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Over 10 weeks on Fluoxetine, and now i have decided to cut off them.

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hilary95948
hilary95948

Over 10 weeks on Fluoxetine and just going worse lost a lot of weight still can't eat properly, I was already slim, and had a good appetite..... now feel physically ill.... i take thyroxine, so i am not sure whether or not it is interfering with my thyroid, I feel so bad at the moment, just shaking, full of anxiety, and very scared.......  My Doctor has told me to take my 20ml every other day for 2 weeks, then twice a week for 2-3 weeks, i am so scared in what I have to do...... Has anybody been in this situation .... will be greatful for any help... So desperate.

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  • matthewbarrota
    matthewbarrota hilary95948

    Posted

    If fluoxetine doesn't work for you, there are many other medications that will help. Believe me. It sucks because it's a trail and error kind of process. But I can tell you do not stop taking the medication instantly. Only your doctor can determine that. I say this because I've cold turkey before and my anxiety and depression came back stronger. Once again I'm on the road to recovery. It takes time but I promise you your body, mind, and soul will heal. From a person that thought it was the end of the world and absolutely no hope, here I am having the upper hand. It's just a time process.

    • hilary95948
      hilary95948 matthewbarrota

      Posted

      Thanks for your reply Mathew, but i have come to the conclusion, that I can't take AD's.... This has been 9 months on different ones, wasn't as bad then as I am now, I really feel so bad, I think they may affect my thyroid, not sure anymore, really feel so scared, I feel as thoughI will never get back to the real me, happy go lucky.... Did lose my husband a few years ago which hasn't helped .... Hilary

    • matthewbarrota
      matthewbarrota hilary95948

      Posted

      I'm sorry.. life has different ways of kicking our ass but we learn and continue forward. There are other medications other than antidepressants that helped alot of people I know.

    • hilary95948
      hilary95948 matthewbarrota

      Posted

      Could you find out what they for me please, I would be greatfull for any other help, as I'm finding it difficult to  live this life of hell..... Of  an night... I do go a lot calmer, but i am going to bed about 8pm and watch tele, or on my laptop, which is no life...

    • matthewbarrota
      matthewbarrota hilary95948

      Posted

      Benzodiazepines but honestly just Google anti anxeity medication. There's much more. Consult with your doctor before changing anything. I know it sucks but will be better in the long run.

    • hilary95948
      hilary95948 matthewbarrota

      Posted

      Thanks for all your help...... I know the tablets help most people, and i have been on most tablets, but they don't seem to help me, just make me worse..... Worse day of my life today, calm now, but always do of a night, and this is nearly 11 weeks, can't do anymore, I will get better, it's just a case of when, I do hope that is soon....  I hope you get fully better..... Hilary

    • betsy0603
      betsy0603 hilary95948

      Posted

      How long have you been trying different ADs, Hilary?  How do you feel now compared before you ever took your first one?  Sometimes it is hard to remember who we were before trying the first one.  
    • hilary95948
      hilary95948 betsy0603

      Posted

      I think last September was the begining of anxiety, as I took Tramodol for a knee op no one told me to cut down, left me with an opiate smell, I think that has finaly gone now, prier to that all I needed to do was talk, so in the end had various AD's, and all of them have caused me Hell, went a lot worse, ....

  • KevB5
    KevB5 hilary95948

    Posted

    I've battled with this illness for 20 year's and had it under control before. Before I was on Celexa and remember I never had any side effects at first. Later after some high stress and an accident with a Traumatic Brain injury followed by seizures, my new seizure med I learned having Interactions with the Celexa. I've been on the fluoxetine for about 6 months now and it was hell for me with the switch over. I'm stable now at 1/2 the prescribed 40mg, only 20mg. SSRI's I've learned with my experience are tricky and can be very difficult to get on and use to. There are other ones that you and your Dr can be the only ones to decide. I don't necessarily trust Dr's with all I've been through as its a trial thing and hope it works thing. Prayer's for you and this group daily on getting to a happy and stable mind.

    • hilary95948
      hilary95948 KevB5

      Posted

      Hi OreElect,

      Thanks for your reply, but i have come to the conclusion after today,  my body has shuck uncontrolabley, that tablets aren't the answer for me,as i think now it is affecting my Thyroid, still very nausea going to the toilet more than I eat, hense weight loss 16 ibs, i was already thin, no energy...... I have already started to cut down this week, by every other day 20ml, this is for 2 weeks, then 3 weeks twice a week, today was my day to take Fluoxetine, one of the worse days I have had..... I totaly agree with  you I never trusted Dr's, for many years, I will continue to cut down after today, even though it is hell, i am sure i will get there in the end, can go very calm of a night, which i look forward to, it has been nearly 11 weeks now, tried most of all the AD's from last year, and litterally gone further down..... Didn't want tablets last year, just wanted counciling after loosing my husband, waited 9months, till infact I had gone a hell of a lot worse, thats the NHS for you..... I hope you get a lot better in life, after what you have been through, you seem a lovely person.....thanks again..... Hilary.

    • KevB5
      KevB5 hilary95948

      Posted

      Sorry for your loss. Definitely Traumatic life's experience's can and have for me have major side effects to our brains. I get the going the route you are going. I've spent alot of time studying the ways to get off of SSRI's and definitely needs to be taken slow. I plan that being a goal of mine in the next 12 month's also. I wish you well and let us know how your doing. I've said and I mean it with my prayers daily for this group.

    • betsy0603
      betsy0603 hilary95948

      Posted

      I asked my question before reading this post.  Just be careful coming off - if you go too fast you can end up in protracted withdrawal that will leave you thinking that you must be on one of these for life, but it is the imbalance from the DRUG that causes that, usually from too fast tapering.  Only cut if you are feeling relatively stable. Alternating doses is not an ideal way to go as it causes instability day to day.  If you can get the liquid fluoxetine that would be better, taking the same amount every day but sliding down in dose every few weeks.
    • betsy0603
      betsy0603

      Posted

      You can even make your own liquid from the tablets.  Ask if you'd like details.

    • hilary95948
      hilary95948 KevB5

      Posted

       Thanks for you reply.... of couse I will let you know how I go on...... you look after yourself too, and I will certainly say a prayer for you and the group..... Many thanks.... Hilary   smile

    • hilary95948
      hilary95948 betsy0603

      Posted

      As regards the liquid Fluoxetine, were talking the UK here, if it's expensive, the NHS won't pay..... I have already forked out about 600 pounds for Councillors, Endo's etc.... did ask the Doctor about liquid, and it was, just take one every other day, it's the same, and I have a lovely Doctor, there hands are tied, as it's all about money...... Do not care about your health!!

    • hilary95948
      hilary95948 betsy0603

      Posted

      How do you do that, as mine are capsules, they will be in powder form, no doubt, if there is a way round making it into liquid, please let me know, as this was the way I wanted to do it
    • Zio10
      Zio10 hilary95948

      Posted

      Oh I didn't mean you suck balls! I meant Hillary Clinton! Lol

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