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 your blood concentration of Cymbalta/duloxetine at a more steady level over each 24-hour period.
We hear positive reports from Cymbalta Hurts Worse members who have tried it. However, since everyone is different, one member who tried it reported they felt far worse. Listen to your body.
Here is an example of how to do split dosing using a daily dose of of 60 beads:
- Begin Here
- 8am Take full dose of 60 beads
- 8pm Take a half dose of 30 beads
- 8am Take a half dose of 30 beads
- Continue to take them twice a day, exactly 12 hours apart
- Hold this for a minimum of 3 weeks
- You may have an adjustment period for split dosing
- 1st Drop
- AM – 30 beads
- PM – 29 beads
- Hold minimum of two weeks
- 2nd Drop
- AM – 29 beads
- PM – 29 beads
- Hold minimum of two weeks
- 3rd Drop
- AM – 29 beads
- PM – 28 beads
- Hold for a minimum of two weeks
- 4th Drop
- AM – 28 beads
- PM – 28 beads
- Hold for a minimum of two weeks
- Continue this pattern until the Gradual Taper is finished
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