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I'm on day 6 of 20mg fluoxetine for anxiety and depression.. feeling really rough. I can't eat, feel sick and exhausted and generally just spaced out. Not sure I can do this for another 5 weeks, any advice or has anyone been through similar? Feel so crap!
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david_90297 sarah57502
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My name is David I'm 21 yrs old I suffered from anxiety and depression so bad I couldn't leave my house with out having a attack so I went to a doctor and they gave me 20 mg fluoxetine take once a day and 5 mg buspar 3 times a day I felt horrible at first weird feelings through out my head , got really tired , and even more anxious I went to the ER freaking out ! But then few weeks later I felt great like my normal self I was out living life and now a year and half passed by and my anxiety slowly creeping back up with this headaches also so my doctor upped my fluxotine to 40mg going on week 2 and I feel a lil better I feel like I did when I first started the medicine just not as worse , feel. spaced out , tired , muscle weakness how long does it take for the body to balance itself out again . Or is it I need a new medicine which I hope is not the case
vanecia66566 sarah57502
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chuck1997 sarah57502
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memee90758 sarah57502
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Hi everyone, I'm on day 16 and today has been the worst so far.. Unlike all of you my appetite is trough the roof,I'm constantly hungry ,more starving ,and if I don't get food I feel I'm going to pass out.. Constant waking up at 4am and unable to sleep,no motivation whatsoever ,tired all day. So irritable .if I could I'd spend all day in bed or on my sofa but with three children its not doable.. Going trough rough time with divorce and having constant dreams of my ex,I think about him every day and find myself fighting the good memories with bad and then having a go at myself for letting him still be in my head.. I'm struggling so much some days I can't even make myself go for a shower or do my hair or make up. Please tell me this is going to get easier as I'm really struggling at the moment..
micpty memee90758
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Hello Mairita, sorry to hear that! It was awhile ago by now that I was on my 2nd week. I remember the first 4 months for were horrible! Panic attacks, extreme anxiety, lost 10kg in 15 days due to lack of appetite. I passed days on the sofa doing absolutely nothing. I was not even able to sleep. Lack of total energy, super depress & insomnia. But somehow on the way I forced my self to stand from bed. At least to make it to the front door and the next day little bit further ... little by little and somehow along the way I handled to get little by little on track.
At this point is what I am analyzing why I enter that super horrible state after a breakup! I am eating healthy, exercising every day, taking my pills, doing meditation, going phycology. Even when I don’t want it and I don’t have the energy! I go and do it. N today I feel much much better ... n you will too .....
Pills would not fix everything like magic! Take your time to grieve. N little by little start working on yourself. Force yourself to go for a walk! Even if you feel you look horrible! I was looking like crap since I was not able to take care of myself!!
Even when I closed my eyes I dreamed w my ex and when I reached to go further out ... I suffered as well from panic attacks because I was sacred to run into my ex!
So I have it hard! But today I can tell you! It will get easy! But it will all depend on you .... s**ts happens to people all the time ... we just need to learn to react to the bad stuff and somehow move on ....
I hope you get better and please keep strong! The fact that your are here in this forum is a clear indication you will get better ... since you looking for answers .....