Help! Worried about taking Fluoxetine after Sertraline
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He everyone, I now realise - after years of denial - that I have suffered with depression most of my adult life (I'm 41!) and have recently given in and realised I may need medication. After 3 months on Sertraline I have gained a stone, had constant headaches, totally loss of energy, sparkle, my personality and basically any motivation for do ANYTHING! As a result, my gp has switched me to Fluoxetine. More than anything, and with a history of weight related depression and eating disorders I'm worried about how I will react on Fluoxetine weight wise and I want to get 'me' back again!
Any thoughts, experiences gladly and gratefully received. Thank you
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david_25160 jacquelyn60786
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sounds all to familiar your side effects sadly, and the Fluoxetine journey is not without the odd hiccup on your way to health and happiness. Tis not an overnight thing either
they reckon on average 8 to 12 weeks for it to begin it's maximum benefits, even then it is possible that you will have the odd days where you feel like you are heading back to square one, but please do'nt let my honesty dishearten you! Better being realistic than pretending, I'm guilty of that in the past- kidding myself about things until it's too late. Hate to say it but I have put weight on during my journey, however the majority are the opposite and complain of weight loss! You are guaranteed brilliant friendly advice on here from fellow "users" without whom I would have been totally lost. I still have lethargy, loss of energy, and did suffer daily headaches but they have gone thankfully. My motivation is sadly lacking at times, but getting better with time. I hope your journey back to your old self is a pleasant one, please feel free to chat anytime and if my ramblings are of any help then wooopee
vix167 jacquelyn60786
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Its so hard I know as it all takes so long n yoy just want to be "normal" again! I ha citalopram for 8wks which slightly improved my mood but left me totally wiped out so changed to fluox around 14wks ago.
It def gave me more energy but did have a fair few side effects to. Before I started ssris I was constantly nauseous which they put down to depression n anxiety and I lost 2 stone very quickly (I needed to but not like that!). Nausea eased wk 6-8 and ive slowly put a bit of weight back on but think thats just due to me having appetite back as its not been drastic. And I normally love my food anyway so it was only to be expected :-)
So no definitive answer im afraid, with this illness and medication it seems to be just a case of suck it n see for each person.
Hope it works out for you n you start to improve soon. Ill keep my fingers crossed for you!
Take care
Vix
jacquelyn60786
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david_25160 jacquelyn60786
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as I have never had the Sertraline I can't comment on that except to say that quite a few folk seem to start their recovery on it before moving to Fluoxetine, through personal choice I take mine in the mornings but it varies person to person, trial and error I'm thinking, also with 40mgs some take one morning and one night, but I prefer to throw them down my neck together when I get up then see what the day has in store for me! Thankyou for your good wishes, same to you
vix167 jacquelyn60786
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I take mine 9-10am not tried any other time. Im a bit forgetful so I figure if I forget at that time ive got the rest of the day to remember! :-$ haha!
Ttfn
Vix
helenbest jacquelyn60786
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jacquelyn60786
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