I have copied and pasted this to seek our more answers, I am 3 days into the 20mg dose and I am feeling so bad, I am completely disoriented, and my anxiety level is through the roof! I sleep a lot to try to get through it. I am afraid of losing my mind, I can't concentrate on anything for any length of time. I am seeking out therapy on Monday to get help through this but I am so afraid right now I had to get it out. Below is my original post and I would still appreciate any support and feedback.
I have been on this med for 2 yrs, I am going off of it with the help of my doc, but the withdrawals are awful, brain zaps, mood swings, super dizzy. Please if anyone has been through this I would love to hear about your experience just to get through this!!
I have read up on this a lot, and all of these symptoms seem to fall in line, just scared I guess. I would never recommend this drug to anyone, being on it made me gain 15 lbs, I was totally unmotivated to do everyday things, stopped exercising, super panicky, high anxiety all the time, no quaiity of life on this med.
Just a little additional info, I was on prozac for many many years before the Cymbalta, I felt as though the Prozac was not working anymore so I talked to my doc and she put me on Cym. However, I was in the middle of some family problems when I switched and was having more depression at that point (not bi-polar) so she put me on Cym. It worked for a while and within the last year everything just crept up on me, I was at a loss for why I was so dizzy and paranoid, could hardly get out of the house etc... I started reading up on Cym. and I truly believe it caused this change in me. It actually made me more down from the side effects, like I said quality of life was bad. I was on 60 mgs, a month on 30mgs, and now every other day 30mgs, what a ride.. I am going to ask my doc to put me on 20mgs for 2 wks after this and just taper down again.. NO MORE anti-depressents for me, I need to see what life is like without, it has been forever since I have known the "real" me...a happy me? Thanks !
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