So I've been reading up on Cymbalta withdrawal (mainly perusing forums and reading posts where people describe their experiences). I think that someone actually described what's getting to me the most pretty well:
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"zaps"--a sort of audio hallucination, not sure what to call this strange symptom that feels like short electrical pulses, and an internal "sound" like a nanosecond buzz.
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For me it's not as audible as it is like a pulse of dizziness that completely snaps me away from whatever it is I'm doing/thinking/etc.
It's actually kinda comforting to read someone going through or has gone through the same thing... I feel crazy trying to describe to someone that sometimes when I blink or move my eyes rapidly I get this pulse... It's subtle but jarring when it happens often enough in the day.
Also dizziness, headaches, alternating hunger and nausea, and sensitivity to light... Awesome. For some people it took up to a week or so to get it completely of of their system.
This sucks.
Even though I do not regret going off of Cymbalta in the slightest, I REALLY wish that my doctor had warned me of what withdrawal would be like and how long it would take for the drug to get the HELL out of my system. I woke up this morning and was just... dismayed that the symptoms were still here. I fell asleep last night assuming that they'd be better when I get up. No such luck.
I am now completing
Day 4.
On a
positive note: The side effects of the Welbutrin started to kick in this morning:
horniness. And the boyfriend was at work. Well, sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do... :D