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quick background:
had to get off cymbalta from a BAD side effect after being on it a lil over a 1/2 yr. basically it put my colon to sleep, couldn't crap if i wanted to, had no urge even if i had to go. was VERY PAINFUL! laxatives didn't work and if they did, only caused "accidents" w/out me even knowing it. so i weaned off cymbalta over the last couple weeks and now it's been 5 days i've been totally off it.
i've noticed when i 1st get up the w/d aren't so bad, AT 1ST. but as the morning goes on it starts hitting me again. and then by the time it's late afternoon it's so bad i wanna curl up and cry. but i can't bcuz crying will only make it hurt more.
i've tried taking midrin, Tylenol 3, phenegran (anti-nausea) >helped a bit, cold packs, hot baths, ... nothing really touched the throbbing and ~ZAPPINGG~ ~ ~ that has been all over my body, head, and eyeballs. kinda like a bulldozer cracked open my skull and power cords are SHOCKING my brain. not to mention the dizziness and quivering vision each time i get zapped.
--BUT--- there is hope after all!!! my bf has some valium so he gave me some yesterday (only 2mg) and it helped dulled down the throbbing and zapping just a wee bit. just enough i can sit up and talk w/out my own voice hurting my head. i was even able to play a video game w him! lol
another weird symptom i have been getting: STRANGE CRAVINGS..... did anyone else get this while weaning off this shit? i mean the other week (when i 1st attempted to wean off) i was craving huge amounts of chocolate candy bars... and i am not a person who likes choco bars -YUCK. and over the last few days i've craved so much junk food, i don't know what to think could be wrong with me, till i read that it can cause strange food cravings. *light bulb goes on* ---- oh, no shit! that explains a lot.
anyways, i'm thinkin of calling my doc and having her write a prescription for some valium, but 5 mg please! this seems to be only hope i may have to getting off this crazy CRAZY medicine!
ok this report has gone on long enough.... i think i covered all the important stuff. it's really sad some some of us have to endure things like this, huh? and worst off, we have to dip into other strong meds JUST to get by to the next day. thanks so very much for all of you that have been thinkin of me and praying for me. you all are so very awesome! take care and i'll keep updating y'all as time progresses. God bless!
had to get off cymbalta from a BAD side effect after being on it a lil over a 1/2 yr. basically it put my colon to sleep, couldn't crap if i wanted to, had no urge even if i had to go. was VERY PAINFUL! laxatives didn't work and if they did, only caused "accidents" w/out me even knowing it. so i weaned off cymbalta over the last couple weeks and now it's been 5 days i've been totally off it.
i've noticed when i 1st get up the w/d aren't so bad, AT 1ST. but as the morning goes on it starts hitting me again. and then by the time it's late afternoon it's so bad i wanna curl up and cry. but i can't bcuz crying will only make it hurt more.
i've tried taking midrin, Tylenol 3, phenegran (anti-nausea) >helped a bit, cold packs, hot baths, ... nothing really touched the throbbing and ~ZAPPINGG~ ~ ~ that has been all over my body, head, and eyeballs. kinda like a bulldozer cracked open my skull and power cords are SHOCKING my brain. not to mention the dizziness and quivering vision each time i get zapped.
--BUT--- there is hope after all!!! my bf has some valium so he gave me some yesterday (only 2mg) and it helped dulled down the throbbing and zapping just a wee bit. just enough i can sit up and talk w/out my own voice hurting my head. i was even able to play a video game w him! lol
another weird symptom i have been getting: STRANGE CRAVINGS..... did anyone else get this while weaning off this shit? i mean the other week (when i 1st attempted to wean off) i was craving huge amounts of chocolate candy bars... and i am not a person who likes choco bars -YUCK. and over the last few days i've craved so much junk food, i don't know what to think could be wrong with me, till i read that it can cause strange food cravings. *light bulb goes on* ---- oh, no shit! that explains a lot.
anyways, i'm thinkin of calling my doc and having her write a prescription for some valium, but 5 mg please! this seems to be only hope i may have to getting off this crazy CRAZY medicine!
ok this report has gone on long enough.... i think i covered all the important stuff. it's really sad some some of us have to endure things like this, huh? and worst off, we have to dip into other strong meds JUST to get by to the next day. thanks so very much for all of you that have been thinkin of me and praying for me. you all are so very awesome! take care and i'll keep updating y'all as time progresses. God bless!
