It's sometimes hard to find 'success stories' online so I thought I'd check in again. I'm on 15mg Lexapro, 25mg Lamictal. I feel stabile again, finally, I can push suicidal thoughts out of my head...
Hello everyone. I ended up checking into a hospital. Just as I imagined, it didn't cure me but it wasn't a bad experience either. I just hope it doesn’t come back to haunt me when I switch health...
***Warning, Possible trigger*** 25 off of Cymbalta 24 days on Prozac Hello everyone. I’ve been putting off updating this. I’ll start with the good news… Still no physical withdrawal symptoms. Bad...
18 days off of Cymbalta 17 days on Prozac (20mg) No real changes to report. Slight head tension, mood still improving, but to put that in perspective, I spent all day yesterday researching local...
14 days off of Cymbalta 13 days on Prozac (20mg) I suppose I'll start with the good news, other than small headaches I haven't felt any withdrawal symptoms so far. Overall my immune system feels...
9 days off of Cymbalta 8 days on Prozac (20mg) I'm still not having any crazy withdrawal symptoms so this thread is less climactic than I anticipated, which is great in a way... It's quickly becoming...
5 days off of Cymbalta 4 days on Prozac (20mg) Just wanted to check in. Feeling pretty brain dead. I am managing to focus on small tasks at work, but getting out of bed is incredibly difficult. I'm...
Hibee, that's very nice to hear, thank you! I will try to keep my head up through this process. 3Shadows, thank you for your input. Best of luck switching medicine! And thank you Karen, I have...
4 days off of Cymbalta. Sticking with 20mg Prozac. Slight headaches and I had trouble holding down my breakfast. Feeling a lot more apathetic, I may have more energy, but also a profound sense of...
Thanks, Karen! 1 day off of Cymbalta. Took 20mg Prozac today. Still pretty down, but a lot of it is situational. Throat is not sore anymore and headaches have been minimal so far....
No longer taking Cymbalta. Took 10mg of Prozac today. No changes to report....
5mg Cymbalta last night. 5mg Prozac today. Going to stay at these doses for a few days before stopping the Cymbalta. My throat is sore and I feel a lot of tension in my head, but I may be...
Myself09, I really appreciate the advice. I've been pretty scared at how fast I've been going, even though it's slower than the doctor suggested. I've tried tapering before down to 18mg and know it...
Dropped Cymbalta to 7mg last night, woke up today with anxiety and lowered mood. Started 5mg of Prozac (fluoxetine) today....
Thank you, Trina. Update: Dropped Cymbalta to 15mg last night. No changes in mood today....
Today I saw my new psychiatrist. He was very quick to diagnose me as Bipolar 2 and suggest Lithium, which was very odd to me since I do not experience manic episodes... He agreed to try the Prozac...
Thank you, Karen. I'm sorry you had a rough time getting off of Effexor, but glad you were able to switch to Pristiq!...
I have decided to share my journey, and I hope others will chime in for support and advice. I was on 60mg of Cymbalta for 2 years. While briefly pregnant I decided to stop cold turkey. For some...