Well you would still need to taper off the cymbalta if you were willing to try...lets say welbutrin, the AD with the least amount of sexual side effects.
I have a girlfreind who takes welbutrin and is losing weight on it, a pleasant side effect for her.:)
bizi

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Hi, Nikko,
Wednesday is too late.
Cymbalta has a short half life of about 10 to 15 hours.


Please, Nikko, call a pharmacist and find out how important this is.

Also call your pdoc. Maybe you have some other meds around that the pdoc says will be a good temporary substitute.

Mari

Nikko,
I completely understand your wanting to go off Cymbalta.
But I really hope that you go off it slowly.
You can call a pharmacist if you won't call the pdoc.

As you can see I am worried about you.

You are juggling many things and doing well. Keep doing well

Mari

How much of your anxiety meds do you have left?

I have tried to go off the Cymbalta twice, cold turkey.

Yes, I know. I didn't learn the first time.

But, by the second day I was in tears. Just absolutely unconsolable and my body pain was through the roof.

Today should be tough, but ok. But we need to come up with a plan by tomorrow for both of you. I understand this may not be the way you want to do this, but can you ask Dirk for a loan until Wednesday??

It really is too long to go with out the AD and the withdrawl is a *****.

I am on 120 now. I think I would go harry carry if I had to stop suddenly. (We shall see if my insurance screws me today. I may be in your same boat by the evening.)

I am going to call the pharmacy today and see how much it would be to fill at least half of my mom's.

They won't refill mine until the 28th of the month. See, because when my mom runs out, I give her mine, we are on the same dose, that way she doesn't have to pay, they are expensive, and I get them for free through where go to see my p-doc "COPE".

It's just funds are low right now. My mom is on a fixed income and gets her checks on the 1st and 3rd of the month, Me on the 3rd Wed of the month, and Dirk gets paid bi-weekly, so he won't get paid till Friday.

I didn't have one for last night, I am ok so far, just tired.

I researched Cymbalta last night and the side effects/withdrawal and wow it's scarey. I don't want to have to deal with it. I know once before I went off it, and was a mess, crying and in bed. It took a day or so for that to happen though.

Thanks for all your support. Now time to deal with the pharmacy, which is always such a joy....ugh

Nikko:grouphug: