Cymbalta Withdrawals – Part 2 I was sitting in the guest room bed, as that is where I have been sleeping due to the excessive night sweating I have been going through. I was all upset over nothing and I really mean nothing. I’m just crying my freaking eyes out. No one has said anything… Continue reading Cymbalta withdrawals – Part 2
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Cymbalta withdrawals
Cymbalta Withdrawals I have been off of it for 10 days now and I never even thought about withdrawal issues. Sure enough, Cymbalta is not a drug that you want to stop cold turkey on. I knew I should have consulted with my neurologist on this, but I just couldn’t take any more. I’m sleeping… Continue reading Cymbalta withdrawals
Cellulitis
Cellulitis If you were reading the blog earlier this week, then you might have noticed that I got stung by an angry wasp at the farm. I ended up going to Patient First and they were worried about Cellulitis in my hand, so they dosed me with 80 mg of Prednisone and Augmentin. The swelling… Continue reading Cellulitis
Neuropsychology Test
Neuropsychology Test I was supposed to have my Neuropsychology test today, but we postponed that as we didn’t want to be an hour away for a good part of the day. Update:While feeding the horses tonight, I was closing the last gate and out of nowhere a kamikaze wasp stung me on my index finger… Continue reading Neuropsychology Test
Wife’s Endoscopy
Wife’s Endoscopy Today, not only is the Mother-In-Law still in the hospital, but my wife had an Endoscopy today and she is having a very difficult time coming out of the anesthesia she is really loopy all day today. Fun times. Average JoeWelcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on… Continue reading Wife’s Endoscopy
Mother in-law to the ER
Mother in-law to the ER I picked a good week to stop taking my meds. My wife’s mother was taken to the Emergency Room for high fever, dehydration, and upper abdominal pain. She arrived at the ER around 6. p.m, they ran a ton of tests and admitted her at 3 a.m. She had a… Continue reading Mother in-law to the ER
STOP!!!!
STOP!!!! So I stopped taking Cymbalta and waited for the side effects to stop. That is when I learned about Cymbalta withdrawal (more later). Average JoeWelcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the… Continue reading STOP!!!!
Cymbalta – Week 4
Cymbalta – Week 4 For now, the tachycardia and blood pressure seem to be back to normal, that is one of the good things about Cymbalta. One of the bad things is my sex drive, it is really weird, the thoughts just come and go, I can be thinking about sex one minute, and the… Continue reading Cymbalta – Week 4
Cymbalta – First three weeks
Cymbalta – First three weeks As stated earlier my neurologists prescribed Cymbalta 30 mg for me for the first week and then 60 mg from then on. When I was on the 30 mg, my family told me that they could see a difference in my moods and I was more like the old me.… Continue reading Cymbalta – First three weeks
Cymbalta – 60 mg – Day 4
Cymbalta – 60 mg – Day 4 OK, that failed, I tried it for two days, and I was still tired in the morning, Today I will try 12 hours apart and see how that works. Average JoeWelcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can… Continue reading Cymbalta – 60 mg – Day 4