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Hi, I am a new member to this group.  I am currently tapering from Cymbalta which has been a bit of a rocky road.

 

Here is why I am writing...not for me but for a friend who had to go Cold Turkey from Ativan.  She is allergic to it.  And the doctors won’t help her withdrawal..which is horrific.  What can I do to help?  She lives in Ohio.

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  • Altostrata changed the title to Gazelle051969 New member and help for a friend
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Welcome, Gazelle.

 

Please ask your friend to join this site. We will need to ask her questions. It could be she can take a bit of another benzo to stop her withdrawal symptoms.

 

Please tell us more about your taper. For your Information, here are Tips for tapering off Cymbalta (duloxetine)

This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner.

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Thank you...I told her about this website and hope she joins.  I have read the material about Cymbalta.  Excellent advice.  I have tapered from 60 mg down to about 3 mg.  It has been a long process but I don’t want to be controlled by this poison any longer.

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Hi Gazelle, I hope your friend joins us. 

Glad that you have read the info on tapering cymbalta. I hope you have tapered very slowly, I thought I had tapered effexor slowly for a year, 10% cuts but did not do the 10% of the current dose and aent into withdrawal after being off for a month. If you have tapered like I have, please consider holding your 3mg for  a few months. I know well the feeling of wanting off a drug but honestly, taking more time can allow your brain to adjust before the last leg of a taper. :)

**I am not a medical professional, if in doubt please consult a doctor with withdrawal knowledge.

 

 

Different drugs occasionally (mostly benzos) 1976 - 1981 (no problem)

1993 - 2002 in and out of hospital. every type of drug + ECT. Staring with seroxat

2002  effexor. 

Tapered  March 2012 to March 2013, ending with 5 beads.

Withdrawal April 2013 . Reinstated 5 beads reduced to 4 beads May 2013

Restarted taper  Nov 2013  

OFF EFFEXOR Feb 2015    :D 

Tapered atenolol and omeprazole Dec 2013 - May 2014

 

Tapering tramadol, Feb 2015 100mg , March 2015 50mg  

 July 2017 30mg.  May 15 2018 25mg

Taking fish oil, magnesium, B12, folic acid, bilberry eyebright for eye pressure. 

 

My story http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4199-hello-mammap-checking-in/page-33

 

Lesson learned, slow down taper at lower doses. Taper no more than 10% of CURRENT dose if possible

 

 

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Thank you, Mamma P...I think I am going to take you up on staying at 3mg for awhile.  I made a chart yesterday where I would be finished by Thanksgiving...but what the heck, I can hold off...especially if it means I won’t have withdrawal at Christmastime. I was prescribed Effexor but quit taking it because I was having auditory hallucinations....creepy....music from the heat registers and outside the windows.  

 

People think prescription drugs will take away all their problems...they don’t know the problems are just starting.

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Hi Gazelle, 

 

How are you doing?💚

Seroquel. 2019:➡️ From 7.25mg to 5.80mg. 2020➡️5.60 to 4.80. 2021➡️4.60 to 4.0.  2022➡️3.95 to 3.55. 2023➡️ From 3.50 to 3.25.  2024➡️Jan15=3.20✔️ Feb19=3.15✔️ March26=3.10✔️May1=3.0✔️ June7=3mg✔️ July 15= 2.95✔️ This is NOT medical advice.Consult your doctor.

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