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Fluoxetine and driving.

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rudy41295
rudy41295

Hi all.

Has anyone had problems while taking fluoxetine and driving? I've been quite "not with it" and today was quite bad. I blacked out briefly and I'm worried when I have to go back to work next week and driving.

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  • rob03933
    rob03933 rudy41295

    Posted

    I took it for about two weeks and I had a lot of anxiety and head pressure constantly and was kind of zoned out a lot. I had to stop taking it but it supposed to get better the longer you take it but I would talk to whoever prescribed it to you about your symptoms.
    • rob03933
      rob03933 rudy41295

      Posted

      Yes I drive for a living which made it impossible for me to keep taking it because I couldn't keep working feeling zoned out or with constant head pressure.

  • thomas96833
    thomas96833 rudy41295

    Posted

    Hello.

    I didn't drive for the first two weeks on this. I just didn't feel confident or safe. My reaction times were very slow and I just felt zoned out. Not to mention enhanced anxiety was horrible.

    Ended up stopping due to this sadly

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