It's good that you are seeking out information.
Some years ago, through a series of mistakes, some mine some my psychiatrist's, I went off three medicines all at once (an anti-depressant, Sinaquan, and Lithium stabilizer and Ativan anti-anxiety), which treated my bipolar.
The first day afterwards, no side effects, no depression, perfect world. The next day, after all the medicines had gone out of my system, panic attack, for which I gobbled down all of the medicine trying to stop that. First, just the right amount of medicine, second, too little medicine, third, too much medicine too fast (which had very difficult results).
One thing is, you went on the medicine you were taking for some reason (depression), what if you go off of it OK but you get depressed again because you're not on an anti-depressant? Which psychiatrist are you going to go to for your next anti-depressant?
The same psychiatrist you had. So, why are you leaving him or her out of the process now?
If you keep your psychiatrist and nothing goes wrong, you'll still have your psychiatrist. If you keep your psychiatrist and something does go wrong, you'll still have your psychiatrist you can call on.
By keeping your psychiatrist, and keeping them in touch with what's going on, you can't lose.
Verywellmind.com says,
"To help make it easier to come off Cymbalta, your doctor will likely recommend a taper lasting at least two weeks."
Since the weekend is approaching, I would consider calling your psychiatrist's secretary, and telling her what is going on. And ask that he or she call you back with what they think of this situation. One way of tapering off of medicine, I've heard from a psychiatrist, is to take it every other day.
If you've been off the medicine 48 or more hours, you might want to consider taking the medicine, which will be a form of tapering and a preventive from going off the medicine too fast, until you can talk with your doctor.
You can also call your pharmacist, or any pharmacist, about
this, and call or go to the ER about
such matters.
Post Edited (Tim Tam) : 2/25/2021 1:20:50 PM (GMT-7)