I am feeling worse with lots of side effects on fluoxetine
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can anyone offer any advice, I have been taking fluoxetine for 24 days, have experienced lots of side effects, worse one not being able to sleep or eat, thinking of stopping them, or should I continue, as ive seen on these posts it takes a while to work? feeling very down, husband dosnt agree that I should be taking meds and sort my head out.....
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david_25160 mandy54873
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mandy54873 david_25160
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carl58303 mandy54873
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I'm not saying you're doing it wrong - how would I know? but I do wonder if you could be kinder to yourself. You are ill. Like the worst possible flu times ten - how would you treat yourself for that?
carl58303 mandy54873
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whatever else you decide to do, please DO NOT just stop taking Fluoxetine - with twenty-four days of it in your system you'd have to cut down gradually, wean yourself of it, is my understanding. Definately you need to go and see your GP and talk things over with him/her.
Just counted and surprised myself - I'll have four weeks in tomorrow, which is either half way or two thirds the way to the six to eight weeks it's supposedd to take fluoxetine to really start working and the side effects to start disappearing. I'vee been luckier than you in that I have felt better and better since the third week.
Are you doing anything to distract yourself from your thoughts, to stop the whirl of negative thinking? What do you like to do when you are 'normal'? Can you do some of that now, is it possible? anything will do, just to get you out of your head for a bit! How about a walk - really good if it isn't raining!
Sounds like your husband doesn't understand anxiety/depression and may even carry some negative feelings about it, especially in you. This means you need to find others you can talk to - there are plenty of us once you say "Help!" - as you have done by posting here.
Good luck and stay with it, at least until you've spoken with your GP (and if s/he isn't sympathetic, go see another one!)
mandy54873 carl58303
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mandy54873 carl58303
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carl58303 mandy54873
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Were I you, I'd stick with it until I spoke to my own GP - the one who prescribed it in the first place. That means making an appointment for Monday and then sticking with it over the weekend - two whole days!!
The shakes and hotness are symptoms of adrenaline rushes - horrible to experience but not harmful to you. The thing is to calm yourself - know you are safe and nothing bad is actually going to happen to you. I use breathing exercise - deeply in through my nose and loud exhale through my mouth, over and over, deeply and slowly, counting each breath. Concentrate on your breathing, remembering the count. If you lose count, start over - it doesn't matter, the idea is to shift your focus from whatever it is you are anxious about.
What's your weather like tomorrow? Can you get out for a walk? It is brilliant therapy!! I wish I could do it but my legs don't allow!
Keep posting here - let us know how you are gettting on. Whinging and moaning is great - you are depressed, after all. Good news is great, too.
Good luck and please let us know what you decide to do.
magia mandy54873
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Also I have found it extremely useful to see a therapist who I see once a week. There I can work through many of the issues that have been getting me down recently and over the years. I see therapy as a vital part of my healing now and would recommend therapy to everyone!
I hope you start to feel better soon
Best wishes
Magia x
mandy54873 magia
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magia mandy54873
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I know how you feel with the nausea and shaking and generaly feeling like crap.
I saw a different doctor than my usual one because he was unavailable, it was at the same practice though so I would suggest that as they will have your history on file and would still be able to help.
Also I know it's hard but it's best to keep busy.
I threw myself into my dance training (even though I was told to rest) but it helped me take my mind off of the nausea and helped to release some tension (in a weird way). it was tough to be around people but tougher to be by myself because I would dwell on what I was going through mentally. So it really really helped me to stay busy, but I also slept ALOT!
Definitely consider psychotherapy if you're in London then I would recommend Fresh Start Psychotherapy
mandy54873 magia
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magia mandy54873
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mandy54873 magia
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magia mandy54873
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It's so tough but you should be proud of yourself for wanting to get better. That takes a lot of courage to even admit you have a problem.
I still have tough days but nothing compared to before.
Xx
mandy54873 magia
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