panic attacks, heart beat missing,

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m switched from citalopram to flouxetine, i have all the side effects rash , head ach , low rate pulpitation even like missing beats, suddenly head ach comes and heart says m gonna off now, this situation is very panic for me, i started the dose 60 mgbut i thought cant tolerate so i reduced it to 40 mg after the use of 4weeks , now from 2 weeks m taking 40 mg dose, but m scared about heart failure because m getting panic...when i take this my 6 hours will be a little bit better but next 2 to 3 hours are very panic m worried about my heart m thinking m at that stage from where i was before use of citalopram .please some one guide me what to do?

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    I have only been on Flouxetine. I started on 10 mg August 2018, then September 2018 it was increased to 20mg, which is where I am now. I had, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, obsessive Compulsive disorder, I would think about every little detail where my health was concern, like "am I going to die" if I felt the least little thing that wasn't normal...so I was a mess. The initial side effects of Flouxetine was horrible for me, I would feel dizzy, faint, I would swear people could hear my heart beating, and I was paying ALOT of attention to that, my PA said it was perfectly normal when I went in for a visit, my anxiety highened...all of this is normal side effects, these lasted about 5-6 weeks. Some days I would think to myself, this is it, I can't take these side effects, but literally it was one day at a time, and before I knew it, they were gone. I still say this is the best I have done for myself, and I wished I would have done it much sooner. This forum really helped me through it...your not alone here. Best wishes!

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      yes it is fact m getting well n feeling well but just some time heart pushes me to concern about it...thank you for your kind reply may God bless all of us with good health 😃

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    You are getting all the normal side effects of the drug, sadly we have to go though the side effects to get better, everyone is different, what strength are you on, you may find you have no appetite, cant sleep,get the shakes, I suffered these as well also my pulse was very high, you will get through this, the side effects dont last for ever, and just keep telling yourself you will get better keep strong.

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      thank you my freind your reply is also very helpfull and hope of getting soon...thank you again 😍

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