Feeling okay. Been having bouts of fatigue, flu-like symptoms, muscle aches, and anxiety. Didn't sleep well last night. Dog woke me up not long after I woke to use the bathroom, never really got solid sleep after that. Overdid it on my PT and walking the previous couple days. Got a little too confident after a slight increase seemed to lower the pain. Pretty sure the overworking myself plus lack of sleep flared my duloxetine discontinuation symptoms today. Have to be up early for PT tomorrow so heading to bed now. Better days ahead!
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Valium — Started 02/2025, max of 20mg — current 10mg - holding | Lexapro 5mg - Started 9/25 | Prozac 10mg — Started 8/13/26 — Ended 9/2 | Cymbalta 20mg - 1 month, 40mg - 6 months, 60mg - 1 month, 90mg - a few days, 60mg - 1 month, 40mg - 15 days, 20mg - 3 weeks, discontinued 8/13/26 | LDN 4.5mg - 1 year - discontinued | with clinician
You hit the nail on the head, overdoing PT and missing sleep will absolutely flare up withdrawal symptoms. The fatigue and flu-like stuff are classic duloxetine discontinuation effects, and they love to show up when you're run down. Glad you recognize the pattern and are getting to bed early, that's the right call. Good luck at PT tomorrow.
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