Posted by blueberry1 on January 28, 2007, at 13:48:28
In reply to cymbalta weight gain + withdrawal, posted by MSA on January 27, 2007, at 10:51:01
Cymbalta is weird on weight. It seems like more people lose weight on it than gain weight, but both happen. All these drugs have strange influences on metabolic function varying from person to person.
Cymbalta can pack a pretty powerful punch on withdrawals. Not always, but often. Be prepared for stuff like dizziness, nausea, maybe anxiety, maybe worsened depression, maybe insomnia, weird stuff. It can feel similar to the flu. Your doctor's withdrawal schedule is pretty aggressive. I guess if you want to get off it as fast as possible then that is the way to go. But here's one tip that can make it easier. That is, don't wait until you are all done with cymbalta to start prozac. Instead, after your week on 30mg cymbalta, take 10mg prozac on off days when you don't take cymbalta. Then when all done, increase it to 20mg daily. The prozac can wipe out some of the withdrawal symtpoms. And it lasts a week so should smooth things over. The unknown factor though is what side effects you will get from prozac. They will be mixed in and confused with withdrawals.
To get 10mg prozac from 20mg capsules, empty the capsule into juice, stir it real good, drink 1/2 of it, put the remainder in the fridge where it stays good for a week, next time stir it real good again (it won't dissolve and will settle to the bottom).
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