I recently stopped taking Cymbalta (went from 60mgs. to 30mgs. then stopped altogether). It's day 4 and I'm having withdrawals like "brain zaps", electric charges, headache. It's really affecting my ability to concentrate at work and makes me feel terrible. My doctor recommended that I start taking one every other day for another week and then stop again. Has anyone had a similar experience? Do I just need to wait out the withdrawals? How long do they last?
2006-06-30 07:31:47 · 4 answers · asked by jm 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Instead of listening to any doctors, I have done my own "weaning." I opened the capsule and took took out some of the medication. Each day, I try to take a smaller amount, but when I try to go down too fast, I am sick the next day. I get headaches, nausea, but the worse part is the dizziness. About 2-3 hours before it's time to take the next pill, I start feeling dizzy again. But it's something that I can handle. It has been about 10 days of "downsizing" my pill and tomorrow I am not going to take one. I know it's going to make me sick even though I barely took anything today, but I'm not working tomorrow and I'm hoping to sleep it off.
I do not by any means recommend the every other day. You would essentially be going through detox on the even days and reintroducing the drug on the odd days. I just went through one day of detox and now I'm on my second. It's awful, but there is no way, after going through the first day, that I would put the drug back into my system, just go through the detox again.
Good luck and don't plan to do anything during detox. I stayed in bed all day yesterday and now I'm trying to work through it. Yesterday was worse than today and I'm sure tomorrow will be much better than today.
2006-07-03 08:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by Elsie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What should I avoid while taking duloxetine?
Avoid drinking alcohol. It may increase your risk of liver damage.
Ask your doctor before taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for pain, arthritis, fever, or swelling. This includes aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve), celecoxib (Celebrex), diclofenac, indomethacin, meloxicam, and others. Using an NSAID with duloxetine may cause you to bruise or bleed easily.
This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert. Avoid getting up too fast from a sitting or lying position, or you may feel dizzy. Get up slowly and steady yourself to prevent a fall.
Severe dizziness or fainting can cause falls, accidents, or severe injuries.
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2016-05-08 02:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a look here and follow the links. Good luck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbalta
2006-06-30 07:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by Superdog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm still on it.
2006-06-30 07:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by bbcranks 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