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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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  • trevor96932
    trevor96932 sharon_22416

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    Hey Sharon so great to here it gets better. I took prozac about a year ago and had the same experience where I had bad days until about 6 months in. Then I felt great. Unfortunately i was stupid and went off prozac because i felt so good. Went back into depression a few months later. Anyway I am back on it and i am about a month in. Still feels horrible but I know this works. I probably won't go off prozac this time for a very long time if ever. Praying that prozac kicks in sooner than later.

    • chris26026
      chris26026 trevor96932

      Posted

      Hi Trevor, I was wondering if you're feeling better? I'm 6 weeks in and feel terrible today! Taken it before & did a similar thing to you and came off it & after a few months felt dreadful again! Just hoping I level out soon!!

  • chinky1231
    chinky1231 sharon_22416

    Posted

    You posted over a year ago when you started taking fluoxetine how many mg was it that you were taking at the start ? And how many are you on now ? I'm currently on 20mg the first week I felt soo happy and now I've crashed I'm tiered , weak ,anxious no motivation , did you have similar symptoms if so how long was it before they diminished ? I'm taking mine for perimenapause lol symptoms .

  • rudy41295
    rudy41295 sharon_22416

    Posted

    Hi Sharon.

    Just reading your post has given me a little hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I have good spells and bad spells like the majority of people I guess, I know I have to perserve with the meds and give it time.

  • cathrine50028
    cathrine50028 sharon_22416

    Posted

    I just started 10mg of Fluoxetine and I can't even tell I took anything. Funny because I had the prescription filled for weeks and was terrifed to take it! I actually took 5 mg of methylphenidate and I usually take 10mg a day, but I didn't want to overload myself on taking them both full strength right off the bat. I usually get bad anxiety at night, so will see what happens tonight. But 10 mg I can't feel any difference at all. Should I feel something....??

     

  • mikayla1226
    mikayla1226 sharon_22416

    Posted

    Some questions for anyone that can help. So far I've been on fluoxetine for 6 months now. Ive been feeling good but every once in a while I get weird thoughts out of the blue like last night I thought about how I was only 21 and how I'm going to make it thru life . And I when I took a Tiny bit of xanax to go sleep last night I had to pour the whole thing into my hand and I thought, what if I took all these? Like this doesn't really happen to me lately. It happened last night and all I do is try to push the thoughts out of my head. It scared me. I'm scared for my life. Like if fluoxetine really helping or is it just going to make things worse in the long run. And I really would love to get off of it but I recently saw my psych and she said to bump it up to 20 mg since I've been having a little bit of anxiety at night. Idksad my life is just not the same as before when I was okay.

    • Dengirl29
      Dengirl29 mikayla1226

      Posted

      Hi Mikayla,

      I'm really sorry that you are going thru this. I too have the same thoughts occasionally. I just push them out of my head. It's very scary and Katehogs on here helped me a lot. I took 5 Mg for a year and then after I had my daughter I went up to 10mg I occ would have some weird thoughts come and go and they are very scary. I recently went up to 15mg I also don't want to be on this medicine forever but I want to be happy. I wish I could back to my old self but we can't live in the past. Look her up she helps a lot and you can read some of my old posts. I had awful thoughts after a miscarriage at 5 1/2 months and fluoxetine has brought me a long way.

    • mikayla1226
      mikayla1226 Dengirl29

      Posted

      Thank you so much for replying. I know exactly who your talking about. She's helped me a lot too!!! I too want to be happy and I know staying on this have made my life better I just have random moments where things just aren't okay. It everyone has good and bad days. Mine just scare me sometimes. rolleyes

    • Dengirl29
      Dengirl29 mikayla1226

      Posted

      You're not the only one! Believe and once a off the wall thoughts pops in my head my anxiety runs wild with it. Night time being the worse.

  • mikayla1226
    mikayla1226 sharon_22416

    Posted

    Is it okay to drink on this medicine? I was prescribed this after my 21st birthday. I'm turning 22 in 6 days and I really would love to have a glass of white wine, but if I can't it's not a big deal. I'm only 105 lbs and I would probably get buzzed fast so anyone have any advice please let me know!

    • becky1983
      becky1983 mikayla1226

      Posted

      So I think u can drink they just say not too cuz for example one glass will affect u like if u drank the whole bottle so be careful
  • kathy09159
    kathy09159 sharon_22416

    Posted

    Hi Sharon I have health anxiety and im on week 4 of 40 mg Im reasy to give up as i expected to feel great by now I need some support to keep going My orescriber said she will uncrease the dose but im afraid as it causes more anxiety and really took my appetire away Does the appetite come back ? Is it normal to have to wait this long for it to work Im desperate for sime advice Thank you
    • becky1983
      becky1983 kathy09159

      Posted

      Hey everyone is different on how long it takes u will wake up one morning and feel like a new person it took me about 5 weeks on one dose look up fluoxetine time frame I believe there is a site that gives you week by week on what to expect and yes your apitie will come back! Hang in there I promise u it will get better
    • kathy09159
      kathy09159 becky1983

      Posted

      Thank you Becky Im so overwhekmed waiting fir this to kick in I actually had more anxiety when the dose was increased but i think this is common . I m afraid of increasibg the dose but i want to feel better i started out on 20 my for a few weeks then up to 40 Not sure if ill need to go to 60 Thank you for your support
    • becky1983
      becky1983 kathy09159

      Posted

      I would stay at 40 until u settle in. And see if u need to go to 60. And yes it's normal to have a increase in anxiety when u up it

    • kathy09159
      kathy09159 becky1983

      Posted

      Hj Becky im so grateful for your support Is prozac good for anxiety Itried zoloft and lexaoro and neither one worked for me Is it normal to feel worried that it takes si libg for prozac to kick in Mydr gave neklonopun till things settle diwn and i worry about takubg it i wish i fidnt need any medications but i have an anxiety disirder abd am trying tio accept it
    • becky1983
      becky1983 kathy09159

      Posted

      I sent you a privet message. Yes I believe you will feel strange until u get use to it
    • kathy09159
      kathy09159 becky1983

      Posted

      Thanks Becky My oresciber wanted to wait as i saw no improvement going from 20 mg to 40 mg I see her in two weeks and we will decide if i should stay the saneincrease to60 or go to another medI dont want to change meds tho Do you mind me asking if you have totake nother ned i take klonipin fir the extreme anxiety
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