I was taking duloxetine/cymbalta for 18 months and decided to stop it due to weight gain. Had the most hellish 4 days and couldn't cope so after checking on forums I got prescribed prozac to take for a few days to help with the withdrawal symptoms. Have been off all antidepressants now for 16 days and not coping at all. Still extremely dizzy/vertigo and having brain zaps plus crying constantly and unable to function except walking my puppy to the park, even then i get exhausted, can't talk to other dog walkers and burst into tears once im home.
Does anybody have any advice on how long this will last and how long until i can live and work again? I was on paxil/paroxetine in my early 20s for 5 years and remember the hellish withdrawals after stopping that but cant remember when i started to feel normal again. I was medication free for 6 years after that until having a breakdown.
Just want to start living life again