Restarting fluoxetine again
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just joined this group looking for reassurance as i feel like im the craziest person and its only me who gets these weird thoughts.i was on prozac for 19 years and had missed a few tablets and had felt ok ,carried on missing a few trying to fool myself into stopping them without feeling any withdrawel symtoms.dont know why in hindsight i came off them? always felt that if i came off them then i would of finally defeated the anxiety! anyway started feeling a bit funny about 8 weeks later not horrendous but that familiar weird feeling . started retaking them and coupled with that my job role changed well boom 2 weeks later , my anxiety went through the roof, i dont understand why but whenever i feel like this mind automactically goes to my glasses , my vision , i feel like i cant see , my mind locks into this fear and it cripples me i constantly test my self on what i can and cant see and it paralyzes me in fear,im now on nearly week 5 and just had my first moments of feeling normal again , keep counting the days til i feel better again.I will never stop my tablets again even when i recover x
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molly94168 sally48967
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Hi! I've just created an account for myself to read and reply to some of these. About an hour ago I took my first dose of fluoxetine after putting it off for ages - only 5mg as I'm so concerned about side effects.
I can understand what you're saying - the constant checking and obsessing over things I get too, I feel like I almost convince myself I'm experiencing these things in my body that scare me. I too worry that I'm going crazy - it's the anxiety talking!
For me, repeating out loud to reassure myself can help as often my mind is so busy I can't focus on a thought in my head.
Also, hindsight is a wonderful thing - I came off of sertraline at the end of last year and started to feel anxiety again around April time of this year? It's hard as we experience these difficult feelings we often find ourselves wishing we had done things differently. A book I read - the Midnight Library by Matt Haig (who also has some amazing books about his battles with depression and anxiety which reassure me a lot) has helped me to realise that whatever choices we make are okay and to try and not spend time worrying about how we could've been different had we chosen differently, as we might be even worse than we are now. We made these decisions, and I think they were right for us at that time!
I hope this can somewhat reassure you that other people feel similar - your post certainly reassured me!
sally48967 molly94168
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so lovely of you to take the time to reply, this website has been my lifeline the last few weeks, and it helps knowing other people are going through the same thing.i will check out that book recommendation ,take care my lovely x
Lila10 sally48967
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Hi sally I've inboxed you your experience sounds a lot like mine.
paula45313 sally48967
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Hello Sally,
i am on day 5 of fluoxetine and i am feeling really bad intense anxiety its got me to the point i am really scared that i am going to have a heart attack. Just wondering if you had any reassurance for me.
Thank you
tas43386 sally48967
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Hi Sally,
Your experience sounds a lot like mine. I've restarted taking my fluoxetine after coming off cold turkey - not the best move but I guess it felt right at the time. Anyway, I too have come to the conclusion that I never want to come off mine again. I was doing fine, coming off them set me back but we'll get back there! I'm currently on week 3, so experiencing the horrible early day symptoms but your post was very reassuring to read!