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Withdrawal from Duloxetine/Cymbalta
Neuropathy | Last Active: Sep 23 7:16am | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
Hi, @patriciaschulz1950.
I take Cymbalta, as well as you. I don't know about coming off Cymbalta, but I'm tapering off from Clonazepam, which also needs Physician's directions. My taper is from 0.5mg, twice a day to Zero, and it will take EIGHT WEEKS!!! You'd better check with your prescribing doctor to verify your VERY rapid taper!! All info says a slow gradual taper for Cymbalta.
My first taper from the Clonazepam was interrupted; I stopped too soon, and ended up in the hospital after having a Grand Mal Seizure, diagnosed as a reaction to the Clonazepam-stopping!
Take care...be careful!
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Yes - I had no idea four weeks was fast and did not question my pain management doctor. Perhaps because I was only on it for six (6) months at 60 mg??? He always has his assistant reach me and now they want me to see a neurologist in their group.
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Patricia: My Seizure was about 2 weeks af stopping my med! And I stopped when I was already at about 6 weeks into my taper, so I was already on a super-low dosage. After re-reading all your messages, I'd say this is pretty urgent for you to address!!
Re the neuropathy, mine is peripheral neuropathy, since diagnosed in ~1978. So far I haven't found a doctor who'll do anything but do the test to verify the diagnosis (anger!!!) and now I'm putting up with not just the feeling of walking on small pebbles and the pain, but I'm numb to the touch to about 2" above my ankle joint, feet themselves more numb deeper, so walking is kind of scary but possible.