I swallowed my last EVER bead of the Cymbalta poison. I accidently quite "cold turkey" that sucked. I then went the way the physician said to go and that sucked worse.
I began searching the w.w.w. for any info that I could find to help me rid myself of this vile, evil drug. A drug that had slowly taken away my short term memory, my emotions, my libido and other things important to me. I happened upon this forum filled with wonderful caring and compassionate people. I will remember always fishinghat and thismoment who met me with a warm welcome and taught me how to bead count. I am forever grateful to them for this. It took me over 4 long months to wean ever so slowly off this bad drug. I couldn't drop 3 beads per day as most people can but had to only drop "1" bead per day thus taking such a long time to wean off. But wean off I did and it is what it is.
How am I? I am, I guess ok. Doing the best that I can taking it one day at a time. I am not suffering from increased anxiety as anxiety was not a problem for me before I began taking Cymbalta. I was prescribed this drug to help with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of my entire spine. I did not believe that this Cymbalta crap drug was helping me with that pain. thus I wanted "off"....and so my journey began. A journey that took me to hell and back. But back I came thanks to the people here on the forum who were here encouraging me and cheering me on. I can only hope that my injured brain is able to repair itself. I will however do the best that I can with it and carry on living my life, reading my books, riding my horse, things I do for the sheer joy of it.
I am forever grateful to the people here who continue to help others who are fortunate enough to find this forum seeking freedom from the evil clutches of this poison.
I hope and pray that they find the freedom they are so desperately seeking as I did.
God bless everyone here. Those thinking about the journey, the ones who have begun it, the ones in the midst of it and the ones like myself who have made it through!
TheEquusWoman