normal. So it's taken about 4 weeks but the 1st week was the worst, one night I just stayed up all night there was no point even trying.
It will get better. I saw lots of advice about drinkng water +++ and getting rest and allowing your body to detox. Good luck! :-)
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MeggieGirl
23 Sep 2015
Great - love it when the keyboard disappears and the "send" button is right below it. Sorry!
Anyway, I was saying that these zaps go all the way back to Paxil ~2001. At that time, it was a drug that people couldn't wean from without the zaps, which are the electrical zaps, feeling like your brain is sloshing around in your head (you turn your head and it takes a sec for your brain to get there).
Doctors didn't believe patients, so patients said enough is enough, and started a huge underground internet blogging effort. HUGE websites with forums started, specifically over that problem.
Well, now Doctors know it's true, but they still need to do a better job of managing it. This is typically done by introducing a low dose of a complimentary anti-d to counter the withdrawal, one that won't have the same problems with withdrawal. Then, once you're off the bad one, you can titrate off the substitute easily.
The key here is that something has to be ADDED or you guys will be miserable. Just get on the Internet - I'll bet some of those sites are still active.
So sorry you're going through this. I have had zaps, and it's the most sickening feeling.
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sevwhr1962
6 Dec 2015
Your comment about the brain zaps... EXACTLY how I have been trying to describe them to my husband. "I turn my head and wait a few minutes (or so it seems) for my brain to get there... "
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MeggieGirl
23 Sep 2015
Gosh, this is TERRIBLE, you guys! I had no idea this was causing such problems for people!
I think the problem is that you were having your reuptake inhibited (the RI in SSRI, for example), and not replacing it with something else that was also a reuptake inhibitor class medication!
I stopped 8 years of Cymbalta in 2 weeks COLD by following a cross-taper schedule with Wellbutrin.
Are you trying to stop anti-d's altogether? If not, you need to get some NOREPINEPHRINE class anti-d in you to compensate!!!
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brokenheart12
30 Sep 2015
Scary that the only way off is with amother drug.
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perfumed poodle
21 Sep 2015
I posted on here december 14 after suffering severe adverse side effects with cymbalta including paralysis and a very fast heart rate resulting in collapsing for which I was in hospital for 6 days and finally prescribed propranolol by my GP. Gradually my heart rate began to settle and at times I tried without the propranolol. Now 9 months later I can say that I no longer need it so it has taken me a good 8 months to recover from the side effects of cymbalta. The whole episode has been so very traumatic and I honestly say it has been the worst experience of my life.
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Mamakas
21 Sep 2015
I ran out of cymbalta before my Dr. Appt. I was on 30 mg for 4 years. It really helped me get better from anxiety after having a mastectomy due to cancer. I suffered with severe panic disorder and was in and out of hospitals for 7 months. I was too afraid to take medicine, not sleeping or eating. What a nightmare! I checked myself into mental facility a d they sent me home with several medications. I forced myself to take them for my kids sake. Eventually I was down to just the cymbalta. Still some enxiety but not too bad. Well now its been 10 days off the cymbalta. First week very hard. I have a very physical job so rough to do. Now I'm not too bad. Still dizzy but sudaphed seems to help. After reading all the comments I was scared it would take too long to detox. I'm hanging in there and thankful to God I'm doing OK.going to stay off cymbalta now.
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baileygirl
21 Sep 2015
The "brain zaps" are the worse. It is exactly how a couple of people described them below. I get stuck in the middle of a sentence and forget what I was going to say or what I should say. I get stuck and I can't speak. It's quite frightening. I think I'm losing my mind, but, luckily I know I'm not it's just the tapering off Cymbalta. The way I am doing it is my primary doctor is helping me. I was on 60 mg for about 1 1/2 years and it absolutely helps with panic disorder and depression and joint pain. My real purpose was / is for panic disorder. I was getting panic attacks daily. They were horrific; since on Cymbalta I do not get them anymore. However, I have very bad dreams and feel that 60 mg is just too high for me. I want to see how either 50 mg or 40 mg will work for me. My doctor has prescribed me a 30 mg capsule and a 20 mg capsule, so I take 50 mg per day.
It has been okay -- I still feel dizzy and get the brain zaps and dreams, but the dreams aren't so scary and vivid as they were before. I've been on the 50 mg for about 3 weeks now. I will do another month of 50 mg and see how I maintain on this amount. Cymbalta is a very, very strong medication and it is extremely difficult to come off. I'm guessing the withdrawal symptoms will take about 2-3 months before they stop. I will then see how the 50 mg is working for me. I hope this helps.
