 [ Symptoms ] what happens when you stop cold turkey taking cymbalta  i have been on cymbalta for 2 3 years and i cant afford it due to no employment what happens if i stop taking it [ Disease ] for the present symptoms of pars interarticularis along with medication you should also apply ice for a period of about 15 minutes 3 4 times a day and followed by stretching exercises a brace can also be used to relieve pain and improve symptoms take a rest of 3 4 weeks time in case if nothing still works then unfortunately surgery is the only option hope this helps