Dear Nikko,
I second and third what others have said about a slow taper.
Here is what Crazy meds suggests:
http://crazymeds.us/cymbaltaDosage.html
http://crazymeds.us/discontinue.htm
Quote:
How to Stop Taking Cymbalta:
Your doctor should be recommending that you reduce your dosage of Cymbalta by 20mg a day every five days if you need to discontinue Cymbalta, if not more slowly than that. For more information, please see the page on how to safely stop taking these crazy meds. You shouldn't be tapering off Cymbalta any faster than that unless it's an emergency.
-->>So if you're at 60mg a day you take 40mg a day for five days, then 20mg a day for the next five days and you're done. You should be able to get 20mg samples from your doctor if all you have are 30mg or 60mg capsules. If you are at 60mg and have a bunch of 30mg capsules and have the time to discontinue more slowly, go down 60mg to 40mg to 30mg to 20mg.
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The other suggestion is to talk to your pdoc about taking a few days of Prozac. You can switch from Cymbalta to Prozac and then stop the Prozac. Prozac is much easier to go off of.
Definitely check with your pharmacist and your pdoc.
Good luck. I hope you feel better after this.
Mari