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Old 08-21-2015, 05:13 PM #1
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Hi Inspiretoday,

I take Tramadol and oral Ketamine together to great effect, but they do both have soporific side effects.

Try asking your Dr if you can dose the Ketamine at 30mg 4x a day for a period.

You will become accustomed to the feelings, they do not go completely. I would not advise driving when affected.

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When I stopped Cymbalta I suffered for over six weeks. It was WAY worse than going of methadone which I used for pain. I felt like my brain was mush and was constantly being zapped with electricity. I dreaded having to move my eyes at all. It was truly a horrific experience.

I swore I would never take Cymbalta again, but of course 7 years later I'm on it again. My PCP said there are meds that could be used to ease the withdrawal this time when I chose to stop it.

Good luck to you and feel better soon.
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Hi Inspire, I'm so sorry that you are experiencing these side effects.

I hope you will be feeling better soon in adjusting to your medications .



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Hi Inspiretoday,

I take Tramadol and oral Ketamine together to great effect, but they do both have soporific side effects.

Try asking your Dr if you can dose the Ketamine at 30mg 4x a day for a period.

You will become accustomed to the feelings, they do not go completely. I would not advise driving when affected.

Dave.

Thanks Dave! I will ask about taking the ketamine more frequently! Sounds like a good plan to me.
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So after a week of feeling pretty bad, the vertigo stopped. Thank goodness it wasn't the Ketamine! However because of being told to go off Ketamine for 2 days my pain came back full force.

Cymbalta is an evil drug. I don't think I would ever take it again. I also stopped the Nortriptaline. My pain levels are increased but I can't take a drug that makes me feel so terrible.

I just wish sometimes we didn't have to choose between horrible pain and horrible side effects.

Thanks everyone for their support!
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