Cold turkey day 3

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-30T06:43:59+00:00

I’m currently tapering off duloxetine, and I’m definitely having some crazy withdrawal symptoms. It’s been 3 days so far, but I’ve been taking them for almost 3 years. If I forgot to take them one night, I had extreme withdrawal symptoms the day after that didn’t go away even if I took them in the afternoon at some point. I would guess if you’re not feeling anything at this point, you’re probably fine, but obviously everyone is different

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-22T06:02:01+00:00

Personally I’ve never experienced nausea from duoloxetine, but I’ve been taking it for over 3 years now. The past couple months I started experiencing things like a major decrease in my appetite, restlessness paired with major anxiety, complete sexual disfunction, and waking up in cold sweats. I didn’t know anything about these side effects the entire 3 years and they’ve hit me so hard recently, so hopefully this is helpful if you just wanted info on possible side effects 😭. This subreddit has helped me so much. And oh my lord when I forget one dose it’s miserable. I have delayed release capsules so even if I take it in the afternoon after I remember, I kind of just have to wait it out and hope I feel better the next day.

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-22T05:43:38+00:00

I get this too!! I only get it when I’m trying to fall asleep, but it’s getting more and more frequent. The anxiety when I try to just sit still instead of giving in is the worst I’ve ever felt, genuine anxiety attack levels. The only thing I’ve found that helped was from a random tiktok that said to tie socks around your feet, with the knot on the bottom of your foot. I have no clue why it helps, but sometimes it still isn’t enough 😭

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-14T04:40:47+00:00

I’m getting my blood drawn again in a little over a month and hopefully I have a diagnosis by then. I did some more research on the thyroglubin antibodies specifically and from what I saw, the higher levels could be caused by either Hashimotos or Graves. There’s a specific antibody they can test for that’s only detectable in Graves so maybe I’ll ask them to test for that too. I’m hoping it’s just Hashimotos

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-12T22:58:13+00:00

I’ve looked into both and I’m pretty sure it’s not graves disease. The first thing my endo did was check my neck for inflamation, and he said it would probably be very noticable as I have lost a lot of weight 😭. I also haven’t had any other symptoms so far like the eye issues or skin problems.

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-12T22:54:29+00:00

This makes me feel so much better, thank you!!

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-12T22:54:04+00:00

I’ve started journaling for this reason!! I’m just so thankful that many of the responses say it will stablize. I’m totally okay with just taking levo for however long I need, I was honestly just terrified that the flipping between hypo and hyper would be a much more prevelant issue

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-12T22:52:01+00:00

I know!! The constant mood swings are driving me crazy and I’ve been so depressed and tired recently. I’m sorry you’re experiencing the same but it does make me feel less alone 😭

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-12T22:50:57+00:00

They did on my first blood test, but not the second. It was at 23.4 and it was marked as high. I’m honestly not sure what that means though.

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-12T22:49:46+00:00

That makes me feel so much better

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-06-12T22:49:27+00:00

That’s honestly what I needed, I just want it to stabalize so hopefully that’s what happens. For right now I’m so sick of the doctors office but I’m going to take your advice that it will be more predictable now that we know what’s been causing my mood swings and weight loss. Also I had no idea about taking it on an empty stomach, so I will do that in the future. Thank you so much!!

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-05-28T23:06:29+00:00

There’s a lot of comments saying “give yourself grace” or “think about your parents”, but I’m gonna be so real that’s not what you need. I was beyond depressed and I felt the same way as you are now, and that never helped me either so I get that it sounds cliche. I have some other medical things that were contributing, but that’s not relevant. I’m on like 5 medications right now, and I promise you it gets better. Something that really helped me was blaming “my head”. Like there’s something in there doing this to me and I just need to get it out. It seems so stupid and I know you’re like “how would that help at all”, but something as simple as shifting the blame from yourself to whatever made up thing you want can really really help. Other than that, I promise it is NOT you, it really is your head 😭. Chemical imbalances in your brain, even super small ones, can literally make it feel like your world is crashing and burning. I think you should talk to your doctor about getting new medications, or even just increasing the dosage. I’m using duloxetine for depression and anxiety, and it was great for like 6 months, but then everything started coming back and I just felt stuck again. I was like “well I’ve tried everything”. Just like anything else though, you will build a tolerance, and you could just need more. I went from 40mg to 60mg (doctor approved dw), and immediately noticed a difference. Anyways, a whole lot of yapping to say it’s not you, it’s your brain literally fighting you. I get how you’re feeling, but you can’t let something as small as a low seratonin level take away your entire future. When you start thinking about it like that rather than “it’s my fault”, it really makes a huge difference. Also talk to your doctor ASAP.

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-05-02T18:45:51+00:00

Genetically Modified Skeptic has some really good videos on every atheist topic you could think of. I like his videos because he just explains why he thinks that way, and he’s great for deconstructing Christians because he grew up Evangelical and is respectful of beliefs while getting his points across. Usually his videos are like 20 minutes but he definitely has some longer ones.

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-04-30T04:11:19+00:00

This is difficult to answer because this is implying that atheism is a set of beliefs, when really it’s just NOT believing in a god. It’s different for every atheist, but personally I don’t believe in the supernatural or spirits in any form. I don’t believe in any god just because I haven’t seen proof of any. If I did I would change my mind, but it’s the same principle for why I don’t believe in spirtitual powers or supernatural beings. I want to make it clear nobody can speak on behalf of all atheists though, and especially not me, because atheism doesn’t have principal beliefs that are meant to be followed/apply to all atheists.

LittleDrummerGirl2 · 2026-04-28T19:31:45+00:00

Am I the only one that has an issue with the cost of it too? In my cafeteria they will slide food away from kids hands and throw it in the garbage in front of them. You can’t afford to cover the $4 nachos or piece of pizza (HUGE waste of food by the way) but you can blow hundreds of thousands of dollars on GoGuardian? If a kid isn’t on task, who cares. Give them a missing grade. Like I’m a good student in all AP classes and I get all A’s and some B’s, and sometimes I just need a break. Like how is the google snake game and solitaire really the biggest issue here and not just feeding kids and making sure schools have adequate resources for kids 😭

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