My sister just ended up in the hospital for a week after trying to taper off from Cymbalta, which according to the doctors she's dealing with doesn't have any withdrawal symptoms. Like so many others, she had been prescribed 5 different chemicals in the attempt to find the "right chemical balance" for her. And apparently the manufacturer doesn't make it easy to taper down, since the pills are only available in time release capsule form.
So how do the doctors respond? The answer is to just go back on the drug. Obviously since Cymbalta has no withdrawal symptoms her problems are just proof she still needs the chemicals.
Having gone through the withdrawal process from antidepressants myself over 10 years ago, I think the medical assessment is completely ridiculous. In my experience all of these chemicals are likely to have withdrawal symptoms, (and a few thousand posters on the internet seem to agree). Cymbalta only has no proven withdrawal symptoms because Doctors and drug companies refuse to acknowledge evidence otherwise. I have very little confidence in the American medical system and it seems the situation keeps getting worse.
Just a word of caution for anybody taking or considering taking these drugs.
