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Another taper today
Today is the first day of the new taper. Started at 60mg. Dropped to 30mg per the doctor (50%!!! Way too fast!) Then dropped 5%, then another 5%, then 10% of that- now another 10%. Today is day one of being on 21mg. Closer each and every day to being off this poison.
Seizures Thursday and Friday. Night terrors last night. But today…..
I woke this morning and walked barefoot through the dew drenched grass. I massaged the Earth with my feet. I watched a cyclone of vultures soar beautifully overhead. I met a new furry friend, a gorgeous long haired black cat with the most magical golden eyes. I felt the sun kiss my face, the breeze stroke my hair. I was serenaded by herons, cardinals and sparrows to the beat of a woodpecker looking for his breakfast. I breathed in and I knew that I was alive. I breathed out and smiled to Life.
Today is a beautiful day. Peace be with you all. ♥️🙏🌺👣
@santerineross
Had another #cymbaltawithdrawal induced #seizure tonight. #cymbaltasucks #youarenotalone #help4heather #symptoms
Nightmares
I don’t know how many nights I can go without a good nights sleep before I go bonkers. The #cymbalta withdrawal induced nightmares keep me up night after night. I have never experienced such a thing! I finally calm myself from one only to either fall right back into it, or just change the mental channel to a new nightmare. I wake in a sweat, heart pounding, mind reeling, filled with the anxiety that I was experiencing in the nightmare…only to repeat the cycle over and over again. My days are spent suffering from lack of sleep, and my nights are plagued with a never ending flow of stressful nightmares. I am exhausted. I am frustrated. I really hate Cymbalta. It is a terrible drug. If you are going off this poison and experience this, please take some comfort in knowing that you are not alone.
Bad body day today. Everything hurts. No sleep last night and indescribable #fatigue today. My #fibromyalgia and #cymbaltawithdrawal are ganging up on me. At least I have two loving kitty nurses to keep me company while I am #bedridden. There is always a silver lining; you just have to know how to look for it.
Sorry so long...
Sorry everyone- I have lost the past week or so.... all one big crazy haze. There was one day that I literally slept all day, all night and was in bed in that no-awake-but-not-asleep vegetable state. Then I had a few manic episodes where I was like a toddler that got into the candy jar. Then I was a zombie.... it is all one big blur as my memory has been that of a goldfish (3 seconds). I can't remember what I did just a minute ago...for example, I was holding a pill bottle in my hands, grabbed my water....then “woke up” as I was putting the pill bottle on the bedside table. Did I take the medicine? No clue....it was like my brain had turned off for a minute and I had zero memory of whether or not I actually took the pill. Now I have asked my beloved husband to watch me to make sure I take it. He even brings it to me so that I don't mistakenly take it twice.
BUT- despite being zonked most of the time, I have had some moments of clarity that give me great hope that i will be “me” again once I am off the Cymbalta. One day I was able to take the first standing shower in six months!!! I was sooooo excited! I did not fall, nor did I need to sit down during the shower. Woo-hoo! AND yesterday I cooked for the first time in years! Granted it was just a curried tofu scramble, but still- I stood up and cooked my own food!!!!! I wanted to cry I was so happy!
These may seem like little triumphs to any “normal” person, but to anyone chronically ill - you understand what a HUGE milestone those two things are.
Today is day 32 of being on 30mg instead of 60mg. I now realize that the 50% drop that the doctor recommended was WAY too fast, so after I stabilize a little more, I am going to begin a 10% taper. I will keep you posted!
Love and light to you! You are not alone!
This yard sale is going to rock! #Books #Records #Homebakedtreats & so much more. 100% helps #help4heather. Please share! <3
No seizures in 4 days! Celebrating the victory with sunshine and Shami kisses!
