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11 days on fluoxetine and my body vibrates.

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dana84408
dana84408

Hi I been on fluoxetine for 11 days now and my body vibrates like a internal shakiness nervous type, will it go away? In the morning is the worst and is hard for me to go sleep I get this muscle jerks and I can't relax, thanks for your help.

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  • louise10457
    louise10457 dana84408

    Posted

    Hi there, I’ve been on fluoxetine for a few months now an also experienced this initially, it did pass for me and the benefits of the drug now definitely outweigh the side effects I had. Stick with it a while longer, maybe try taking your dose at a different time of the day to try and aid sleep a little more? I wish you all the best. 
  • jill19850
    jill19850 dana84408

    Posted

    Hi Dana- I had horrific anxiety from it and had to get off..just couldn't handle it. Hopefully, your experience will be more like louise's. Good luck to you. :-)

    • dana84408
      dana84408 jill19850

      Posted

      Oh no, are you on something else? I heard it's really bad at first but it gets better, I really hope this passes soon! Thank you jill.

    • jill19850
      jill19850 dana84408

      Posted

      I didn’t start anything else. Too scared. My anxiety was unbelievable. Didn’t sleep for 2 days and couldn’t sit still.. literally paced for hours on end. Hope your experience is better!!!
    • dana84408
      dana84408 jill19850

      Posted

      I'm sorry I hope you find something that works for you😊

  • zack81740
    zack81740 dana84408

    Posted

    im having the same side effects on day 8, muscle twitches in foot arms thighs you name it!

  • lilly40884
    lilly40884 dana84408

    Posted

    Hello,

    Yup! same thing happened to me in the beginning. I felt my kinda tingly or something internally. The mornings are always the worse for me. I think that side effect started going away after about 3 weeks or so for me. It is really annoying all the side effects that Flu can bring, but after the medication starts working, things become better.

    I hope you start feeling better soon 😃

  • dave94994
    dave94994 dana84408

    Posted

    It was the same for me during the first few weeks. It felt like I'd had far too much coffee, but that gradually faded over time. I still feel it a little, but can't tell if I got used to it or it's far milder. Either way it isn't a problem any more,

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