Exhaustion
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I posted a while back. I've been on Prozac for three months now. I think I'm doing ok. My mood has lifted quite a bit but .....
I cannot wake up in the mornings. I sleep 11 hrs straight and still struggle to open my eyes in the morning. I switched taking my tablet from night Tim to morning. I think it's helping a bit. But I still wake up feeling like I've had hardly any sleep. Is this normal ? Should I be feeling this drowsy in the morning ?
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lisab12 kim59492
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I have been taking Prozac 20mg for 9 weeks. The last few weeks I am struggling to wake up also. I feel like I can barely open my eyes. Once I am up I am fine but I am so sleepy in the mornings and my dreams are so vivid. sometimes i cannot tell the difference between reality and my dreams. i feel like this is normal. I am less sleepy in the afternoons now then i used to be. What other side effects do you get? I get GI stuff like loose bowels, restless legs especially at night, which doesnt bother me too much. I dont get the awful anxiety and chest pain I used to.
hope you are doing ok?
kim59492 lisab12
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im thinking of coming off them, ive been on them almost 5 months now.
my dreams are vivid too. I wake up and my mind is jumping all over the place my thoughts are jumbled up. Once im up im ok too, but i cannot even open my eyes until 11am if im not working and if i am working i have to literally force myself to get up. It hasnt eased my anxiety much but i dont et angry i dont seem to have much emotion.
But i cant deal with the drowsiness in the mornings. Im going to do another post to see if others find same problems.
lisab12 kim59492
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Its pretty tough. 5 months is a good go. Ive only been on 20mg for 9 weeks. Maybe try and talk to your GP as it is not good to sleep until 11am. I wake up at 6am most days but i try and sleep in one or two days a week. I understand how your emotions get affected. I still cry and feel but on a lesser degree. My partner and I are going through tough times,
yes ive cried but because of the fluox i am managing it. Plus i have a full on new role at work.
I wish you all the best and hope you can get through this time