I have started Fluoxetine for severe anxiety and OCD
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Hi all,
Just wanted to make a post that i can continue updating as weeks progress. I've just finished my first week of Fluoxetine. I was prescribed 20mg but i bought a pill cutter so that i can start low and slow because my body is particularly sensitive to meds at the moment (i have post viral syndrome/chronic fatigue due to catching glandular fever/mononucleosis in October 2015).
My life has been a living hell for the past 8 weeks. I had a relapse of post viral symptoms and my anxiety went out of control. I began having severe panic attacks, severe depresson and OCD intrusive thoughts - which are extremely upsetting for me.
I started with 5mg for 4 days, then 10mg for the past three days. Side effects have been minimal, but i can definitely feel that i am "drugged" to a certain extent. A few mild headaches, feeling a bit spacey, some increased anxiety - but it's hard to tell if that's from the meds or not. Today on the 3rd day of 10mg i had a panic attack and went a bit wobbly in the head for an hour or so, but i think it's because i didn't eat enough food before taking my pill. Fingers crossed it doesn't happen again tomorrow.
Overall i can feel the meds doing their magic, even though it's very early on. I feel slightly more positive about life, whereas during this past 8 weeks of anxiety and OCD hell i could only focus on the torment that i was experience right then and there. Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come!
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Aquin
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Week 9 today. Really surprised to be having some side effects on 15mg. I've been on 15mg for 6 days now and didn't really expect to be feeling a bit jittery and headachey. I have some anxiety back too which is a bummer but hopefully things level out again soon. Can't believe how sensitive my body is to medication. Maybe i should have stayed on 12.5mg for longer than 1 week?
My partner agrees I've gone downhill a bit with this increase, but still better than i was before meds. Im going to let the 15mg settle in properly before increasing again.
HopeNFaith Aquin
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Hey Aquin, give it some time, I'm sure the side affects will calm down. Sorry to hear that your anxiety has come slightly but I think it will calm back down. What is your aim to reach with the meds if you're on 15mg?
Keep your head up, you're strong. X
Aquin HopeNFaith
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Hello
My aim is to get to 20mg and stay there for a couple of months before deciding if i need to increase. Im definitely feeling less anxiety this morning so hopefully it continues! Xx
HopeNFaith Aquin
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Oh okay, you'll get there Hun. Glad the anxiety has calmed down now. Fingers crossed it stays away. X
Zejna1205 Aquin
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Dear Auqin,
I feel so sorry for you and that you have to suffer. I know how you feel, I also suffer from sexual and aggressive intrusive thoughts. I'm so desperate I really don't know what to do. I take Prozac 40 mg a day for 2 weeks now. How do you feel today? Do you still have these thoughts? How long did it take to see an improvement?
Thank you in advance!
All the best,
Zejna