Mental Illness or withdrawal?

[flipinout]

I have been taking cymbalta(60mg) and wellbutrin (200mg) daily for 3 years.  I decided I was tired of taking it, it didn't seem to be helping me anymore, and I was tired of the expense.  I quit wellbutrin cold turkey about a 5 days ago and I quit cymbalta cold turkey 3 days ago.  I now feel like I am losing my mind.  I have been feeling and acting somewhat manic.  I have felt kind of 'hi' and  actually like it. Problem is I am now recognizing that I am irritable and can be "hi' and happy one minute and then I will "snap" at a family member the next.  I've also realized that some of the things I'm now doing are stupid -- like driving too fast.  At one point I felt like driving right off the highway to make the chaos in my head stop swirling.  My brain feels awash in pins and needles and I can't focus or concentrate on anything.  I'm going a mile a minute and can't calm down.  I have been startled by things that aren't even really there.  I was walking down the hall at work yesterday and jumped out of the way of a door that was swinging open and was going to hit me ---- the door didn't open and never was opening - but I "saw it".  What is wrong with me?  Is this new mental illness symptoms or just my body flippin out from going off the meds?

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

these are of withdrawal symptoms and probably from Cymbalta.the fastest way to feel better it is to go back on it and then decrease the does over a three-week period before you stop again.

[Blueghost]

My vote is on withdrawal. The Wellbutrin is probably not the major problem, but the cymbalta has a reputation for horrible withdrawal symptoms.

[Paxiled]

Since you know the term cold turkey, I assume you knew about withdrawal.  Welcome to it.  Either go back on both meds and work out a slow taper with your psychiatrist, or suffer and hope this passes.