Hello Ocean Swimmer. Thanks for sharing this. Over the years, I've taken myself off of med's with no problem. Most recently I had been on the maximum recommended dosage of Cymbalta. When I decided to go off of it, I sought my pdoc's recommendation for tapering off. He recommended a schedule that took me from the maximum recommended dosage down to zero over the course of two weeks. I thought this seemed very fast. But I did it & had no serious problems as a result.

I'm sure there are people who encounter problems for one reason or another. But it's certainly not a given. Thanks for sharing your success!