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@thenazareneshul

Hi, may I ask what kind of side effects you have on coming off of Cymbalta? This prescription antidepressants is new to me.

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My experience after a month was I was very agitated and not fun to be around. I was told to skip every other day taking the Cymbalta and had no problem with side effects stop taking it. Looking for another antidepressant.
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@thenazareneshul

I had the following withdrawal symptoms when coming off/tapering Cymbalta/Duloxetine on my own (went from 60 mg down to 30 mg then every other day, every 3rd day, etc. where I had to open capsules and adjust amounts taken):

headache
lightheadedness
dizziness or vertigo
shock-like sensations in the head or other areas of the body
tinnitus
nausea
sweating
fatigue
insomnia
vivid or bizarre dreams
increased anxiety
irritability

I had some of these off and on but couldn’t tell if totally linked to withdrawal or if tied to other conditions/medications. The biggest impact I think I had was major depression being triggered by withdrawal off two different antidepressants (Cymbalta/Duloxetine and Wellbutrin/Bupropion) over 3 months, then I had a surgery, job loss the next month and I was dealing with chronic pain/menopause symptoms. Sort of like a perfect storm. I ended up on Prozac/Fluoxetine but it made me apathetic/like a zombie and then I was out of Wellbutrin/Bupropion which finally started to help. Many of my withdrawal and side effects have improved and my hormones seems to have balanced to their new normal (I am 55) and I had spine surgery to deal with my chronic pain.

Hope this helps.
https://www.drugs.com/medical-answers/helps-cymbalta-withdrawal-symptoms-3565289/