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Antidepressant Duloxetine side effects tough, any suggestions?
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Mar 21 11:46am | Replies (55)Comment receiving replies
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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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/
Watch YouTube videos on it. It’s not good.
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Try alternative. I mentioned LDN, helped with my persistent severe back spasms, reduced them significantly and the pain . Helped me sleep better with less pain too. Hard to get though. Not addicting, but can work in days or take a long time depending on dose needed. All the SSRIs and antidepressants are developed for SHORT term use but drs don’t take you off because it’s horrible.
See nutritionalist maybe weird named supplements can do wonders, like antidepressants might have to try many bit side effects are low vs high.
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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.
Thanks