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l9ives
16 Sep 2015
I guess it depends on person. I wasn't on it very long. like 6 months it worked in the beginning with the low dose then my doctor upped it and I felt like it wasn't working anymore and symptoms like sweating memory loss hair loss weight gain and pain management was getting worse. I stopped abruptly and it was hard at first but it took me 3 weeks to feel back to base line again. Thank goodness for that. what a roller coaster ride.
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jonessglenda68
21 Oct 2015
Hello, I am new to this site as, I found it looking for help with the Cymbalta Zaps.. I have tried for 4 years to get off this incredibly horrible med. I'm scared of having to be on this crap forever.. I get down to one every other day and I just can not handle or I should say I get so terrified to go on past the side affects. I have this full body (even in my toes) zapping feeling with numbness. It starts around my breast and as it moves up it fills my chest and goes up through my head to my brain and I am so terrified. my toes get the same feeling. I get scared of " what if it gets worse, or dangerous" so I stop. What should I do? I have told my Dr that I feel Cymbalta has carried it's life span on me and he just insist I need the pain part of it and I am not convinced that the pain is from the Cymbalta!!! Please I am begging some one to help me get off this horrible meb
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FreyaSueT
25 Oct 2015
Just an idea, go to your local health store and get some vitamins with 5htp in them, where i am the vitamins are called Sunshine or Happy, they are helping me a lot with the side effects of coming off cymbalta. I am a month clear of cymbalta now, and with cutting out all caffiene and aspartame, and adding these vitamins and b 2, 12 and 6 with Omega 3's i am doing really well. I have pain that seems to stay pretty consistant in my hips and pelvic area which fatigues my legs, but while being on cymbalta I also have gained a little weight, and not moving as much as i use to, so it will still be a process for a little bit yet, but alll the weird loosing my mind feelings, anger and brain zaps are pretty much gone. I have migraine issues since i was 10 years old, (47 know) So i dont really know life without a headache. and I had a lot of pain before cymbalta, so i have rationalized that some of my symptoms are older then the drug use, so that helps as well.
Get sleep whether you want to lay down or not, it will help with the seritonin and melatonin rebalance... This process isnt easy, but is doeable for some of us!! One day at a time... you were on cymbalta for awhile, and alot of these drugs take months to leave your system completely. Cheers and good luck!.
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widowk55
13 Nov 2015
I didn't think I was having a problem with cymbalta until I changed generics. I have been taking it for 10 years since my husband died suddenly from a heart attack. I guess I would have done anything to stop the tears. It made an amazing difference in my ability to go to school and then to work. I have been on most antidepressants out there. I have had significant withdrawal from all of them. Mostly the brain zaps. I changed generics due to the homemade looking product purchased from CVS and withdrawal symptoms after 4 months of being on that. After taking a different generic made by TEVA, I broke out with hives, face and tongue swelling as well as a periodic rash when taking other meds. I then purchased the name brand cymbalta. Just a mere $270.00 that my insurance wouldn't pay. I originally was taking the walmart generic. I didn't notice much difference with that generic. Please be aware that some are not the same.
I wish the FDA would work on this one a little more closely!!! I have been taking 20mgs for about 3 weeks then weening off that with granules. I have been 2 days without anything on my days off. My heart is pounding, muddled brain, back pain and those all too familiar brain zaps. I went on line to check the withdrawal symptoms and am now responding to all those that feel my freaky kind of pain! Thanks for all your input. If I had it to do over again, I would take it again as I had no other options. There is a place for it, but warnings should be given that express the truths about withdrawals. I say that now, but I'm not free from this drug yet! I still am not sure if I was reacting to something in the TEVA brand or I have developed an allergy to Cymbalta or a different drug. I am a medical assistant and registered sleep technologist. I work nights and need help shutting the brain down. I have backed off most of my medications. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Hang in there guys- it will get better. I experienced brain zaps for about 6 months from tofranil/ imipramine. I knew that was coming, but the back pain, headaches and the other symptoms I was not expecting.
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armybrat
15 Nov 2015
Be sure to go to Facebook and join the group called "Cymbalta Hurts." They are a gold mine of information and support. They have lots of articles under the "Files" tab at the top of their page about withdrawals and nutritional supplements, etc., etc. If you're not on Facebook, it's worth signing up just for this group. You send a request to join the group, and you'll be able to see the feed pretty quickly. I found this group after I had already gotten off of Cymbalta, and I did not taper as slowly as they recommend (although I tapered much more slowly than my doctor recommended). I was on it for several years, and though the worst withdrawals were in the first few months, I had mild episodes occasionally for an entire year. It's been 15 months now since my last pill, and though I don't have any symptoms now, I do feel that my brain is still recovering.
