Anyone on Duloxetine?!

Anyone on Duloxetine?

I have just been decreasing my Venlafaxine (Effexor) from 375mg very slowly, as I am now being puton Duloxetine (currently 60mg) but I am finding it difficult and am feeling awful. I know the withdrawal from Venlafaxine can be pretty bad, so have done it over about 5 weeks and I know that people can feel pretty crappy when they start new meds. But I just feel really crap. Anyone else been there?

4 weeks ago
Erm was hoping for some real advice . . . whisky is certainly not going to help me!

4 weeks ago
Thanks sandwich. My Psychiatrist is great and he made me come down to 75mg of Venlafaxine before I started the Duloxetine. I just feel like my head is going to explode, my legs are really heavy and I am soooo tired.

Nothing else to do but take it slowly.
I'm surprised that you've been put on another medication before having been weaned off the old one.
Get a second opinion on that if poss.