Lindkaye

As far as I am aware, there is nothing like/similar to the action of Cymbalta out there. You might have more luck with Lyrica - you could try Gabapentin which is older and is available as a generic. Lyrica is a, newer drug derived from Gabapentin.

I stopped Cymbalta suddenly after being on it for a couple on months and had no withdrawal symptoms. That may not be the case for other people. I stopped Gabapentin after 3 weeks and had no withdrawal symptoms and I have so far not taken Lyrica. Withdrawal is like effectiveness and side-effects - completely individual. However, it is certainly not advised that either ofthese drugs are just stopped so I guess you have grounds to try and argue for at least enough to get you off slowly.