Fibromyalgia Support Group
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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!
That's weird about the cravings. When I was weaning off Lyrica, I had huge chocolate cravings. I ate three bags ( !!!) of Dove Promises one day!! It was gross, like I couldn't get enough. I don't touch the stuff much anymore - other than the occasional brownie.
I now only take 2-5mg valium when needed..... so that's prob a good change tooo
wish u loads of strength as u overcome this hurdle... pls feel free to talk...
o.. it took me abt 3 weeks to get over the major symptoms of withdrawal..