Cymbalta is an antidepressant that comes under a category of drugs known as selective serotonin and nor-epinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). Cymbalta influences chemicals in the brain that become imbalanced or disturbed. Cymbalta can be used to treat GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) and MDD (Major Depressive Disorder). It is also used to treat Fibromyalgia, the chronic pain disorder and Diabetic Neuropathy, pain afflicted by nerve damage in diabetic patients.

Cymbalta withdrawal can be tough to deal with, and they can vary from person to person. The withdrawal symptoms actually come to the fore when the medicine is no longer taken; and can last from one week to almost twenty days. Here are the different types of Cymbalta withdrawal symptoms:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Aggressive mindset
• Blurred vision
• Concentration impairment
• Constipation
• Crying spells
• Dizziness
• Diarrhea
• Fatigue
• Flatulence
• Flu-like symptoms
• Hallucinations
• High sensitivity
• Indigestion
• Irritability
• Insomnia
• Lack of coordination
• Lethargy
• Nausea
• Nervousness
• Paranoia
• Repetitive thoughts
• Sleep disturbances
• Stomach cramps
• Tinnitus (buzzing or ringing sound in the ear)
• Vivid dreams

In order to cope with Cymbalta withdrawal, the best thing to do is to keep your doctor informed about your depression or anxiety problem; and how you are progressing with the medication. Do not stop the medicine on your own accord, check with him or her about when to do so.

The time when you start taking the medication also matters. It is recommended that you start taking Cymbalta at a time when you are not going to be doing too many things and have more free time in your hands. Throughout the time when you are taking the drug, make sure that you are not having too much workload or tension. So by the time, your course of taking the medicine is over, you will not have any triggers that will escalate the withdrawal symptoms.

It is a sure thing that you are going to feel withdrawal symptoms no matter when you quit. So your doctor will probably give you dosage in such a way that the experience is minimized. In other words, your doctor will probably taper off the medicine by decreasing the dosage gradually.

Realize that when you get withdrawals, your body is actually getting back to its former self. You can ease the situations by drinking lots of water and consuming fruits and vegetables that are an organic source of vitamins. You should report the progress of the medication to your doctor every two weeks. In case, it is difficult to cope with withdrawals, you should let the doctor know; they will put you a different medication. For instance, he may put you on a low dose Prozac, an SSRI with relatively minor withdrawal symptoms when you stop it completely.