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Our Facebook Group “Cymbalta Hurts Worse/duloxetine” was suspended in February 2026 by Facebook.

We’re back. Find us on Reddit.com.

After Facebook suspended our group, we built a new home. It’s called r/CymbaltaHurtsWorse.

Same people. Same rules. Same peer support that has helped 45,000 of us taper off duloxetine. Different platform.
This is a peer support community. We share what worked for us and what deprescribing specialists have learned. We do not give medical advice.

What is Reddit?

Reddit is a free, moderated, peer-support website. Use it on a phone, tablet, or computer. The phone app is called Reddit. The website is reddit.com.

How to join us

In your browser, go to https://reddit.com
OR download the Reddit app from your App Store
Create a free account. Pick any username you want, or let Reddit pick one for you.
Go to r/CymbaltaHurtsWorse.
Click Join.

That’s it. You’re in. Read the full community rules pinned at the top of the group.

How to post

Click Create or the + button. Write your post. Submit it. A moderator will review it before it goes live. This keeps the community safe.

About this website

We’re updating this site HealthWithoutAntidepressants.com right now. The goal is easier navigation, clearer pages, and better search function. The work is underway.

About donations

Our team is unpaid. Donations cover the website, email, and software costs. If you can help, donate through PayPal. No PayPal account needed.

Thank you for sticking with us.

The CHW Admin, Moderator, and IT Team

Welcome! Volunteers who moderated the now-suspended, 45,000+ member Facebook Group Cymbalta® Hurts Worse – duloxetine created this site. Because of the unique way Cymbalta/duloxetine changes brain chemistry, typical Doctor recommendations to go cold-turkey, or skip doses, can cause horrible withdrawal symptoms.

Over a decade+, we have guided tens of thousands through a hyperbolic Cymbalta/duloxetine “Gradual Taper” to minimize withdrawal side effects.

Use the buttons above to assist you in quitting Cymbalta/duloxetine.

Looking for more guidance than you can find here?

Here are links to the three directories we know of with publicly accessible, searchable lists of deprescribing-friendly providers – therapists, psychiatrists, and clinicians experienced in tapering. All three are free to browse with no login required for basic search.

Outro Health Taper-Friendly Therapist Directory
External Providers list – therapists who understand withdrawal and support tapering. Primarily United States.
https://app.outro.com/resources/external-providers

Mad In America Provider Directory
Searchable by location – includes prescribers, therapists, and programs that support psychiatric drug tapering. United States, but has branches in other countries
https://madinamerica.com/provider-directory

Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health Clinician Directory
via Metabolic Mind / Dr. Georgia Ede
Searchable worldwide – many offer medication management + tapering alongside metabolic approaches.
https://diagnosisdiet.com/directory

THIS SITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. We do not employ doctors or certified health professionals. Never start, stop, or change the dosage of any prescribed medication without considering consultation with your medical provider. The material presented here is the result of over a decade of refining the Gradual Taper method of Cymbalta®/duloxetine cessation while operating the Facebook group Cymbalta Hurts Worse (CHW) with over 45,000 members and hundreds of thousands of posts. The Gradual Taper methodology employing hyperbolic dosage reductions is based on the work of noted medical professionals as listed in our Authorities page and the result of the documented experiences of many thousands of CHW members as they attempted to minimize the horrific effects of discontinuing Cymbalta/duloxetine.
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