r/CymbaltaWithdrawal

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

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’m 22 weeks pregnant for the first time and decided to taper off of Cymbalta 60mg. My psychiatrist had me drop down 10mg every two weeks, everything was going fine until I hit 20mg and she recommended going every other day. After doing that for a week I started having the dreaded withdrawal symptoms that I’ve read many many times on this subreddit. Skin crawling/itchiness, insomnia, nausea have been the most prominent. Mind you this is my second time trying to get off of this godforsaken medication. The first time the doctor had me cross taper to Prozac, which had similar nightmarish withdrawal symptoms, though included severe depression/numbness, even mild SI. After realizing what was happening, I quickly went back to 60mg Cymbalta. I was so defeated, fearing that I’d never be able to get off this medication. It was only until getting pregnant and worrying about the withdrawal symptoms that my baby might encounter after birth that I decided I needed to try again. Well, here I am back in this hellscape. I’ve since returned to 30mg Cymbalta daily, after a week of getting about 2-3 hours of sleep a night despite taking Benadryl, Unisom, and magnesium. I spoke with a different provider and got a script for Trazodone 50mg which had worked for the past two nights, but for some reason has me back to a sleepless night of tossing and turning, itching my skin and praying for sunlight to come up. Not to mention, I vomited pretty hardcore earlier in the day, which I believe was another withdrawal symptom rearing its ugly head. Feeling so low about this whole journey, wishing I never started this medication years ago and still wondering if I’ll ever be able to get off of it.

I’ve read many success stories with bead counting, though the idea of starting down this road again after hopefully stabilizing soon has me genuinely freaked out. Ugh. Thanks for listening.

This is my second time trying to come off this drug. I have gone down to 20mg from 60mg in 10 months. I am trying to count beads to come down to 10mg but with my ADHD I find counting and weighing just does not happen, so I tip beads out and hope for the best. Yes I know this is not ideal.

Anyway, the insomnia is horrendous. I have a difficult job and cannot do my best work sleep deprived but I do not have any choice, we are talking 4-3 hours sleep a few nights a week. This is killing me.

I am getting barely any support from my GP, they give me bad advice like taking 20mg one day, having a day off, taking it again etc. I cannot see a psychiatrist as I am in the UK, and just do not have any money.

The insomnia is the only withdrawal symptom I have got now, the dizziness and nausea has gone, but I just do not know what to do. I feel like I will be on this medication forever, even though it does not help my anxiety at all.

I am also on adhd medication, so I do not know if that impacts anything. I feel so frustrated. I just need to come off this medication and regret agreeing to take it in the first place. I was not warned withdrawal would be so hard.