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fluoxetine day 38

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david_25160
david_25160

hello everybody, just a wee update from a chilly snow covered north Scotland. firstly I'm pretty certain I was'nt cut out to be an eskimo! too damn cold, brass monkey weather of what?? secondly, does anybody agree that hibernation should be an option for we humans as well as certain animals?? last but not least, my fluoxetine journey..... well it was going reasonably well but have had a relapse of sorts today in particular but it started yesterday I think, very anxious and shaky today and can't think of any outward reason apart from a side effect that I was hoping had buggered offski!! oh dear me, what a struggle it can be huh? I know everybody has their own particular symptoms and side effects but thought I'd pass on mine anyway. how is my adoring public today, hope you are all well? wink who loves ya baby.....

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  • mockingbird
    mockingbird david_25160

    Posted

    Hi David,

    I don't know if you already do this but my gp suggested taking the flu at night. It's been suggested to me before. I did try but maybe didn't persevere long enough. I started on wed and today I feel so much better and slept well. 

    Linda

    • david_25160
      david_25160 mockingbird

      Posted

      hello Linda,

                must admit it never crossed my mind to take the fluoxetine @ night, thing is I'm sleeping pretty good just now and do'nt want to upset that tranquility, I love my bed! but if this carries on I will certainly think about trying it. so glad to hear that you are both feeling better and sleeping well smile makes all the difference in the world some decent sleep. take care Linda, and continue to feel better I do hope, 

      caio, Dxx

  • crayola24
    crayola24 david_25160

    Posted

    oh david 25160

    i am so sorry you hare having a backslide so to speak.  I infact have been having the same thing for the past 3 days  at 12weeks....10 wks at 10mg flu. amd trying 15 mg fr 2 wkks but the anxoiety, outof body feeling and feeling like im jumping out of my skin alonf with the additional cognitive issues  and my brian Injury have me worn out.  i dont know if prozac is for me ,,,,I did so well on it several years before my brain injury 3 and a half yrs ago,  that I tapered off after 7 yrs and continued to do well unti the BI.  i cant stand the blurred vison , [pacing and inconsistancy.  I wonder has anyone tried celexa and had good results.  i tried celexa for a few weeks but couldnt handle the side efects,,,,but I think with a brain injury i an=m going to be suspetible to side effects anyway.   I kmow the cold weather and not being able to get out to walk like   did be fore  affects me,,,and I cant use expercise machines because of my cognitive problems.  I use to love to ''putterPp arond the house , NOW  i just feel so restless, and really dont want to be around people because the lights and stimulation bother my brain.  i jsut feel so hope less.  I hope you are able to get on tract and that you have much better days!!!  I just wanted to pass along, low vit D can increase depression and some also take vit D supplements, as well as quality fish oil (i have a seafood /fish allergy severe so i cant take it)  .....just dont take the fish oil at night bc it can be stimualtion.  I have a friend on an antidepressant , fish oil vit D and magnesioum supplements and is going very well.    I hope you have a better day!!!!  Thnking  of all of those who suffer with tis disease 

    • david_25160
      david_25160 crayola24

      Posted

      hello crayola, long time no see.. oh my goodness poor you I can't begin to imagine the struggles and pain that you suffer on a daily basis, and not knowing the slightest thing about BI's and the resulting side effects etc I truely do'nt know what to suggest, except stay strong and be as positive as you can under the circumstances. god that was useless advice I just know it sad do brain injuries heal in time? just curious to know, guess that depends on the extent of the original injury. god bless ya! I do take a vitamin D tablet daily as it happens, have done for a while, debating a SAD lamp for the long dark winter days but can't use 1 at the moment due the antibiotic I'm taking as it actualy says on the box avoid sun and sunlamps! only 5 days left of them thankfully, phew!! caio for now crayola, I do hope that you get some relief very soon from your pain and you can enjoy life a bit more, take care yeah, Dxx
  • vix167
    vix167 david_25160

    Posted

    Hi david

    See , you still sound cheerful on a crap day so you're def going in the right direction! :-)

    I understand "recovery" like a drunk walk, 2 steps forward 1back with the odd side step n stumbles (or is that just me if I can remember that far back, its been a while since I could face a drink!). As long as you keep you keep going in the right direction you'll get there.

    I'd vote for hibernation, been doing stints of it myself recently  - become a bit too attached to the sofa n blanket, have to force myself to leave it now and again, think my daughter is starting to think ita a new blanket fashion :-D 

    Take care, hope you shake those side effects off tomorrow. 

    Vix

    • david_25160
      david_25160 vix167

      Posted

      hiya Vix!

       ummm yeah I guess I do still sound cheerful do'nt I, think it's a face I put on in public though to help keep me "sane" whatever that is. another one under the blanket so to speak, definately going to give that a wee try smile as the day has progressed I'm feeling a tad better, but strangely enough I get a nice feeling at night, it's as though the darkness is a protective blanket around me, that maybe sounds odd, but can't explain it any better, oh well see what tomorrow brings,

      goodnight and thankyou Vix, Dxx

    • vix167
      vix167 david_25160

      Posted

      Know what you mean about night time, I often think its the thought of sleeping bringing relief from symptoms. 

      They say warmth helps, hot baths n stuff so maybe blankets safe. I made it to work today my mood is good tho nausea trying to amnnoy me but I had dry crackers in bed (messy but seems to have helped a little) and im nibbling crystalised ginger so fingers crossed. 

      Hope your day is good :-)

    • vix167
      vix167

      Posted

      Same not safe for blankets - predictive text! 
  • katecogs
    katecogs david_25160

    Posted

    Adoring public here is cold!!

    Snow brrrrrrr ...... not even freezing here but I'm sat under my blanket watching TV. Definitely in favour of hibernation!  Yes recovery follows many ups and downs, and the downs will get less and less and also get less intense.

    K xx

     

    • david_25160
      david_25160 katecogs

      Posted

      hey hello K, yeah this winter carry on is something I can do without for sure, praying that I'm not snowed in this year, it's kinda prone to it where I live unfortunately (normaly love the snow and resulting chaos) but not this year. must try this snuggle under a blanket thing, will you wake me at the end of March, beginning of April please? mucas gratias smile Dxx
    • katecogs
      katecogs david_25160

      Posted

      Yea snow is pretty, but not when you need to get around.  My blanket is called a slanket :-) My daughter bought it for me one Christmas - it's a blanket with sleeves - really snug!!

      Yup, consider end of March for an alarm call ring ring, ring ring! ......... ooh unless I've hibernated under my slanket too confused

  • karen13323
    karen13323 david_25160

    Posted

    david, i hope today is a little brighter for you. hibernation in small doses is good, im so sorry you had a few darker days, but im pleased you put them on here, it helps me to know whats possible in my daughters recovary,

    im very jealous of where you live, and my dream is to live isolated by fields, often take the dog onto the moors for walks. but i can see how in winter that could shut you off.

    maybe your coming down with a cold/ maybe its side effects/ maybe your body was cold and reacting, whichever it is, i hope today its better. xx

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