Cymbalta/Yentreve (Duloxetine) severe side-effects

In previous Cymbalta (duloxetine) trials, five individuals committed suicide, amongst them Traci Johnson, 19, a healthy volunteer with no recent history of depression. Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine) is most closely related to Wyeth's SSNRI Effexor/Efexor (venlafaxine).

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In a display of arrogance and defiance, in the midst of federal investigations into the marketing & safety of antidepressants, the FDA has approved Eli Lilly's antidepression, stress urinary incontinence & diabetic nerve pain drug, Cymbalta (Yentreve, Xeristar, Duloxetine), regardless serious risk of liver toxicity, risk of suicide & self-harm and risk of violent behavior in children and adults. Lilly's press release announced:

"Cymbalta, a balanced and potent reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine."

Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine) acts on both norepinephrine and serotonin receptors, much like the old tricyclic antidepressants do. Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine) is most closely related to the SSNRI Effexor (venlafaxine), Wyeth's antidepressant. In earlier clinical trials, Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine) had failed to demonstrate its effectiveness as an antidepressant and there were four participants who had committed suicide whilst taking Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine). Traci Johnson, 19, a healthy volunteer with no recent history of depression, joined a later trial in early January 2004. She was the fifth participant who committed suicide on the 7th of February 2004, by hanging herself in Lilly Laboratory for Clinical Research. She initially had been given Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine) but, at the time of her death, had been taking a placebo for four days.  Another SSNRI, Effexor (venlafaxine), which is most closely related to the Lilly SSNRI Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine), has listed side-effects such as:

akathisia & mania, delirium, hallucinations and paranoid delusion, following use or discontinuation of the drug.

What could have happened to Traci Johnson?

With the latest knowledge regarding severe withdrawal reactions that are repeatedly being observed in SSRI/SSNRI discontinuation, as reported by physicians in Effexor, it is not difficult to understand that Traci Johnson suffered from severe withdrawal reactions(Below) after discontinuation of Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine).

Take notice that also non SSRI anti-depressants (and even Ritalin) may interact (primary or secondary) with the serotonergic (or serotoninergic) system in the brain.

 

Addiction & Withdrawal Side Effects

Withdrawal side-effects/reactions from (SSRI) Anti-depressants which may be seen within 8-hours, often includes a spontaneously experience of a "flu-like" syndrome, feeling "crummy", tired, achy, etc..

In addition to the flu-like symptoms: anxiety, dizziness, fatigue, headache, migraine-like feelings, nerves jangling when moving eyes, continuous indigestion, neck and back pain, psychotic features such as visual and/or audial hallucinations/illusions, insomnia, nausea, restlessness, "electrical shock" like phenomena/electrical surges or shocks through the head and/or body, hyper-sensitivity of the nervous system to light, sound, colours & stressors, tremors, tinnitus and a vertiginous-like experience, depressive thoughts, suicidal thoughts, homicidal thoughts, extreme anger, severe agitation, extreme irritability, "over-reacting", ringing in ears and throbbing in head, vomiting, paranoia, aggressive behaviour, rollercoaster emotions rapidly following up on eachother, out of character behaviour, severe malaise, general dysphoria, derealization, panic attacks.

 

WHY HANGING? Why such a violent method? Eli Lilly's Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine) is a drug that similar to Eli Lilly's Prozac (Sarafem, fluoxetine) acts on serotonin and next to it on nor-epinephrine in the brain. It is not a coincidence that violent methods of suicide have been associated with the serotonin acting drug Prozac before. Clearly, Cymbalta (Yentreve, duloxetine) is another very powerful mind-altering and potentially lethal new SSNRI antidepressant, stress urinary incontinence & diabetic nerve pain medication to protect yourself from and especially your children.

 

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