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This Organization
Tell me about the Facebook Group Cymbalta Hurts Worse.
On what authorities do you base your material and the Gradual Taper method?
Cymbalta/duloxetine
What is “half-life” and why do I care?
Why is quitting Cymbalta so hard?
Discontinuing
What are “bad” or unsafe ways to quit this drug?
Why do so many doctors get this wrong and suggest dangerously fast tapers?
What are the issues that can happen from “bad” quitting?
What general symptoms of withdrawal are there?
What are “good” or safer ways to quit?
Where can I find an online calculator to tell me how to Gradual Taper?
Can I reinstate my previous dose if I quit too fast?
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How Does Cymbalta/duloxetine Work?
–Short Half-Life
–Hyperbolic Effect
–Stopping is Complicated
Doctors, Ignorance, and Common Misinformation
Safe Methods
Unsafe Methods
–What are the bad effects of unsafe tapering?
—Protracted Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
—Misdiagnosis
—Akathisia
—Delayed withdrawal
—Cyclic Withdrawal Symptoms
—Switching or bridging to another drug
—Kindling
—Cymbalta® Warning for Suicide Risk
SAFELY Quit with the Gradual Taper Method
–What evidence do we have for our process?
–The Three Basic Tapering Methods
—1. Taper by weighing beads
—2. Taper by counting beads
—3. Use a compounding pharmacy
—Pharmacy CAUTION
–How long does it take to taper?
—Have you only been on this drug for a short time?
—Have you tapered by alternating days?
—Do you plan to taper while taking other drugs?
–The Gradual Taper Process
—What type of beads do you have?
—Which is better, Cymbalta or generic duloxetine?
—How should I prepare for my taper?
—Which capsules should I buy?
—What else should I know?
—How do I prepare the dose?
—Taper down to the last bead
—A journal could save your life
–Select Your Method
—Links to Weighing, Counting, and Calculator Pages
Tapering off Multiple Drugs
—Withdrawal symptoms
—Do not add any more drugs!
—Remember to check drug interactions
—Do your own research. Make your own decisions.
What to Tell Your Doctor
–Just say NO!
–Eli Lilly package insert