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Cymbalta

okay.... yesterday i got up went to my parents house around 2 00 and came home around 6 30 i had taken this cymbalta pill in the car around 6 00 and hadnt felt any better... then around 1 00 in the morning i had stomach pain and had 3 bowl movements.... ( by the way i got some from my dad and i was taking them because i couldnt get up for work in the morning...) i couldnt eat or drink anything i didnt want too! so i called my mom and dad and they told me to take a shower and to eat and to drink a lot of fluids.... and to keep myself busy.... so i tried i ate a lil popcorn and drank a lot of water! and my sister and her  boyfriend kept me busy by playing cards.... aroung 2 hours later i still up and shaking and shivering... col/hot sweats.... i wake up at 8 00 in the morning and now im at work still shaking...... if anyone has any suggetsions... ill appreciate it!  _yea i know i shouldnt have taken the pill but i needed help for my depresion .._
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One, antidepressants do NOT cause addiction. Two, it takes 4 to 8 weeks for an antidepressant to start working. You won't know if it works with trying it for 2 weeks. People talk about the symptoms you may have when you stop many psychotropic drugs... that is called discontinuation syndrome, it is not withdrawal from addiction.
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I don't have a dr. Which I know is awful but someone gave me two weeks of cymbalta. I just want to see if it works but m scared that after two weeks will have withdrawal symptoms. I have an anxiety disorder and depression and I am so tired all the time. I have heard it works but the withdrawals are horrible. I have taken it for 3 days and don't feel any better I have headaches and my pupils are huge. I guess does anyone know how long it takes to become addicted too it?
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Please see your doc before you self medicate..What works for me may not work for you.
let me know how you are
Love Venora
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