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FLUOXETINE UPDATE .....HOPE

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sharon_22416
sharon_22416

Hi

I thought i would just write and share my experiences to give a little hope to those who have just started fluoxetine and are suffering from the awful side effects... Hang in there! i am 6 months in now and i cannot believe how my life has changed, im laughing every day, i love my job im enjoying my wonderful children and my beautiful granddaughter, im moving house and i just feel my old self again, my friends are so happy for me they said i got lost for a while but they have been so supportive, and say that its great to have me back ! something i didnt think would happen 5 months ago believe me i had no motivation and suffered every side effect felt totally disconnected from the world, i have been where you are now! this site has been my life line and people who came through the other side gave me hope so by sharing this post with you i hope it will give you the encouragement and strength to carry on with the tablets, good luck to everyone and thank you all who have replied to me when i needed advice and reassurance. good luck love sharon xxx

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  • eyobasefa
    eyobasefa sharon_22416

    Posted

    Hey sharon, I'm not sure if your still using this but I've been taking it for 3 months officially now and have felt up and down.. I have horrible social anxiety and it has lessened but not 100% yet.. there are some days like the past 3 days where I feeled the side effects again but not as much right now any more and I had days where I felt almost completly free from anxiety and felt good. I have social phobia and unfortunately have trouble eating in public and just want to feel good again. I had a few days where I completly didnt give a f*** and stuffed my face but that last just a day or two..

  • suzanne96368
    suzanne96368 sharon_22416

    Posted

    I just started prozac for weight loss and depression only been 1 week but nothing. Should I stick with it or Get off of it
    • sarahB2890
      sarahB2890 suzanne96368

      Posted

      Definitely stick with it a week isn't long enough to see if it will work for you

      Your body needs to adjust it takes time

    • suzanne96368
      suzanne96368 sarahB2890

      Posted

      Thank you so much for your response sarahB2890 that helps I am so down but like you said give it awhile. Thank you again
    • sarahB2890
      sarahB2890 suzanne96368

      Posted

      You're welcome Suzanne

      I have now been on flu for two years and it's made a world of difference for my depression I use to be so emotional and would cry over anything and everything

      I find that I cry now when necessary not like before I would also get so angry and would lash out at people and would get so mad I would phase out and couldn't control anything

      After a ton of research I went to a walk in (since my own lady doctor refused to put me on medication)

      and asked to go on fluoxetine he agreed and filled out a prescription

      I started on 20mg and after just less than a year bumped it up to 40mg

      Friends and family have said that I'm like a completely different person now and more pleasant to live with according to my husband (who is on medication for bipolar) ha......

      I only wish I had this medication when times were dark in my teens

      I am now 31

      If you have any other concerns let me know just think of everyday a stepping stone to be a better you!

      Stick with it 😊

    • Dengirl29
      Dengirl29 sarahB2890

      Posted

      Can I ask how you knew that you needed to bump up to 40mg? I was on 5 mg a year while pregnant then went up to 10mg. I've noticed me depression has gotten worse around my menstrual cycle. I recently started 15 a week ago.

    • sarahB2890
      sarahB2890 Dengirl29

      Posted

      I felt like I needed a higher dose as my symptoms were still there

      I have pmdd which Is around my cycle I have found I am able to function a lot better and can control my emotions

      On this dose

      It's hard to explain but you just know if you need to up your dose

    • Dengirl29
      Dengirl29 sarahB2890

      Posted

      I think I def have PMDD. I can have one or two really great weeks then right during time of ovulation I'm severely depressed. I've been tracking it since Nov last year. Right now I just kinda feel flat so I'm wondering if this med is for me anymore. When you upped it did you experience side effects again?

    • suzanne96368
      suzanne96368 Dengirl29

      Posted

      Sure the dr told me after 2 weeks if I didn't feel better he was gonna up it to 40 one

      day i took 40 and felt much better.

    • peggy21317
      peggy21317 sarahB2890

      Posted

      Hi Sarah, thank you so much for sharing your experience .it really gave me hope. I'm just about at the end of my tether. In the last 2 months, I have been taken off of 3 different anti-depressants and was also given 2 tablets that I shouldn't have been taking together , so had to come off of one of them , And I have just started on Fluoxetine. I started on 20 mg and a month later to 40mg.since I've been on 40mg,( for 3 weeks now) Ive felt awful . At first I wasn't sleeping ,and was so agitated I couldn't sit still. Those feelings have improved now, but I'm still feeling really tired, have headaches , go hot and cold , and more of the listed side effects. I wondered if I was in too high a dose , or should I be patient and wait for the side effects to go? I would be grateful for any help

    • sarahB2890
      sarahB2890 Dengirl29

      Posted

      I didn't have any side effects bumping it because the lower dose was still in my system as I take flu nightly

      Give it a shot you have nothing to lose

      I feel so much more human

    • sarahB2890
      sarahB2890 peggy21317

      Posted

      At first I had side effects but they eventually subsided

      I take flu before bed and I find I have the best sleep

      Maybe try adjusting your time taking it to night it made a world of difference for me as taking it in the mornings made me drowsy

    • sarahB2890
      sarahB2890 Dengirl29

      Posted

      I use and track my cycle and add notes

      I knew I had pmdd based on comparing what I recorded for symptoms every month

      Please note my own female doctor had no clue about pmdd and so I went to a doctor that did to confirm I had t

      He compared it to what I felt inside like a jjekkyl hyde syndrome

      This explained me to a T I always felt I had a mood disorder around my cycle far worse than the average pms

      I would get so angry at people I would scream slam doors I couldn't control anything and would cry all the time I couldn't stand myself any more during those episodes I felt like I would rather be dead then again I had been through a lot taking care of my husband with his health problems which were some tough times

      I didn't realize I had a problem until I got my hubs health under control

      Have a look at pmdd symptoms and do some research on it it could be what you have

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    • Guest
      Guest suzanne96368

      Posted

      How were the side effects upping your dose? I'm only on day 13 of 20mg but I know I'll need to go to 30 or 40 to get where I need to be. I'm just scared that when I do increase the dose, the side effects will be really bad again 😞

      Sorry to butt into your post lol

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