Summertime: Different duloxetine manufacturer causing reaction

[Summertime]

I have tapered successfully off clonazepam , 2 months benzo free, been on antidepressants over 3 decades, taking every one imaginable in those years. Prescriptions have been from Lupin pharmaceuticals mainly and last night I took new prescription of Duloxetine fro Activis pharmaceutical. I have been struggling for the past 7 hours with what feels like benzo withdrawal. Dizzy, dissociated, depersonalization, nausea, feels like I will vomit,dry mouth large pupils and no appetite. Doc said this manufacturer is more precise in dose than Lupin and I ASSUME the dose may be higher. I have contacted all pharmacies in my area with no luck I finding one that has Lupin as the manufacturer of Duloxetine any longer. Would it help if I took out 10% of the beads , threw them out and put remainder back in capsule so dose is 10% less? I am afraid to take it tonight but have no choice. Thank you!

[Fresh]

Hi Summertime , welcome to the site.

Others have had similar experiences to you after changing brands , so it's not just you.

Removing beads sounds like a good option if you think the dose is too high.

 

How do you know that you're not having a withdrawal reaction from the dose being too low?

 

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Best wishes ,  Fresh

[Petunia]

Welcome Summertime,

 

Would you tell us a little more about your clonazepam taper, what dose were you on, how did you taper, did you have any withdrawal symptoms, how have you felt since you stopped taking it? 

 

Are you taking any other medications at the moment besides Duloxetine?  Its hard to say if taking some beads out of the capsule would help, its impossible to know if the dose is too high, too low or if you are having a reaction to the different brand. Sometimes people are effected by different fillers used.

 

Petunia.