r/CymbaltaWithdrawal

I was on this stuff for extreme perimenopause anxiety for 3 years. once I went into menopause I went into remission from my anxiety. here is what worked for me.

I was on 60mg. cut to 30 right away. zero side effects.

had my pharmacy compound down to 20mg caps. move from 30 to 20 with no side effects.

each 20 cap has 125 tiny beads. I took out 10 beads every week until I got down to 30 beads per day.

Then each week I took out 5.

When I was down to five I started some light headed and brain fog. so I stay at 5 for 2 weeks and when that stopped I went to nothing.

day 1. irritable af. dizzy. loss of words.

dat 2. much improved. dizzy mid day.

day 3. I’m a little irritable and mildly dizzy. mild headache.

all totally manageaband I’m at work today feeling 85%.

yay for so far!

day 4. Easy peasy.

day 5. Intensely irritable and feel like crying. Haha. But feels okay now it’s likely a side effect

Trying to do the parabolic taper, I got the Maxus scale off amazon for like $18. Claims to be accurate to the mg but it's really not, I get a lot of weight fluctuation...more than the supposed .005 accuracy that they claim. Not into bead counting, seems waaaaay too tedious.

Hi everyone! I've been on cymbalta for about 5 months for horrible health anxiety (caused by 24/7 left side chest pain that's still undiagnosed). I've had tons of testing with that and everything is negative, so it very well could be anxiety keeping the feeling there. Anyway, I started at 60mg cymbalta after trying tons of other medicines over 3 years and it hasn't helped me either. My doctor told me to take 30mg once a day (from twice a day) and then stop. I realized it was too fast very quickly as my panic and anxiety got way worse after lowering the dose.

I've been on the 30mg once a day now for 2 weeks? and thinking about doing the bead method to make the next step down more bearable, but i'm not sure where to start. If the 30mg capsule has say 100 beads, would I take 50 twice a day for a while or is it better to do 99 beads, to 98 the next day, and just take one out each day? Also wondering if it needs to be taken with capsules or if I can just get them into a drink or food. Thank you!

(Also if anyone has any experience or helpful tidbits about chronic chest pain to share, please let me know as it's still driving me and my anxiety up the wall! 24/7 pain that kicks in as soon as I wake up until I fall asleep, near the heart and never moves or changes, even during exercise)

I made the mistake of taking a half dose and was up for over a day. Having nightmares was one of the reasons I wanted to get off this mediation. I had the worst nightmares last night. All night, all I could smell is smoke. A horrible ashtray smell. My digestive system is not happy.

How long will detox last?

Hello, after being on Cymbalta for 1.5 years at 60mg for 6 months, and then 90mg for 1 year, while I have done some research and reading elsewhere, today is my first time reading r/cymbalta and this sub.

After having lots of side effects and seeming no relief for my depression, anxiety, or chronic pain — my psychiatrist and I decided I should transition off this medication.

Having read other people’s experiences I am growing concerned about the tapering plan that I just started.
The plan is:
Down to 60mg (1 week)
Down to 30mg (1 week)
Then done.

Also they never even mentioned withdrawal symptoms to me when we decided on this.

Should I be concerned? Should I talk to my doc and discuss a longer taper?
Or should I see how I am feeling as I go down in dosage and potentially adjust my taper as needed?

Obviously there isn’t a right answer to any of this but I would just appreciate to hear anyone’s thoughts.

Thanks a lot!

My Dr said to detox off of Duloxetine, one day on, one day off. Take one. Skip.This is what I have done. For the last 10 days .I have read everyone's posts. I'm absolutely dreading what is going to happen to me in a few weeks time.

I have been taking Cymbalta for 7 months and currently on 60mg but due to side effects, I asked my psychiatrist to reduce the dose and gradually stop it.

They decreased to 30mg for a week but I had really bad dizziness, fatigue, diarrhoea and anxiety. The Dr decided to go up to 40mg for a week and then back to 30mg.

I have been taking 40mg for one week and the fatigue, diarrhoea and physical symptoms of anxiety (palpitations and chest tightness) are really bad. I feel like I am on the verge of a panic attack the whole day.

I am due to go down to 30mg tomorrow but I am worried that these symptoms will continue and am quite scared what will happen and how long this will continue for.

I read that some people have been able to reduce their dose, with less withdrawal symptoms, by tapering to another antidepressant such as prozac-has anyone been successful?

I live in the UK so I'm not even sure if the psychiatrist would want to cross taper with another SSRI.

Any advice would be really helpful on how to reduce these symptoms.

I am thinking of contacting my psychiatrist to get their guidance but it takes a couple of days or up to a week for them to get back to me.

I’ve been off Cymbalta for 4 months now after a gradual taper, but I am still suffering from very severe symptoms.

I’m experiencing extremely intense depression that makes me wish for death every day because the emotional pain is unbearable. I have terrible anxiety, a constant urge to cry, and overwhelming anger — I can barely tolerate talking to anyone.

I also have some paranoia and terrible body pain.

Yesterday I went to my doctor, and he told me to start taking 75 mg of Effexor.

Has anyone been through something like this before?

Honestly, these have been some of the worst days of my life.

I am tapering as best as I can given my resources.
I took away one bead two days ago totaling 14 beads. This is day two of that and I am having panic surges and anxiety again. Can this small of a reduction really cause this?
I’m just so upset.

I’ve started EMDR, I’m in such a fragile state and can’t possibly cope with tapering and its effect on my moods. I’ve got down to 27 beads and each single bead is affecting me - I think I maybe tapered too quickly initially because I was feeling impatient. I was on 30mg this time last year.

Is it okay to pause at such a low dose for a couple of months? I read something about how the low doses can be more harmful or more of the medication is being absorbed, I’m not really sure where or the science behind it and if it’s even true but i would love some help.

Thanks