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Going off Meds - advice please CS
Hey CS,
Happy good Friday. I'm sorry to bother you on this public holiday, I just need some advice. I was on Cymbalta 60mg and about 2 weeks ago went down to 30mg. I felt side effects of dizziness or rather about 2 seconds of absolute disorientation every couple of minutes. I didn't make the connection that that's what it was until yesterday. My next step was going down to 20mg of prozac yesterday until monday. I've never felt this awful before! Disorientation, nausea, shaky, dizzy, and exhausted. My parents are extremely worried about me, and also honestly, the side effects are wearing me out completely!
My question is do you think it's ok to skip these last 4 days, or must I carry on with the course?
Happy good Friday. I'm sorry to bother you on this public holiday, I just need some advice. I was on Cymbalta 60mg and about 2 weeks ago went down to 30mg. I felt side effects of dizziness or rather about 2 seconds of absolute disorientation every couple of minutes. I didn't make the connection that that's what it was until yesterday. My next step was going down to 20mg of prozac yesterday until monday. I've never felt this awful before! Disorientation, nausea, shaky, dizzy, and exhausted. My parents are extremely worried about me, and also honestly, the side effects are wearing me out completely!
My question is do you think it's ok to skip these last 4 days, or must I carry on with the course?
Goodmorning, Mindful ! Let's see if I understand what you're saying. Have you been taking Cymbalta 60 AND Prozac ? 40 ? Then reduced the Cymbalta to 30, and then the Prozac to 20 ? And you have been experiencing troubling symptoms, including shakines, dizziness, etc. Now, I don't use Cymbalta at all, and as it is a rather new drug, over-all experience with it is more limited. I have never come across anyone combining Cymbalta with prozac, and don't quite understand the rationale, but your own shrink must have had a good reason for choosing this combination. But because it is so uncommon, I have mever come across or heard of the potential effects of withdrawal symptoms in reducing such a combination. If you skip the last 4 days ( I'm guessing you mean stopping the Prozac 4 days earlier than scheduled ), I'm not sure how that would reduce the withdrawal effects you seem to be describing, and this might potentially increase them temporarily. I really think the best thing would be to call your shrink who prescribed this combination, describe the symptoms you are experieicing, and ask his advice, as this is truly his responsibility. I hope he has, as I believe all doctors have the duty to do, left a number on which he can be contacted, or at least a locum / covering shrink who will deal with his calls if he is away for the long weekend. A doctor ought not to be unavailable to his patients, without providing cover.
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