On the advice of my pcp, I began ramping up on Cymbalta and Buspirone 6/16/26; and began ramping down on 7/17. The side effects of fatigue, dizziness and lack of appetite were overwhelming. Using hyperbolic tapering and struggling with severe fatigue

I started tapering a month ago off of 20 mg cymbalta. I got a cold last week and my fatigue has dramatically increased. Has anyone else experienced massive fatigue during a virus while tapering? Thank you

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8 hours ago, Jwolfe said:

On the advice of my pcp, I began ramping up on Cymbalta and Buspirone 6/16/26; and began ramping down on 7/17. The side effects of fatigue, dizziness and lack of appetite were overwhelming.

I am sorry to read, medical professionals unfortunately don't understand that jumping doses around can cause a lot of issues for people.

As requested above, could you please give us a detailed breakdown of what doses you took on what dates and a little more information about why your pcp decided to move your doses around in June/July?

8 hours ago, Jwolfe said:

Using hyperbolic tapering and struggling with severe fatigue

Tapering whilst not stable is not adviced. It is likley you will want to hold your doses where they are for the moment. As I said above, understanding your history a little better will help us comment further.

Tapering Information

 

In the mean time this is what I would do if I were you:

 

-Stay Hydrated 

 

-Eat a good clean whole food diet, avoiding processed foods and sugars.

 

-Stay away from caffeine, alcohol and antihistamines and any other psychoactive substances.

 

Supplements are to be avoided initially, as they often irritate our nervous systems. Try to get your nutrition through food.

 

Down the line, you may wish to introduce Fish Oil and Magnesium. Those who can tolerate them have found them calming to the nervous system. Be careful try one at a time and start low and see how you get on should you choose to try them.

 

A daily walk is very important as much as you can manage, if you can manage it. Gets you your fresh air and Vitamin D does wonders for your mind!

 

You are very welcome here and I hope you find the site supportive.

8 hours ago, Jwolfe said:

I started tapering a month ago off of 20 mg cymbalta. I got a cold last week and my fatigue has dramatically increased. Has anyone else experienced massive fatigue during a virus while tapering? Thank you

I moved this post to your intro thread, we like to keep all questions about our journey mainly in our intro topics. We accept new threads in other areas of the site, but these need to be more than just one line questions and are strictly at the moderators discretion. Thank you :)

It is very common to feel a set back or worsening of symptoms when we get sick.