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14 Apr 2006
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Going off meds clarification
Hey CS,
No, I've been on Cymbalta 60 only - for about a year. Went down to 30 about 2 weeks ago, and my psychiatrist prescribed the prozac 20 for the last 5 days (that started yesterday). He said it was as a coping mechanism or something, but I don't feel that I need the "coping mechanism"! I experienced these extreme side effects yesterday. I haven't taken the pill today yet, my plan is to phone him and ask his advice - I am still dizzy, but not so...what's the word...??? Not in control? Oh - disorientated.
Thanks for the advice either way!
Lots of love,
No, I've been on Cymbalta 60 only - for about a year. Went down to 30 about 2 weeks ago, and my psychiatrist prescribed the prozac 20 for the last 5 days (that started yesterday). He said it was as a coping mechanism or something, but I don't feel that I need the "coping mechanism"! I experienced these extreme side effects yesterday. I haven't taken the pill today yet, my plan is to phone him and ask his advice - I am still dizzy, but not so...what's the word...??? Not in control? Oh - disorientated.
Thanks for the advice either way!
Lots of love,
CyberShrink
Thanks for the clarification ( I was feeling somewhat disoriented myself, for a while there !) OK. Still a mysterious idea, to me ! So its a Cymbalta withdrawal, and the idea was to take prozac to cover the last phase of the Cymbalta withdrawal. As it is a more slowly excreted drug, he may have thought that it would lessen the effects of withdrawing the Cymbalta. I'd be interested, eventually, to hear what his comments ae, and what his advice is.
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