CYMBALTA WITHDRAWL SOS!!

[linz7]

i was taking 90mgs of cymbalta but started taking only 60 on friday.. i was ok but had nasea and bouts of sobbing but today my symptoms are intense and startiling.. i woke up with a pounding headache, which is worse when i lay down..im naseated as hell, im freezing cold but my hands are clammy and my toes are freezing and tingly. i am exhausted and feel like i got hit by a mack truck.. im wondering what i can do for the pain since i took a vidocin already and a zolfran for my nasea...has anyone else gone through this??? it hurts SOOO bad, what can i do to help?? did i go down to quickly?? what can i DO
SOS

[TexasJim]

Hey hang in there, my wife was on all of everything untill we found the right stuff and the right doctor , and one that spoke english, thsi guy saved her life , she was taking Effexor and cymbalta and when the dose was droped it took at least 3 weeks for the body to agust, it's going to feel weird for a while , but it will get better

[Hensley258]

That sure sounds like Cymbalta withdrawl. A lot of people think that Effexor is the only AD med that has powerful withdrawl symptoms after discontinuation or taper down.

Truth is that Cymbalta is just as bad, but you hear less about it because Cymbalta is a  much less popular medication compaired to Effexor. Both Effexor and Cymbalta are SNRI (Selective Neurephineferine Reuptake Inhibitors) and thus they both are very much alike including the withdrawl symptoms they produce. SSRI meds also cause withdrawl symptoms, but to a somewhat lesser degree.

I have spent many weeks tapering off Effexor in the past, and also Cymbalta.

The only thing I found that helped is a VERY slow taper. Perhaps jumping from 90 to 60 was too fast for your system to adjust to. Try a slower step down over longer periods.

I have also found Xanex to help a lot with the withdrawl symptoms, but take in moderation. Hot baths with dim light also helps.

Other than that, you just have to be tough and stick with the taper program. Eventually the withdrawl symptoms will ease up. It just takes time. A long time.