Cymbalta Withdrawal Symptoms Being Kept Secret

I started on Cymbalta for anxiety and depression about 2 years ago. After having been on this antidepressant for a while it was decided by myself and my doctor that it was time to try living life again without an antidepressant.

Simple right? Not so. I was told by my psychiatrist that I would need to ween off of Cymbalta "just to be on the safe side". I was advised to first decrease my dose by half. I went from taking 40mg of Cymbalta daily down to 20mg per day. To my surprise, even this initial decrease in the dose left my body with pretty severe withdrawal symptoms.

What The Hell Are Brain Zaps?

If you have never heard of something called brain zaps...you are lucky. This phenomena dubbed "brain zaps" by it's unfortunate sufferers it's exactly what it sounds like. The sensation of an electrical zap in your brain which occurs frequently throughout the day. Imagine feeling like you have an electrical current that periodically zaps your brain throughout the day. It's enough to make you feel like you are going insane.

Some Other Common Cymbalta Withdrawal Symptoms

Along with the brain zaps one can expect to have a wide range of Cymbalta withdrawal symptoms. These include flu like symptoms with body aches, chills, nausea and often times accompanied by diarrhea...fun. Canker sores, swelling of limbs, fluid retention and tingling of extremities are some of the other Cymbalta withdrawal symptoms that people seem to get. On top of your body feeling sick your emotions are way out of whack. Sufferers have described having anxiety, severe enough that they were unable to leave the house, thoughts of suicide, rage, uncontrollable crying and severe sadness.

When you combine the psychological symptoms with the physical symptoms of the Cymbalta withdrawal you can see that this is some serious withdrawal. Obviously the brain chemistry is altered anytime you start taking an antidepressant but Cymbalta seems to be worse than others to come off of. Did I happen to mention that my Cymbalta withdrawal symptoms lasted for 19 days?

Here Is The Common Theme