My son was on it before me, and he says that it took several years for his brain power to completely come back, by the way. It's exciting when I remember the things on my grocery list!
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Honestanna
18 Nov 2015
Anyone who takes 5HTP it's still man made chemical compound there are serious side effects in which I had so beware. I felt I was seizing without convulsing!! Then I googled it.. Major warnings and serious side effects for most on 5HTP
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Maracas
15 Dec 2015
I have been on Cymbalta sinceMay 10, 2015 June 25th try to get off by reducing drugs very bad side effects July 30th 2015, Brain Zaps, Dizziness etc etc. off the drugs till sept 8th 2915. I am suffering from after shingles nerve pain. . My doctor put me back on 30 mg cymbalta still no change in the intensity of the pain it was at a 4 from 10 the worst. took it tille Oct 4 he increased it by 60 mg still the same pain intensity with lots of side effects. I fell twice and hurt my leg and head. Tried to get in touch with my doctor could not so I called my Pharmacist he told me to take one pill every other day. I did from Nov 23rd 2015 till Dec 3rd and on my own I took half of the capsule whic makes ot 30 mg. Still side effects Brain Zaps, Dizziness, light headiness, headaches , muscle pain in the shoulder and left arm , blurd vision. Today I went back to 60 mg and it is worst. What should I do. I am trying to get in touch with my doctor but cannot.. I need help big time...
Is it a good thing to open the capsule and pour out half of the beads??? My drugist will not give me the 30 mg to wean myself off this bad drug.. I received no help from this.drug.. Help!!!
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Beck Morzine
5 Jan 2016
I thought I was loosing my mind I've been weaning myself off it, 6 a week, 5 a week and and finally 1 every three days since last February. I took my last one on about the 15 th December and I feel like I'm losing my mind. Ups and downs my roommates think I'm a stone cold bitch. I went out last night and alcohol definitely hits me harder now that I'm off them, I got so mad I wanted to cut myself so I took a piece of dirty broken glass off the floor of a night club and started scratching it into my stomach. I'm so ashamed I haven't self harmed in years. Thank god for this site, I felt like such a freak for sleeping 12 hours straight the other night I walked to work and considered jumping in front of an oncoming van. My theory being that if I broke my leg then I wouldn't have to go to work. How insane do I sound? I'll definitely follow the site advice about reducing caffeine and taking more vitamins and htp and omega 3s. Exercise too I'll try to up that. So glad I'm not alone anymore. :)
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Bairdpat
26 Jan 2016
I've started seeing an accupuncturist she is helping with the pain
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ocmom67
19 Feb 2016
Cymbalta was prescribed to me for depression. I started weaning off on December 12, 2015. My last pill was either the end of December or beginning of January. It has been approximately 8 weeks. I am still feeling withdrawal symptoms. I am still getting brain zaps - though not on a daily basis- I am still nauseous a majority of the time, and I still will cry at anything. My doctor just sent me for an ultrasound of my abdomen, but I know they will not find anything. It is the Cymbalta. I believe everyone's body will respond differently. If I weren't still having the brain zaps I would not be so sure it was the withdrawal symptoms. I keep praying daily that I will wake up the next day and feel like a normal human being again.
So dizzy!! I took only 30mg for about 8 months for chronic pain. I asked to stop taking it because it was starting to affect my personality and mood... I felt like crying all the time (which is unusual because I'm actually a really happy person and I'm good at letting things roll off my back), I would get embarrassed over silly things and I would become overly sensitive about non-pressing issues. Anyways, I'm weaning off of it right now, taking it every 2nd day. My mood is much improved since I started weaning off of it. I felt really crabby the first day and the 2nd day, but that ended. I'm not experiencing too much pain. But man, do I ever get dizzy! It comes in waves. And I'm pretty stupid too, haha! I keep forgetting what I'm doing and I can't seem to remember what I've already done.
And I keep having those moments where... you know the feeling right when you're about to fall asleep and then all of a sudden you get that feeling like you're falling to your death and then you wake up?? I keep getting those feelings a few times a day, while I'm awake and standing and then its followed by a period of extreme dizziness. But I guess, the dizziness isn't all bad as long as you accept it, find a place to lay down and just enjoy the ride ;) I feels like I'm flying! weeeee! haha! The only thing I don't like is I get feeling squeamish. Any of you experience this? What I mean is, my boyfriend went to cut a blister open on his hand with a knife (even though I told him that was a dumb idea... boys, sigh) and it made me so so incredibly dizzy when he held the knife up to his hand that I started crying immediately and uncontrollably and I had to keep my eyes closed for like 5 minutes to stop the dizziness! He felt so bad! Poor bf. I guess my withdraw symptoms are not as terrible as some people have described here. Must be because I was on a low dose for a short amount of time. My sympathy is with all of you experiencing withdraw symptoms and I wish you all the best!
