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NOTICE – February 20, 2026: Our Facebook Group “Cymbalta Hurts Worse/Duloxetine” has been suspended by Facebook. We are appealing.

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https://healthwithoutantidepressants.com/donate/

For updates, watch our Facebook announcements page
https://facebook.com/CHWannouncements

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

Join our temporary new group.

It is very limited but we’re working on how to get back up to full speed.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1798077594207761

If that link doesn’t work, please try this one:

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CVHYLzSWS

Welcome! Volunteers who moderate the 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.

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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