Just a little update on my cymbalta withdraw. I'm currently taking 30mgs a day. I've done this for the past four days. It is continuing to give me headaches and nausea.

My rheumo ordered me some zofran and it helps a little. The pain is still really bad. Such as the stabbing pain, electrical saps and hot poker feelings. Hopefully, it will lessen after this is done.

Thanks for listening to my venting!
Hopeful

Hi everyone,
Just a little update. I am down to 20mgs a day of the cymbalta. I also started on the Wellbutrin 150mgs. I believe that is the lowest dose.

I'm sleeping a little better. The nausea is a lot less. The pain not so great but slightly better.
My emotional reaction is getting better too. Not as many tears. Yay!!!

Even though the cymbalta was for pain and not depression, I'm sure the Wellbutrin is helping a lot with the tears slowing down. Thanks Mrs. D.

Next week I'm going to start 20mgs every other day. And then every third day the following week. Hope to be off completely in three weeks. I hope I never have to go through anything like this again. I can somewhat understand why people who do drugs try to stop and go right back. They must be so sick.

Again, I want to say thanks for all the comforting posting and prayers! You are all great!
Hopeful

I am so glad you are starting to do better!! I have been thinking about you, so glad you posted!!

Hope you keep getting better every day!!

Thank you for the update.

Life does go on, but a few times during my day I find my thoughts turning to you, hoping you are starting to win the battle. Windering how you are doing. This certainly sounds like you are turning that corner. So good to hear.

Still a way to go, but I hope your journey gets better every day. Don't rush it if its too hard. A slow journey will still eventually reach destination.

Stay strong!

I am glad you are doing better, now, Hopeful...

So glad that you are doing better hopeful.

You sound so much better and more optimistic-praying it continues ))

Hopeful, we are all here for you. I so understand what you are going through and you are incredibly brave to share your experience with us.

Your comment re addicts struck a chord with me. Yes, I can completely understand bad choices led them to unhealthy circumstances and a part of me wonders if the general population knew and understood the withdrawal anguish that comes from prescribed medication alone, perhaps they would be less willing to "just try" these substances for supposed "recreational purposes". The "it won't happen to me" surely must be a tiny lingering thought in the back of their minds?

I had absolutely no clue what I was going to face further down the track when I began cymbalta as prescribed to me for both depression and pain. The information leaflet really didn't give too much away about the withdrawal horror and nor did my psych. Xanax withdrawal was even worse.

Hang in there and know that we are all here praying for you

Thanks PamelaJune,
You are so right the pamphlet does not address the withdrawal actually it claims only 1% of people get withdrawal symptoms. That is why the FDA did its own research on it last year. They found 47-51% had severe withdrawal symptoms.
They basically lied!

I am so sorry you had to go through this with more than one medication.
I felt like I was getting so much better. I'm down to the 20mgs and it appears my tears have been replace with crankiness by mid afternoon. My poor husband!!
Hopeful

Hi everyone,
Today was my first day with no cymbalta. I'm going to take 20mgs every other day this week. So far so good just slight nausea.

I have soooo much more energy in the last week on 20mgs. I'm so happy about that.
Mrs. D did tell me the Wellbutrin could give me energy so maybe it is a combo

The severe headaches I had a few weeks ago are COMPLETELY gone!!

I'm sleeping better too. I'm wondering if that could be the vitamin D3. I found out I was deficient.

One more week and I'll be completely done with this. Thank God!

I want to say thanks to all of your support through this.
Hopeful