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linnaeaborealis
21 Sep 2015
Update... nevermind... symptoms are getting worse! Yesterday was the dizziest day by far! I couldn't go up and down stairs without crying from intense dizziness! That was the first day I went 2 days without cymbalta... and I was only taking 30 mg!
Hang in there all you cymbalta quitters!!! STAY STRONG!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!
Also... weird question... I've been getting really weird feelings like my body parts are falling, but never my whole body. Anyone else get that? Like my lips are falling and then a few moments later the back of my head and shoulders are falling, and then a few moments after that my eyes and my throat and my hands are falling. Isn't that bizarre? Anyone else experiencing this? I have never experienced anything like this in my life! Cymbalta is so bizarre! SO WEIRD!!!
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supett
11 Sep 2015
I started taking Cymbalta 15 years ago. I switched to the generic when it came available a few years ago. My dose has always been 60 mg. My withdrawal experience has not been as severe as yours and many others. I stopped taking the medicine 2 weeks ago and have had headaches, some pretty bad, increased physical pain, hot flashes, and brain fog. Now at the two week point, I think, and I say again think, I'm starting to feel a little better. The headaches have subsided, and the physical pain has not been quite as bad. Still having hot flashes like crazy, but the brain fog is lifting. Other persons have said they were not warned or prepared for withdrawal affects, but I was. My doctors were very specific about the dangers of stopping without doctor supervision. Well, I ended up doing it for personal reasons. My refill is now in the mail, but I'm considering not starting it again after everything I've read here. I wish you all the best.
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Jrlh3042
18 Aug 2015
When I tried to stop, I thought I was going crazy. I see a class action lawsuit coming bc I was never ever warned of this. I've been on 60mg then I dropped to 30mg. Then I tried every other day. That was worse. In back on 30. It has been 8 years. What angers me is no one warns you its this bad when you try to stop. I broke my leg, ankle and foot last winter and guess what they wanted to do... double my cymbalta. I said absolutely not. I do not think Drs are educated enough on side effects and withdraws. It's a nightmare.
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armybrat
5 Sep 2015
There is a class action lawsuit going on now, but you have to have been on the name brand vs. a generic to join. Also, there is a great support group on Facebook called "Cymalta Hurts." It would be worth checking out! There is so much information and it's a very active group.
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Jrlh3042
6 Sep 2015
I was on name brand. It just recently became generic. Thanks for the info. I wish I would have known. Before I ever started.
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armybrat
6 Sep 2015
Me, too! I've been off for a year now and my memory is finally starting to come back. The extra 30 pounds has been hard to get rid of--I think I've lost 6 (and I'm a healthy eater--not a junk food junkie!). I have fibromyalgia, and it's been much better lately because I'm handling it the way I used to, with arthritis exercises in a pool and walking. Be sure to check out that Facebook page--it has a wealth of information.
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dfr75
11 Oct 2015
My thoughts exactly! I am going crazy! I have been taking 60mg for almost 7yrs. I am only two weeks into withdrawals and after reading all that I have... I am very scared. I don't know how long I can last like this. This physical withdrawals are very similar to most people here: extreme dizziness and vertigo..extreme sweating... terrible night sweats and vivid horrible nightmares every night... brain zapps which feels like my brain is trying to electricute me... and headaches. More importantly are the mental withdrawals! I have not only felt suicidal but have found myself actually researching what way will work best and debating which is right for me! I have been praying none stop and telling myself a thousand times a day that this isn't real and will eventually stop. I am getting very worried that I am not going to make it. I not only was not warned about this evil drug... but was assured that it was safe and the best choice for me.
Is the drug company paying doctors off ... or are they really pushing drugs they have no idea about? I have a 9 yr son and he may be without a mother because of this drug! I would have never even considered taking this drug if I had any idea at all!
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Bearcat101
15 Oct 2015
Dfr75... please contact me. I am in a similar situation. Send me a private message.
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Puffy5157
10 Nov 2015
Hi, I have been on Cymbalta for about 5 years on various doses for Fibromyalgia and mild depression. Have tried for last 3 years to come off as in my case is mostly ineffective ! I was in hospital for an intestinal issue and sure enough MD wanted to increase this horrible drug. I refused, am home an still trying to come off of Cymbalta, the devil drug ! Now that winter is almost here and I suffer from SAD Psychiatrist won't let me try again, so now I am back to springtime, just in time for my son's wedding. As a retired RN, I really don't know why, other than drug company " kickback", this med is not OFF THE MARKET ! GOOD LUCK BUT GO SLOW WITH IT.
