10 weeks on fluoxetine, when does it get better?
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Hi I'm Mikayla, I take 10 mg of Prozac or fluoxetine the past 9 or 10 weeks. I felt pretty much fine but still had side effects here and there and then the last few days I've been feeling so hyper. To the point where I have to take my Xanax to calm down cause I feel like my head was going to explode. Today I woke up feeling sad. Extremely sad. I cried for three hours. I even thought I should go to a hospital and admit myself because lately I've been having horrible thoughts about somehing bad happening to me. Not suicidal thoughts of killing myself just thoughts of something bad happening to me. Like maybe while I'm driving in afraid I'll lose control and wreck on purpose. I obviously never think I'll do it but I'm always scared that since I don't feel like myself at all on this medicine I feel it's going to make something bad happen to me. Idk. Should I be this depressed on ten weeks? Should I up my dose?
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missfifi mikayla1226
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Hi Miikayla. I was sorry to read that you are having such a difficult time with the meds. I've been taking 20mg for almost 3 months and still have some very bad days, scary thoughts, etc. My GP told me that the rate of progress varies from patient to patient. Some start to feel an improvement after a matter of weeks, with others it can take months. I know that it is easy to feel disheartened, but I really think that you should discuss this with your GP. Have you been having regular review sessions with your GP? If not, I really think that you should make an appointment and discuss your concerns re the dosage, etc. Best of luck.
mikayla1226 missfifi
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I have told my psych everything about this medicine she told me to keep giving it time. Which giving it time has helped. Things have gotten better but now I'm having somehing new. I've had brain zaps I think but I now have them and they feel ten times worse. Like a a horrible migraine times 100 but it only last like a minute. And comes and goes. Not sure what it is but hope it goes away
mikayla1226 missfifi
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And the back of my head feels so sore. Sometimes it aches back there a lot too. Ever since I've taken this medicine the back of my head has been sore my doctor said its allergies? But idk
missfifi mikayla1226
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The only problems I've experienced with my head is that some days I have a very bad headache, similar to a migraine. I usually experience this when I've not had enough sleep. The only thing I can say is that if you are experiencing new problems and they are causing you concern, go back to your doctor and discuss this. If it is allergies, maybe you can be given something to deal with them. At least that will be better than sitting worrying about it.
mikayla1226 missfifi
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Have you felt like depersonalizations or derealization taking this? Where things don't feel real around you. And you just don't feel real? I feel like that a lot. Today it's pretty bad
I thought it went away but it came back .
missfifi mikayla1226
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I would say that for the first few weeks I felt very detached from what was going on around me. This feeling of detachment was pretty much constant, irrespective of whatever situation I was in. It was strange to try and describe it to anyone, other than to say that I didn't feel a part of whatever was going on at the time, almost like "standing on the outside looking in". I don't know if that makes sense to you or if that's what you mean by depersonalization. I don't have that feeling constantly now and only occasionally experience it, usually if I am having a bad day. Looking back, I think it tailed off very gradually. My own experience with this medication is that it's working very slowly and gradually and I realise that I still have a way to go. However, as long as I am seeing some positive progress I try to remain focused on that and not to focus too much on the negative aspects, as that gives rise to anxiety, which we all know is a vicious circle. I am sorry that you have been having a bad day. Is there anything you do which helps to take your mind off how you're feeling or can distract you in some way? I find that sometimes going for a walk and getting a bit of fresh air helps lift my spirits. Do you maybe have someone you can talk to about how you're feeling? Try to stay positive and feel free to mail me any time you need to chat. Take care.