Split dosing
If you experience withdrawal symptoms while tapering, splitting the daily dose into two, equal half-doses may be helpful. The drug has a very short half-life, and about 50% of it is excreted from the body in just 12 hours, potentially aggravating withdrawal symptoms. Take the two half doses exactly 12 hours apart. This will keep […]
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Welcome! This site was created by the volunteers who moderate the ~39,000 member Facebook Group Cymbalta® Hurts Worse. Over the last decade, they have guided tens of thousands of people through a hyperbolic “Gradual Taper™” to minimize withdrawal effects. Because of the unique manner Cymbalta changes brain chemistry, the typical recommendations by doctors of going cold-turkey […]
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Common questions and quick links in to the posts on the site.
Reinstatement- borrowed
Thanks to our friends at SurvivingAntidepressants.org for this excellent document. https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/7562-about-reinstating-and-stabilizing-to-reduce-withdrawal-symptoms Reinstatement is NOT a Safety Net Don’t suddenly go off a psychiatric drug assuming that reinstatement is a safety net! This is one of the reasons we advocate gradual tapering to minimize withdrawal symptoms. Once the nervous system is destabilized by withdrawal, all bets […]
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Greeting from Toni Samanie, CHW Founder
Toni founded Cymbalta Hurts Worse. Most of the original material on this site came from that group.
Self-advocating with your doctor
How to successfully manage a meeting with your doctor.