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fluxoteine 20mg

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stuartjk
stuartjk

light at end of darkness ??

been taking these for 40 days now and feel worse.

feel dead most of the time and hard to have feelings of love etc.

lost all feelings for wife and kids. real struggle when u get no feelings from being with your loved ones.

not sure if I should stop tablets or keep taking

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  • suki12
    suki12 stuartjk

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    hi I was on these when I first started with postnatal depression they didn't work for me I felt the same as you I would go back to your gp and ask for something different it took 4 different ones before I found the one that worked for me

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    Guest stuartjk

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    Hi Stuartjk -  At 5-6wks (~40 days) I was just getting past the worst of my side effects.  At 7-8wks I began to see the light.  Not perfect yet, but much better.  Working with your doctor, you may want to give yourself a few more weeks.  I know how miserable it is man.  I’m sorry your going through this.  But you’ve come so far for which you should be commended.   When it works, you’ll feel much better.   Question, are you complimenting your battle with some other activities?  Ie: Exercise, meditation, eating/sleeping good, no caffeine or booze etc.  
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