What Causes Dizziness And Joint Pain While Weaning Off Of Cymbalta?

Posted on Thu, 27 Apr 2017

Question: I am weaning off cymbalta and having very bad pain in joints and muscles. Because I have had sweats and light head and dizzy ,no patience . Getting off the medicine is worse than taking it . Is this normal?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
it may happen

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

cymbalta and all similar drugs should be stopped gradually. Stopping them abruptly may cause various symptoms including: dizziness, headache, nausea, diarrhea, paresthesia, irritability, vomiting, insomnia, anxiety, sweating and fatigue. Stopping it may also make the symptoms of the initial disorder recur. When symptoms like the aforementioned ones occur, the dosage should be increased again and when only try to reduce it when the patient starts feeling better. The dosage should be reduced slower than the previous time.

You'd better talk with the treating doctor to discuss these symptoms and let the doctor supervise the withdrawal process.

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