How long will withdrawal last after only 4 tablets?

shadow do u feel chest pain now or in the past weeks?

When I started the fluoxetine I had a very fast pulse, then when my dose was put up I had it very bad, I saw a Doctor and she said its the side effects of the drug and anxiety , it was way over 100, but Inwas told to do deep breathing and that helped a lot, breathing in through your nose holding it for a few seconds and out through your mouth, try it you will feel more relaxed. let me know if it helps.

dear freind i have pain in stomach and chest and m shaking head wounds...my 9 th week is on 60 mg floxitene...i feel somebody have caught my heart and sit on it...cant concenterate...doctor says it needs 6 to 12 weeks to be stable m afraid of heart attack 😦

fast pulse and high blood pressure....i was switched on it coz of chest pain but thats still same but worst than before...doctor insists to keep continue it but my mind says its all side effects are directly applied on me so leave it...cant decide what to do?

no appitite, weight loss, head wounding, shaking, panic bllips, pain in chest, high b.p, cough, mucus, nausea direhea all i have 😦((((( dont know when i will be stable?

Oh bless you, its just horrible, the side effects of this medication is just awful, I had all the things you mentioned, and I will be on my 9th week tomorrow, 60m is a high dose, my dose was put up after two weeks to 40m, and I suffered all the awful side effects again.

When was your doses increased, after how many weeks, because each time the dose is increased you get the side effects again, and they can last for anything up to 6 weeks.

I had awful indigestion and was coughing up mucus, I also found that when I went to bed I was making excessive amounts of saliva and had to keep swallowing, I also had the shakes, my legs were like jelly and everything would shake from my head to my feet, I still shake now, cant hold my hand steady.

I couldnt eat for six weeks, I lost two and a half stone.

Then I started getting one good day and the next day I was back to the low mood black cloud feeling, it went on like this for several weeks, then I felt better in the evenings, then afternoon and evening, and now I dont have the low mood or black cloud feeling, but I have not got my confidence back in going out, and I still shake, my leg still shakes and my hands.

Sometimes the Doctors increase the dose to soon, (what are you taking) Lots of people get better on just 20m, the first time I had depression I got better on just 20m but it takes much longer than six weeks like the instructions tell you, most of the people I speak to have been on the meds from 8 weeks to several months, there is no one size fits all, it takes its course to balance the brain, so we have to be patient.

I am still not 100% so its about doing what you feel like doing and leaving the rest, sitting down and deep breathing, the deep breathing will help your chest pains, can I be rude and ask how old you are, I am 77 and been through hell and back.

Please keep writing to me it will help us both, look forward to hearing from youX

Just stick with the meds you will get better, dont give up after 9 weeks of suffering.

dear friend i salute your patience...m ashamed off being 35 years old n complaining about awful side effects and there is a 77 years old person who is suffering from same situation with patience...main problem is apitite and chest pain...other side effects are getting mild these two are disturbing me i talked to my psychiatrist that i m not tolerating 60 mg well so may i reduce the dosage he said noooo...40 and 60 will equally disturb u one time but 60 mg is faster recovery than 40 ...it will take too long to be stable...he said i know u are feeling some body is cutting your stomach with knife but will be good soon just wait till 12 weeks...and then there are three stages u will judge your self...if 24 hours you are getting side effects then it means there is a lot of unbalanced chemical in brain...if u r feeling good in morning n bad in evening it means you r in tge middle stage and if you get some blips then its third stage very minor unbalanced chemical left...

my dose was not started from low to high doctor said take 60 mg in the morning so i started my dose to 60 mg since 9 weeks

Hi there

I know what these dreadful side effects are like, just hell on earth.

But I am suprised that you were told a higher dose works faster, I personally have been told that you can be put on to high a dose, and it doesnt work any faster, You have been taking 60m with no sign of improvement for 9 weeks, I have been taking 40m for nine weeks, and I only have the shakes no other side effects now, I dont have the low mood either and feel as though I am getting better, if you read about these drugs they recommend being started on a low dose, after 2-4 weeks it can be increased to 40m, and after several weeks no improvement you can go up to 60m, but most people get better on 20m or 40m, not many Doctors start on 60m are you taking anything else.

Yes I hardy ate anything in six weeks I had no appetite and couldnt face food, that was horrible, but I am enjoying my food now.

And yes blips are a common part of recovery, but most people start by feeling better in the evening then it progresses to the afternoon, but before that you normally get good days and bad days, when that happens you will know you are getting there.

When do you take the capsule?

20 mg tablets in the morning...my one day is good one day is bad your chest pain went away?

Yes I dont have any chest pain or fast pulse now, just my hands are still shaky.

You can split the dose of fluoxetine, I take mine 8am and 12 noon, so you could ask your Doctor if you could split the dose, one in the morning, one at lunch, and one in the evening, it will probably make you feel better, let me know what you decide to do.

yes u r right i will talk to him today i even tried this but if i do so i have to suffer from headach but i will today ask him for this...lets see what he says...