Cymbalta reduction
 

I no longer have headaches or need Imigran so my doctor is reducing my dossage of Cymbalta from 60mg to 30mg with a view to me going off it.

Hopefully I will manage the withdrawal ok like the last time I stopped it (prematurely). I went down to 30mg yesterday and have no headaches. It would be great to be off it without the pain coming back, only time will tell.

I wish you the best of luck and hope this works well this time. The less drugs you have to take, the better.:hug:

Thanks, when I stop Cymbalta I wont be on any drugs.

There is a time and a place for them though, and two symptoms of PCS are low mood and pain, and Cymbalta has really helped me with both of these. In fact being precribed Cymbalta was the turning point in my recovery.

I am 9 months on and thankfully only have fatigue now, so hopefully by the anniversary of my accident I will be more or less better. It takes a long time to recover from PCS for some people.

Good luck! Glad to hear you are feeling better!

Good luck to you. I hope your headaches stay away. They are a huge curse with a tbi!

I can't take headache pain anymore.

How is work? Multitasking and all the sensory and people input?

Jace

I have to say I didn't know what a real headache was until I banged my head. Thankfully after 9 months they appear to have gone, but the real test of this is when I stop Cymbalta.

Work and all it's pressures are manageable. Someone is looking over me because this summer has been less busy than normal, this has really helped me because I need to work at a slightly slower pace.

Fatigue as a result of work is still there but getting better. I am now working full time.

I have gained a stone since injury, so want to get this off, as I feel carrying too much weight slows you down and increases tiredness. I used to go the gym 3 times a week, but stopped due to exercise intolerance/headaches.

I am off to the gym now and hopefully will be able to continue this, currently doing 45 minutes on the cross trainer, but still months away from running on the treadmill.