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[jc619]

Hi there,

 

This may be a daft question, but please excuse me as I'm new on the forum. 

 

I see a lot of talk about 'beads' on the forum. And people who at the tail-end of tapering who are down to their last 5 or so beads, sometimes less. I've even seen a post by someone who was down to their last 1 bead, but couldn't get past it. 

 

Are the 'beads' the microscopic balls in the capsules? I made my first capsules today by counting those 'beads' ready for my tapering with a pair of tweezers. I counted 170 in each 30mg capsule - are those the same thing? Are 5 'beads' really that potent, or do I have the wrong end of the stick?

 

Thanks in advance.

[invalidusername]

Hi again JC,

 

Are the 'beads' the microscopic balls in the capsules?

 

Yes!! They are a pain in the ass!! Best way to do this is on a black piece of fabric like a t-shirt - so you can clearly see the balls and the fabric creates enough friction to stop them rolling all over the place.

 

Are 5 'beads' really that potent, or do I have the wrong end of the stick?

 

Yes - wrong end of the stick for 3 weeks. This only happens when users have been taking Cymbalta for upwards of a couple of years... at the least. And it is VERY uncommon. I can 99.9% guarantee you that you have nothing to worry about!

 

I made my first capsules today by counting those 'beads' ready for my tapering with a pair of tweezers

 

I remember those days well!! Never again!!

 

IUN

[invalidusername]

I saw you were looking at the withdrawal information topic.

 

Please download the eBook (no charge) from this topic area;

 

https://www.cymbalta...tion-the-ebook/

 

This will answer so many questions for you...

 

IUN

[jc619]

Thanks IUN. 

 

All good to know, much appreciated. And yes, great to see a fellow brit!

 

Jc619