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The Dog That Bit Me
Jul. 31st, 2009 07:56 amSo, I'm back on the cymbalta, temporarily. I managed to get something approximating decent sleep last night and don't seem to be suffering from any "brain zaps" [1] this morning. Today I'm calling the doc and setting up an appointment to start getting the dosage cut more slowly. I do want to be rid of this stuff. :P
-The Gneech
[1] This is a peculiar phenomenon associated with cymbalta withdrawal. You know how the ambient hiss of background noise changes if you clench your teeth? Brain zaps are very similar sort of throbs, often several in rapid succession, and sound remarkably like the popping noises from the fire swamp in The Princess Bride. They're not painful, exactly, but they're stress-inducing and very unpleasant. You'll be sitting there just fine, then suddenly "PFF! PFFPFF!" and everything from your ears backward and halfway down your shoulders is tensed up.
-The Gneech
[1] This is a peculiar phenomenon associated with cymbalta withdrawal. You know how the ambient hiss of background noise changes if you clench your teeth? Brain zaps are very similar sort of throbs, often several in rapid succession, and sound remarkably like the popping noises from the fire swamp in The Princess Bride. They're not painful, exactly, but they're stress-inducing and very unpleasant. You'll be sitting there just fine, then suddenly "PFF! PFFPFF!" and everything from your ears backward and halfway down your shoulders is tensed up.