I HAVE BEEN ON SAVELL BUTCAN ONLY TAKE 12.5 2XADY IT HELP W/ NO APPITIE SO JUNK FOODIS OUT HOWEVER WHEN YOU TOLD ME ABOUTTHE CHOCALOTE PUDDING I CAN'T STOP THAT HOWEVER I LIMMIT MYSELF I GETTHE SMALL CONTAINERS
CRUSH UP 1/2 A GRAMHAM CRACKER IN BOTTOM OF BOWL ADD 1/2 PUDDING 1/2 CONTAINER OF BLACK CHERRY YOGURT, CRUCH UP OTHET 1/2 OF CRACKER OH IT IS SO GOOD & HVE THE OTHER HALF FOR BED TIME SNACK!
I HAVE O REALLY WATCHOR I WOULD GO JUNK CRAZY I DON'T BUY ANYOF IT FORTHAT RESON ONLY HEALTHY STUFF=ALMONDS WALNUTS...
I DO SALSA & FRESH HERB VERDE, ADD CHOPPED UP TURKEY OR CHICKEN W/ FRITOS SCOOPERS I LOVE THEM!
THIS CRAVES MY JUNK FOOD CRAVE!
OH OK & PUMPKIN OR BLUEBERRY PI =I CUT EVERYTHING UP INTO PORTIONS & RATION IT OUT OVER A WEEK FREEZE VANILLA YOGURT AS MY ICECREAM!
SORRY ABOUT CAPS HANDS & EYES ARE KILLING ME!
SURGERY AFTER NOV 9=???SURGENS APPOINTMENT GET NEW CUSTOM SPLINTS/BRACES THURSDAY!
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anyways.... thanks for the complement! it put a smile on my face! lol
HUGS from down south :)
I never had to go through it ,,at least not yet coz I don't take such strong meds ,,,
I saw ppl though but I think I told u already ,,duh,,lol..anyways ,,(I know easy said ,,) butHANG IN THERE,,,its already 5 DAYSSSSSSSSSSS..
sending u good vibes :-)
btw,,u r really really pretty ,,:-)
Hugs Josie
yeah it's day 5 but i've been reading that the symptoms last 6-8 weeks!! YIKES!
hope to God that's not the case for me.... i can't imagine being stuck like this for 2 months. anyways, i just got a phone call that someone who owes me money got PAID and will be paying me back $300. cool beans! now i just gotta convince my man to drive me down there to collect the money, cuz driving is so out of the question for ME. not like this. ...ok, looks like black shades and ear plugs will be my savior for today.
i called my doc and left a message about the valium.
thanks for your support, everyone. and Josie you are so lucky to NOT have been thru hell like this! hope life stays good to you!
i just got off the phone with my doc, she said i gotta take the 20 mg every other day for a week and then day on 2 days off for a week, then day on 3 days off for a week and so on.
OMG! i do NOT want to ever take that drug again!!!!! i'm scared shitless to even try what she suggested! bcuz remember when i tried the day on day off thing before, my head pounded even more than the days OFF it!!! HAWwwwww mannnnn! i really don't wanna do this! what the heck do i do?? i guess i'll give her suggestion one more shot, but if i feel worse again, then i'm stopping again.
but some good news is that she's gonna prescribe me some valium for the days i'm off it. but she said to be careful that i don't get hooked on those too. Now, i've been on valium before and i was takin it every day several times a day, never got hooked on it.
i have really grown to hate this drug!!!
Buderfld, i'm gonna google this seratonin syndrome, i just hope i don't have it. i told my doc that this is by far the WORST torment i'v ever had in my life! God help me get thru this!
fybrochik, i was on 60mg a day and then my doc reduced it to 40 mg a day for about a week or so and then 20mg a day for about another week.
and like i was saying before, opening the capsule sounded like a good idea, but i'm too scared to even try that! i don't want this med in my system anymore!!!!
well thanks so much for all your support and tips.
if any of you may be thinkin about getting on cymbalta, just be very very careful! i pray to God you don't ever end up like me!
Hugs
Thanks for the warning about what your going through, will make me think twice about trying it. I hope you get over the Withdrawals real soon.
Gentle, all most hugs, Sherrall