Feeling worse after 6 weeks on Fluoxetine.....is this normal??
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Hi
I started 20mg fluoxetine 6.5 weeks ago, and increased to 40mg 2 weeks ago. I am starting to feel worse the past few days, anxiety is awful, low mood and no energy at all. Is it normal to feel this at this point? as I thought I would be improving, not getting worse. Should I stick it out or come off?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Donna xx
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Guest donna30993
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Hi everyone I'm 21 and been on some journey so far with my anxiety ..
I have been on a few antipsychotics and have recently been on one for 3 months however it was giving me low mood and no energy and did a bit for my anxiety but I decided to switch . SO FAR I've been on fluoxetine for 10 days and I CAN SAY these past 10 days have been torture . I am having obsessive thoughts all the time !!! My mind is having so many fixated worrisome thoughts that are v intrusive for example the thought of looking at another women inappropriately in pool changing room and her approaching me about it ... there crazy thoughts .... and I'm straight btw . But anyway these thoughts are really. Bothering me ... I'm also stressing about bumping into certain people whilst out and that I will have a panic attack and they will see it .... and I am fixated on bumping into a particular individual because I might have a panic attack again.. all these things have started severely since I started the antidepressant as If my anxiety and thoughts are worse ... and I didn't have these on the antipsychotic but it gave me low mood .. so far I have noticed more energy and my mood is fine but my thoughts and anxiety is hay wire .. what will I do ? Continue with the meds. ? It's day 10 
fml 
lookingonwards Guest
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Push on thru.. it is normal and you may have some more... just remember it is your brain telling you really crappy stories!! You are in control of all of this... it is a roller coaster going on these meds and they are not a quick fix... but like anything as humans do we have a habit of quitting where if we just used the strength that is in us all we would get thru... when you have these nutty thoughts think to yourself "if a stranger was telling me that they were thinking like this... what would I tell them to settle them down" .... you are not crazy...
Guest lookingonwards
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Thank you so much . I just hope that it works for me and fixes me(if it does , I will put up with these thoughts for now ) I'm going to let everyone know how I get on here in september or maybe sooner I hope it is good
lookingonwards Guest
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hopelesspanda Guest
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i was/am in the position that you were... i was just wondering if you could post an update on how youre doing, hopefully well xx
thanks
Guest hopelesspanda
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Hi there . I stayed on the Prozac for 3.5 months at this point I started having hallucinations , collapsing , my mind started going back in time acting out that I was a child , I developed psychosis and had a happy trip and also had high anxiety and bad sleep . Ammm I ended up in the hospital over these meds at the 3 month mark . I'm 21 I don't drink or take drugs . It was a Prozac induced high . Am I stopped it and took an antipsychotic for 5 weeks to neutralise it all . I'm now 5 weeks med free and will not be returning to meds again ever
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mrs_susan74280 Guest
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HI what one was you on first I took lexapro, made me sweat and no appertight, now prozac week 11, 10mg, shakeing inside, surges 6am in the mornings nearing going into panic attacks, nervous rotten, feel no better, hasn't worked for my anxiety at all, waiting for appoinment with pysictrist, I have thoughts in the morning and songs repeated in head,
danny37079 mrs_susan74280
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Ej1997 Guest
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hi
did the antipsychotic get you back to normal fully like you were pre-med? had similar situation with every ssri i tried and im still messed up from it
Dengirl29 donna30993
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Just looking for encouragement. I've been on fluoxetine for 2 years and was doing well. I recently 4 weeks prior had my prescription filled and it was a different manufacturer. It could be in my head but it seems my depression and anxiety has been coming back. My dosage was supposed to be increased to 20mg but I've trying to slowly do it. I took 15 mg last night and woke up to extreme anxiety/intrusive thoughts at 4 am.
mrs_susan74280 Dengirl29
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Dengirl29 mrs_susan74280
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I’m currently taking the Teva brand in capsules 20mg. I’ve been on it for quite a while. Try to take it the same time everyday. I take mine in the morning because if not I dream all night. It takes 5 or 6 months to really even out. Try to do something to keep your mind off of it. I know it’s really hard but it really does get better. Prayers for a fast recovery. Also look up Katecogs she helped me a lot through my dark times. ❤️
pam18344 donna30993
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In the same boat Donna , increased to 60mg last Monday and feel worse! Going back to gp in two and half weeks time for assessment , maybe yiu should do the same !! Feel defeated as didn't expect to feel like this , good luck!!
lookingonwards pam18344
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