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Fluoxcine advice please

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hay24466
hay24466

Hi need advice please I have been on fluoxetine for 9 days now and feel alot better than I did on citalopram but keep having thoughts of seucid but the thing is I don't want to end my life and never have...I also don't sleep great sweat alot in the night and just feel uneasy...has any one else had any thing like this and will it get better I was on citalopram for 6 weeks it made me feel awful just dont want to waste my time with this if it's not going to help

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  • david_25160
    david_25160 hay24466

    Posted

    hey hay hows it going? my advice would be to stick it out a while longer, fluoxetine is very good at its job, just painfully slow at doing it, things improve so gradually its not surprising people give up taking it, reckon on average 8-12 weeks for best benefits to be had, but we're all different so it maybe that you get goodness earlier, or perhaps like some have to take a bigger dose. hopefully the suicidal thoughts will go before long for you, I had them but never really wanted to die, perhaps the fluoxetine in some weird way makes us think these things in the early days. hopefully you have famiky and friends to offer you support through these difficult times, also on here there are s0me lovely people with great advice and mountains of support so its worth checking in now and then! good luck with everything, do hope your recovery starts real soon smile
    • hay24466
      hay24466 david_25160

      Posted

      Thank u david...it really helps talking to people that are going through it...its just so bloody hard at times ....I do have family and friends that are there but dont like to worry them....its just horrible to feel like this...but I am doing every thing u can to help my self just don't feel like the normal me and thats all I want....but thanks for your support
  • vix167
    vix167 hay24466

    Posted

    Hi hay

    Totally sympathise, I did 8 wks cit before flu but changed cos it completely wiped me out and didnt improve my symptoms. Been on flu 12wks now and went thru lots side effects, incl poor sleep n nights sweats but these have started to ease now n get them less n less.

    Physical symptoms for me eased wk 6-8 but some people improve much sooner. Apart from background anxiety and very blue feeling im so much better than I was but I have medical stuff going on which could well be causing that. Ive discussed a change of dose with dr if I dont perk up.

    It can be a long road recovering from depression and having the side effects of meds too. Ive not had such dark thoughts but others on this forum have, dont hesitate to go back to your dr or out of hours or even call n talk with mind or samaritans if you need to but do tell someone about your thoughts, dont let them build up quietly.

    Hope that today is better for, youre not alone theres lots of lovely people who are or have been through the same.

    Good luck n hope you improve soon. There is light at the end of this tunnel:-)

    Vix

    • hay24466
      hay24466 vix167

      Posted

      Hi vix thanks for message... today is ok but hard feeling very agatated. ..up again with these horriable thoughts I hate them today isnt one of my best day but husband is doing my head in and kids are playing up so that is probably why....these pills are so much better than citalopram I had such a bad time on them....just hate these thoughts just want them to go ...just trying to stay strong and calm as dont want any more panic attacks...but thanks for comment
  • pippa85162
    pippa85162 hay24466

    Posted

    Hi hay, how have you been going? I'm on week 2 of fluoxetine and feel no better. I'm on it for bulimia. Have you started to feel better yet? Did you experience weight gain? 
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