Does the tiredness go away???

Hi Nicole how long have you been taking Flux? I'm coming up to 7 weeks & I still feel tired & struggle to get out of bed even though I'm awake because of the lethargy. Doctor has advised me to get more except exercise by doing a couple of brisk daily walks.

Hi Nicole

Yes it does go away, it took between 6-8 weeks but after that I slowly starting to get some energy back. Until then I felt everything was a struggle & had to have a nap most days.

Iv now been on fluoxetine 12 weeks & the last two weeks iv managed to stay awake all day which is quite an achievement for me!!!

Take it one step at a time & if you can have a nap when your tired, people forget depression is an illness & your body needs rest to recover.

Take care, I hope you feel better soon.

Katie x

Hi all

I'm on week 8 - yawning in spells, napping in spells, very stiff and swollen neck (may be related to my new blood pressure tablets tho').

Have felt brighter for about 10 days maybe, not 100%, maybe 70%. Sleep is problem at night - getting me down a bit as not sure if it is just the Fluoxetine, the stiff neck and or the bad back ive had for 5 months.

Ups and downs, swings and roundabouts, oh-hum!

I am just starting my 4th week and still feeling dreadfully tired, mainly because I am not sleeping properly during the night, but I do feel things are a little better and I have had a couple of days where I have managed to stay awake all day. I do feel a little more positive about things so despite the side effects, I do feel they are worth sticking with, life now doesn't look quite as black - more dark gray! Good luck, I hope you get through x