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Lady_Karen
12 Nov 2015
I am contacting the FDA, I speak with them usually once or twice a month being an NP in an emergency dept, I am reporting this, and I wish that all of you will too. a law suit just maybe what they need to pull this junk off the market. Big pharma gets rich and look at what we are going through!
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Inactive
15 Nov 2015
You can get help by joining the Facebook group Cymbalta Hurts Worse. There are 3,000 members and growing quickly. We help people to taper off of Cymbalta very slowly. It takes months to do so because it is critical to let your body adjust slowly. I did see that someone is using 5htp.Do not ever use this along with Melatonin and Tryptophan. All three can lead to the very dangerous serotonin syndrome and should never be taken while on antidepressants!
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Inactive
15 Nov 2015
Also, those interested in joining the lawsuit against Eli Lilly can contact baumhedlundlaw.com. They are still accepting cases.
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Darlene 120 mg
23 Dec 2015
I have been on Cymbalta for around 8 years but my reason for receiving it was primarily for chronic pain. I pain wise improved some. To achieve a level of relief that would only slow me down a little I was placed on 120mgs daily plus Nueronton 2900 mg daily. I had so many side effects. The Lyerica Was trialed three time and from that my eyes are permanatly damaged. I have gone off All Nueronton , All Lyeriça, all Cymbalta. I'm looking for help with the serious withdrawal side effects. Does any one have advice?
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W2009
30 Dec 2015
I have been on this medicine since I was 17 and am now 25! I have been weaned off for almost a month my withdraws are extreme!!! I wanted off b c of the sweating was awful. But In no way did I ever think it would be this bad. Headaches and nausea are awful along with major mood swings. I'm on welbrutrin XL 300 mg. Cymbalta is a serious thing!!! I'm glad I'm not alone. I thought I was going insane!!! I have had Absoutley no patience what do ever and cry at the drop of a hat. Along with physical pain! Help I don't want to go back on my sweating had increased a good 75%. But I'm at a loss!
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Momma4569
18 March 2016
Why don't you asked your Dr. the correct way to get off this medicine. I took Cymbalta for 12 years for PMS symptoms and went to my Dr. and she cut the dosage down to 30 mg. for two weeks. After that I quit taking. Yes I am having some withdraw symptoms, but I am determined to get off this medicine because I feel it is affecting my short term memory.
When you take your medicine one day, then not the next all you are doing is confusing your body and you cannot get on the path to eliminate the drug from your system. I also am going to look into a Natural Remedy cleanse my system and I feel it won't hurt at this time. But I am in no hurry to do anything drastic, just take my time and get my short term memory back to normal as I am only 51 yrs. old. Good luck to you!
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Sharon44116
18 April 2016
I am responding to the class action lawsuit issue. My question is "who is responsible for the generic duloxitine?"
I have been on cymbalta for a month I began taking bcuz I lost my father a few months back and was just not having any luck on the other antidepressant I was taking I also have severe back problems and my pcp reported that the Indian services I use now carry this drug I thought two birds with one pill why not? I have bn a nurse for 25 yrs I read all the literature I received plus Googled it (usage, dosage, side effects) I didn't actually type in withdrawal symptoms until 3 am this morning bcuz I thought I was going crazy !!! I ran out last Wednesday and due to work I kept thinking I'll get the next day and so on now one week later and a few days of hell I grabbed my tablet to research my horrible symptoms decided to type b cymbalta withdraws and low and behold I have just read all these stories that are exactly what I'm going thru !!! My head has been swimming I have been soooo nauseous I'm sweating and freezing at the same time I'm angry...
like crazy angry then sad I'm anxious and shaky... sleepy but can't sleep, having horrible dreams when I do... I get up and move around I get nauseous and was worried we had some kind of electrical problem in my bedroom bcuz I wld get this shock like feel in my head, my ears are sensitive to every sound my husband talks loud and I've yelled at him numerous times bcuz I can't stand it we were eating out this evening and a little girl was screaming at her sister I had to leave b4 I did something crazy... I recently changed from Norco to percocet and blamed it on that same MG I thought I was gonna have to call and change even tho it seems to help a little longer with my pain but tonight or I should say 3 am this morning It hits me researched withdraws and seen this site and I feel better knowing y I am feeling this way but now what ? I seriously do not want to ever go thru this again!
