Fluoxetine, Headache and Mental Confusion
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I have been on various anti depressants since i was about 17 due to a very stressful situation at home , which is still partially ongoing. I'm 20 now , almost 21 , and I have been coming off Fluoxetine cold turkey because I've been experiencing terrible memory loss , headaches, mood swings, feeling weak and fatigued for the past 3 years but recently it has become strange .
The doctors insist that it is not the medication but because i am having difficulty talking concisely i dont think my symptoms are getting across properly. I have trouble talking because my head hurts when i try to talk and people have to ask me to repeat myself a lot. I have stopped wanting to talk my own voice is strange to me , but also i have physical symptoms as if i'm also ill. i have a swollen neck , my eyes are very sensitive to light , when there's noise my ears rumble and can hurt , i'm very jumpy and i clench my teeth a lot . as well as this my neck and back muscles are very tense and painful , although this may be due to my flat feet , also I could sleep all the time.
As well as these symptoms i cannot concentrate on tasks or think clearly , In the middle of doing something for example making a cup of tea or cooking dinner I'll leave it or forget what i'm doing, it seems as if when i try to do something in order it gets chaotic but also i'd liken it to going upstairs for something and then when you get there you've forgotten what you went up for.
Also i feel like people are insulting me all the time and i'm slightly paranoid and find it difficult to look into peoples eyes or engage properely , in fact im very rude because i cant think straight and come out with some bizzare rude things . Alongside that I dont want to open my eyes in the morning and i realised i'm very hard on myself . i dont like going outside as well because i live in a busy area and it makes my head hurt being around people and i can be scared of them and feel as if i am not a normal person.
I have written this on somewhat of a whim and probably haven't described it well enough , please post if you know what is going on or what can help thank you
Rowan
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Meganpooch
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A lot of what you say i can (now i've forgotten the word i want to use)..relate (thats it) to. The memory loss, although a very good friend of mine who works in the field of depression says this is only temporary as it does come back eventually.
The going out of a room and forgetting what you went for and ending up doing something else, headaches virtually every day wondering if i have something seriously physically wrong with me as well as mentally, teeth grinding, full body muscle tension, concentration, paranoia - yep you are not alone here.
I'm also flat footed but all the experts and i've seen many over the years don't see a connection with the muscle problems.
The problem with depression is that its an invisible illness to the outside world. How you see yourself and how you are percieved by others can be completely different. I've been on Fluoxetine now for 5 and a half years and am now weaning myself off them very slowly as i was on 40mg daily.
I often asked the question - is it the drugs or the illness making me feel like this but no one could give me a definitive answer. Stress does not help for muscle tension or knotted muscles as mine feels like. I've been told Yoga is good for relaxation although i've never tried it, having me time ie putting yourself 1st, drinking herbal/fruit teas which contain chamomile or valerian, lavender oil, a B vitamin supplement that contains a high dose of B12 are the natural things i use - they work sometimes. Also finding a good counsellor to offload on to has been a real bonus for me.
I could also sleep for England and as you can tell by the timing of this post, seem to be going nocturnal.
Coming off any anti depressant cold turkey is not a good idea. The drug i'm told has a long half life in your system of about 3 months. It is far better to come off slowly giving your body the time to adjust.
Best wishes and maybe speak soon.
Meganpooch
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A lot of what you say i can (now i've forgotten the word i want to use)..relate (thats it) to. The memory loss, although a very good friend of mine who works in the field of depression says this is only temporary as it does come back eventually.
The going out of a room and forgetting what you went for and ending up doing something else, headaches virtually every day wondering if i have something seriously physically wrong with me as well as mentally, teeth grinding, full body muscle tension, concentration, paranoia - yep you are not alone here.
I'm also flat footed but all the experts and i've seen many over the years don't see a connection with the muscle problems.
The problem with depression is that its an invisible illness to the outside world. How you see yourself and how you are percieved by others can be completely different. I've been on Fluoxetine now for 5 and a half years and am now weaning myself off them very slowly as i was on 40mg daily.
I often asked the question - is it the drugs or the illness making me feel like this but no one could give me a definitive answer. Stress does not help for muscle tension or knotted muscles as mine feels like. I've been told Yoga is good for relaxation although i've never tried it, having me time ie putting yourself 1st, drinking herbal/fruit teas which contain chamomile or valerian, lavender oil, a B vitamin supplement that contains a high dose of B12 are the natural things i use - they work sometimes. Also finding a good counsellor to offload on to has been a real bonus for me.
I could also sleep for England and as you can tell by the timing of this post, seem to be going nocturnal.
Coming off any anti depressant cold turkey is not a good idea. The drug i'm told has a long half life in your system of about 3 months. It is far better to come off slowly giving your body the time to adjust.
Best wishes and maybe speak soon.
Meganpooch
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