Category: My Health

  • Day 5 – Cymbalta / Duloxetine taper

    Sleeping was alright save for waking up drenched in sweat which was most annoying to say the least. Got around the same amount of sleep that I’ve been getting for the past 5 years (3 to a max of 4 hours of broken sleep). Walked the dogs, did house work and not much else. Was…

  • Day 4 – Cymbalta / Duloxetine taper

    Well not a great day yet it was good in general. Pain wise it was all over the place and I had a migraine from hockey stick, never did figure out if it was withdrawal or pressure related, but it wasn’t glucose related. Did shopping and the migraine was there and my worse episode of…

  • Day 3 – Cymbalta / Duloxetine taper

    Well on day three if the taper from 60mg to 30mg and so far the days been good, a little tired in general and sore. Had a semi active day running around with the dogs at the beach ended up having a nap afterwards. Sleep was not as solid got up several times during the…

  • Day 2 of cymbalta / duloxetine taper

    Took my second dosage of the 30 mg and so far so good it seems. I’m a little more dizzy then I have been but nothing that is interfering with much of anything (just turning around fast – which is nothing new to me).

  • Day 1 of cymbalta / duloxetine taper

    Well took my first 30mg dosage today after being on 60mg for just over a month. So far so good, was really productive today for once in a long while. My brain fog wasn’t as bad as it has been though pain level is about the same unfortunately. I’m not as tired as I have…

  • Starting my Taper soon

    Well my GP agrees that I need to come off of the cymbalta so she has written another script for me and as soon as I get it I will be starting my taper off of it. Unfortunately the recommended 5% to 10% taper that is recommended isn’t possible for various reason so I am…