Here is a little history on me...I did post this weeks ago elsewhere on the forum but wanted to give folks here on this thread some insight. I recently went medication free for 5 months after 17...
Hi Everyone- I have been on 30mg of Cymbalta since February 28th. At first things seemed great taking this new medication. I have always been on SSRI and this switch to SNRI is new for me after going...
S.C.- I posted about my Cymbalta issue in the Depression category. I do suffer from both anxiety and depression but more so the panic and anxiety. Should I have posted my topic in this category? If...
Hello Everyone- I recently went medication free for 5 months after 17 years of taking an SSRI. The withdrawals were a nightmare but once I got through them I was so proud of myself for coming so far....
Hi S.C.- Thank you so much for your quick reply. Thank you for the words of encouragement. I think I will take your advice and post a new thread about the Cymbalta and see what input I get....
Hello to all of you- I wanted to give you all an update regarding my medication situation. The genetic testing came back stating that the family of medications that would work best for me are SNRI's....
SC- Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! I will surely keep you posted as to how things go. I have an appointment today at 4:45pm for the swabbing and they say results take about a...
Hi Super20Dan- Thank you for your reply. You surely have come a long way without the medication. That is wonderful. I am glad that you feel as though being med free far outweighs the feelings you...
Hi Everyone- Here I am still SSRI free since October 5th. Brain Zaps are non-existent and have been for quite some time. I am so sorry I have not posted any updates as I have been dealing with lots...
Thank you all for the encouragement and kind words, I very much appreciate having this group. For those of you who have successfully gotten off of SSRI's, did you experience the brain zaps? If so,...
Hi everyone- I know it has been quite a many weeks since I have updated you all. Soooo here it goes. Here I am, 12 days free of SSRI's, last dose was taken 10/5/16. It surely has been a roller...
I spoke with my doctor today and as of tomorrow I will be going down to 75mg. She has given me an official wean schedule starting with tomorrow which is: 1 week of 75mg (50am and 25pm) 1 week of 50mg...
This is actually the feed that the Benadryl was in..... http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=2436060...
Thank you, Scaredy Cat & Hibee, for your responses. I do have quite a few coping skills and have been working much harder on them. it is much harder to go through this withdrawal and work full time...
Hi everyone. I am new to this forum. I stumbled onto it while searching different side effects and withdrawals symptoms when tapering off of Zoloft. I found a thread regarding this, however no one...