Taking a break from forum.
 

Good luck to all in your recovery. You will get there, it just takes time.

I am going to be off here for a while. Just got to get off my SNRI medication Cymbalta over the next few days. It really turned things around for me, and helped to get me out of the acute PCS stage.

Thankfully I don't have any PCS symptoms now - unless I exercise.

So I am going to be taking it easy over what is going to be a very long weekend I imagine.

All the best to you Mouse! I hope the withdrawal isn't as bad as you are anticipating. Please let us know how it goes! I will be going through it myself someday soon and would like to hear how it went for you.

Take care!

CC

wish you the best and hope you have a fast withdraw from the medication.:hug:

Great news! Hope the cymbalta withdrawal goes well. Would love to hear!

Best of luck. Please come back in the future and let us know how you're doing!

Thanks everyone!

I am doing well so far, I took my last dose on Wednesday, so am three days into withdrawal.

You read some dreadful information on the internet about Cymbalta withdrawal, but I haven't experienced a lot so far. I have had some very minor tinnitus and what I can only describe as a faint rattling sensation in my ear.

I have the occassional mild headache, sweating and I have fatigue from the withdrawal.

Otherwise my mood is great and I have no sign of PCS whatsoever. My stomach is getting better as well.

My doctor said that I shouldn't have any withdrawal symptoms as I have only been on it for just over two months. If it wasn't for the side effects he would have kept me on it for another 6 months.

Good luck to you all!

Thank you so much Mouse for sharing your experience with us. Good luck to you and take are!!

Well I am now a full week off the Cymbalta, and got over the withdrawal.

Unfortunately my headaches, tinnitus and fatigue are more frequent. So the medicine was helping my PCS synptoms reduce for sure. My mood is fine overall.

Things will have been complicated by the chronic diarrhea I have, which cannot be stopped with medication. It isn't caused by an infection, so bloods have been sent to the lab to find any indicators.

I think this would increase anyones fatigue levels. I just wonder if all the painkillers and the SNRI has upset my stomach balance.

On a positive note, I have a 3.7 cholosterol reading, which is the lowest since my 20's, I am now 41. The PCS causing me to be more healthy and abstain from alcohol and caffeine has probably helped!

I hope you all continue on your recovery.

Good luck mouse. I am so glad you have healed so much. Have you tried taking 3 Imodium pills for the diarrhea? This has always helped me. You are probably having this from withdrawl of medications. Hopefully it will clear up soon. I wish you the best.
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I think you got lucky with your withdrawal, mouse! I was only on cymbalta for 3 weeks (30mg) and then had to come off it quickly due to extreme depression/suicidal thoughts. I have been off it now for about 4 days and have had some HORRIBLE withdrawal symptoms. Of course it's hard to tell what is concussion and what is withdrawal, but I've been having headaches, nightmares, shakes, brain zaps, nausea, fatigue.. it's been pretty bad. I think I may be starting to see the end of it now.

Now I'm going to spend a month or so trying to figure out where I am in my recovery without any meds. I had a bad time with Effexor and a bad time with Cymbalta but both were helping cure some concussion symptoms so it will be interesting to see what I'm left with once I'm off everything! What a mess.....

Hope you are still doing well on your return to work schedule!

CC