Cymbalta - I took it for a month and stopped it five days ago. I have a strong shock/?

Question, your stopping, is it thru the recommendation of your doctor, or your own doing?

Serious side effects of discontinuing taking Cymbalta are as follow: anxiety, irritability, feeling tired, headache, sweating, dizziness, electric shock - like sensations, vomiting or nausea and diarrhea.

Please call your doctor first thing tomorrow and ask him why he prescribed this to you for one month only. Then ask him if he is aware of Cymbalta withdrawal syndrome. Something sounds very off here!
The shock can last for quite some time. I still have a strange sound inside my head with the shocks/zaps after three weeks. They are down to mornings when I first wake up and in the early evenings a couple of times. I had been weaning/tapering off of 30mgs beginning November. The first two weeks of stopping totally were difficult and I had to fight taking it to get rid of the withdrawal.
It depends on the individual how long the side effects of the withdrawal will last. I wish you lots of luck and can only say that it gets better with time.

I have been taking duloxatine for a year and a half and my Percriptions ran out and so l decided to take myself off of then but l was never told that it was physical if l took myself off them well l went through two weeks of physical withdraws, two nights of not being able to sleep a full night, two days of being nauseated, one full day of violent vomiting, six days of lightheadedness and as l write this l am at the end of my withdrawals but feeling much better

Hi Spiros, sorry that you are having to go through with this awful mess. I took Cymbalta for quite a while, and I was on a very high dose. I weaned off of it VERY slowly, 30mg every three weeks, but I still had w/d effects for over three months afterwards. Please wean down slowly. You shouldn't have as many problems as I did, as you were on it for such a short time, but be prepared for a little bit of side effects. Best wishes to you!

From 60 to 0 is quite a shock to the system. You might try filling the 30 mgs the Dr called in and taking it every other day for a week, then every third day for a week, then every fourth day and so on. That will be much more comfortable for you and you'll avoid the brain shocks and confusion. I know after 4-5 days of cold turkey you're thinking how much longer could this really last, but the unfortunate answer is quite a while. It will be easier for you in the long run to do the taper down. Just my opinion, but I hope you'll consider it and save both you and your grandmother a lot of trouble!
Lisa

Hello Spiros4. Not certain as to your dose. However, either way, they (side effects) might be with you for awhile. Having said this, I believe you will be fine. Best to you, pledge

My understanding form ppl that I know who have stopped taking it on their own, which by the way , you should NEVER do it can be dangerous, your doctor should be helping you with this... but like I was saying, it took anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks or more for the withdrawal to stop. If you are really unfomfortiable please contact your doctor. You do not have to go through this without help. Good luck!

You have to wean off of it, not stop it abruptly. Your doc should be helping you with this. Its my understanding that withdrawal can last a while.