Anyone recovery on fluoxetine?
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Almost 7 months and still having low days?
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Posted , 5 users are following.
Almost 7 months and still having low days?
2 likes, 7 replies
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betsy0603 Dengirl29
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Richo67 Dengirl29
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As good as some of the days have been for me, the side effects (though lessened) never fully went away.
I have pretty much had enough of the stuff.
I am back down to 20mg and will continue this now until i am in a position to decide whether this was ever right for me.
It did the job, no doubt.
It lifted me - sometimes too much.
On the bad days, it has been sad - very low, but some of this has been due to the side effects.
I want to be off them for christmas, but i dont know if i can cope fully without them.
What dose are you on now?
I have felt a little better each time i have dropped a dose. This may be psycological however it is spelt !
chris1965 Dengirl29
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I am in a similar position just now and I'm at almost 11 months. I find it really frustrating as I've had a spell of a few good months. Current daily doseage is 40mg upped from 20mg at the start of the year. I posted about 4 months ago as I'd started to feel better but then had an unexpected 'blip', which only lasted a few days. I hope the way I'm feeling now goes just as quickly as it arrived. From the information I've seen on here it seems that low days and periods of anxiety are part of the illness. Try to keep positive and carry on as normal if possible, as hard as it might be.
karen76145 chris1965
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I've also been on flouxetine for almost 8 months and feel like I'm in a set back. I was slowly progressing amidst ups and downs of depression and anxiety, but this last week or two I feel like I've gone backwards. Having a hard time with anxiety. Not sure what to do.
chris1965 karen76145
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It seems to be the cruel way anxiety and depression work, in that you can be going along quite nicely and then all of a sudden, and for no reason, you are knocked back again. I contact my Doctor today for advice on if I should up my doseage. He has suggested psychological therapy rather than upping the dose. Not sure what this will involve, as I've tried various things over the years including hypnotherapy, CBT and EFT.
betsy0603 karen76145
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betsy0603 chris1965
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If depression/anxiety pop up without any reason why, then I'd expect it is a drug side effect.