Please help, Fluoxetine feels like its ruining my life more!
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I've been on Fluoxetine 20mg since Feb 21st this year and this week just increased to 40mg.
my anxiety got so much worse initially, the mornings are horrendous still, I dont want to get up and when I do im so tired I can't physically motivate myself to do anything.
I feel so nauseous so I cant eat until after about 2pm at the earliest, so ive lost over a stone in weight.
By about 5pm I can function somewhat so I end up cramming everything in on an evening but when I finally go to bed I cant sleep.
I've developed terrible acid reflux this last week which I've never had before.
I've been off work since January (I got covid and isolated but not been able to return due to the anxiety which worsened after covid) I was already struggling over the break up of my marriage and current divorce befire this.
I'm so fed up and feel more depressed than ever as I dont feel im getting any better at all, can anyone help?
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annabel2021 cath43674
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Hi cath43674! Just saw this post from last week and wondering how you're doing. I just had my dose increased as I was seeing little improvement after 10 weeks at the same dose. I'm feeling exactly like you - so anxious, tired and unmotivated right now. I'm working from home and although the workload isn't too bad, I feel completely overwhelmed. I have no idea how I'm getting through. My sleep has improved quite a bit since I started on the med but I wake up every few hours with anxiety. I'm trying to hang in there because I know that this is a slow acting med. We may have given ourselves more side effects with the increase but those shall pass the same way they passed before. Hopefully this increased dose is what our mind needs to finally get us past this hump. It just needs time. Stay strong!