DAY 14

2007-04-27T12:30:00.000-04:00

--massive head buzzzzz
--massive confusion - oh why can't I think straight ---
--constipation today - nice!!

hmmm -- this is horrible drug. Please any other ppl out there who are having trouble with CYMBALTA or any of the other SSRI's Pleeeaaase post here ....

Anybody else thinking class action lawsuit???/

Continue

2007-04-26T07:58:00.000-04:00

More energy clarity today (although may have to take nap soon!). Still great deal of head bangers - but more physical problems -- nausea, diarrhea. Am adding vitaim cocktail of fish oil & ginkgo bilkoba & zinc.

CYMBALTA WITHDRAWAL LOG

2007-04-25T10:33:00.000-04:00

Day approx 12 --I'm not sure exactly what day I finally ran out of this horrible medicine but we're going to use 4/13/07 as good approximation. My goal with this blog is to accurately track my symptoms & feelings as I embark on a dangerous and scary journey - COLD TURKEY stoppage of taking CYMBALTA antidepressant medicine.

First a brief history - I started taking CYMBALTA about 2 years ago as I was going through a particularly difficult period in my life. At that time Cymbalta was brand new and I don't believe there was any more documentation or expectations of this drug beyond the current SSRI's on the market. I had tried some other SSRI's, PROZAC, LEXAPRO, WELLBURTRIN without success - could not tolerate the side effects. Anyway, do think the CYMBALTA did help somewhat to stabilize my mood - but please note I tend to have a volatile personality as my natural state of being anyway. I took the medicine for about a year without question then in the second year my samples ran out so made the first attempt to quit as it's very expensive - $100 per month. Then at some point the psychiatrist I was seeing quit the business so I had to search out a new Doctor. I went to see this totally unqualified doctor who charged me $200 for first visit and said nothing!! She did however, give me a new prescription so I was on my way for the next 3 months. So now that prescription has run out and I am a very happy girl so no way am I going to waste my time and money going to another psychiatrist.

So here we are at my blog. I'm doing it this time -want to get off this crap for good and be my own person again.

So what are the symptoms??/
--HEAD BANGERS -- zaps, frizzles -what ever you call them - my head hurts all day lone
--DIARRHEA - self explanatory
--EXHAUSTION - well I can only be up for a few hours before I need a nap (in fact it's time now)

I will post every day I think of it my symptoms, home remedies and any thing else I can think of to share with the community and hopefully start a lobby for some REAL warning labels on these horrible drugs.

Debbie