For some reason my old nurse practitioner had me stop effexor or cold turkey and I didn't have any withdrawal effects that I remember. But I've never really had withdrawal effects from quitting any med. I usually just feel better afterward. Never tried cymbalta but my wellbutrin is working pretty well and my pdoc won't even prescribe me any snris because he's convinced they will cause mania even though effexor didn't cause it at all. He's just ultra conservative and I hate it. He won't even evaluate me for adhd and I've been asking him for months and he's already said he would never prescribe me a stimulant because of potential mania even though I've taken stimulants before and those didn't cause mania either. The only things that seem to cause mania are extreme stress and extended sleep loss. No med has ever made me manic. I was even on celexa for over two years right before I was diagnosed and that ssri didn't even cause mania. My pdoc is just ridiculously paranoid and med-centric. He didn't even listen to me when I suggested that my last breakthrough manic symptoms were caused by the stress of finals week last term. I'm getting fed up with him. Sorry to rant.