Strange Fluoxetine side effects

Hi peacejoy.

I'm on day 10 of taking the tablets - I've been on them before too. My main side effects seem to be sweating and trouble sleeping. I take beta blockers to help with the racing heart - although that's my anxiety attacks not the side effects. I spent a long time trying to compare me taking these to everyone else and what they were experiencing / how long they took to kick in ... Bottom line is every one is different -it takes a while for it to build up in your system I would say min 2 weeks and should start to see a real difference by 4 weeks but could be longer. My honest opinion - if work causes more stress on you and if you feel it would ease things at the moment take a break from it. I've been signed off for a few weeks to allow the tablets to kick in and for me to try and give my self some time to recover... I'm trying to take each hour as it comes as that's how it works with anxiety. I'm guess I'm lucky I only suffer with anxiety (although don't feel lucky!)

Everyone has different side effects because were all different. I took another tablet before this and had such a bad reaction ended up in a+e. You and your doc will have to weigh up the side effects you are experiencing and how long you can deal with them for ... May well be a few weeks.

The only way I can see that I can deal with and help prevent anxiety is to be at peace with myself - I am doing this through counselling and learning techniques to help in the future as well as addressing why I feel the way I do that feeds in to anxiety and negative thought patterns.

I don't have a faith but do believe that you can over come anything in life if you are determined enough and put enough effort in to changing thought patterns.

Do what is right for you right now ... If it's a break from work then do it, anxiety feeds off itself so you need to do what you can to prevent it getting worse until the tablets kick in and you can start addressing underlying issues.

Look after yourself x

Hi I get heart burn when taking these .. I am on day 14 and things are starting to pick up

Side effect are starting to ease .. Main ones have been

Head aches

Heart burn

Tiredness

The one that's not shifting is decrease In appetite have to force myself to eat...

Hi. Yes having no appetite has been the worst one for me - I can't believe I didn't write that! I have lost about a stone in 2 weeks. I then worry that I'm not eating which makes me more anxious ... Horrible circle! I need to have faith that when the tablets kick in my appetite will slowly come back. The things I do seem to be able to force myself to eat is fruit, yogurt and breakfast bars and just make sure I drink loads of water.

I don't know if anyone else takes beta blockers but they help so much with the racing heart which was one of the worst symptoms - they aren't addictive and you can take them long or short term. They just help take one of the horrible parts away which makes it a bit easier to sleep and relax a little.

I'm off work for another week now from tomorrow and tomorrow will be day 12 if the tablets so hoping each day will now just keep getting a little better. I'm still suffering from sweaty feet in the mornings and feeling far more anxious in the mornings but I guess this will start to ease over time.

Just feels like forever that I've felt like this!

I can eat ceral and force a normal tea down that's it

Can't take the tablet on a empty tummy so every day at the same time I have a brew and a biscuit

I must say I

Starting to feel me again slowly so hang in their

Thank you ... As I'm sure you remember well it feels like forever ago since this started - I fought it for about 2 months before I finally gave in and went to the doctors, then had a bad reaction to sertraline before they changed me to fluoxetine. So been a long road so far. Do you know if you've had triggers? Are you going to counselling?

I've taken these before and know they work just don't remember it being quite this hard! I'm trying to be open about it with friends too so I can have a good cry if I need to with them

I was on sertraline but doc took me off them coz the side

Effects was really really bad I could

Not function ....

My triggers are my messed up mum and sister

Like you I was sorting myself before I took these but then I broke Down my hubby and admitted I need them..

I do wonder if I'll ever be able to deal with the anxiety I don't just want to take tablets forever! I want children some day too and doc said I can stay on fluoxetine when pregnant which makes me feel much better. Having a really bad today - day 11 so still not even at the 2 week mark yet! How long you been on them now?

For me day 14.... I am ok just abit spaced out... I also suffer with anxiety but I take antihistamines coz I itch all over

I have three kids ....

Hi, I know each day is different so just have to stick it out a little longer, back to the docs for Thurs for her to check how I'm doing and how well tablets are helping.

Did you suffer with this before children?

I just take the tablets for anxiety - do you too?

Hi they are for my depression I had my boy 2yrs ago

Tryed to get sorted myself ... But it went to far and this time I could not pick myself up

How about you??

Hi. Had them a while ago for anxiety and the same this time. Lesson learnt now as I let it get bad again. Sounds like we both had the same reaction to sertraline! Nasty stuff for me.

Are you going to counselling?

Hi with the sertraline I was going crazy I could

Not take it no more ....

I am more clamer on these

I had one on one at my doctors but it got stopped

Hi. I have counselling privately as think it's the only way I can actually deal with the anxiety without having to stay on tablets for the rest of my life.

Each day is such a struggle at the moment - it's all just a waiting game for the tablets to start working - each morning I have the side effects worse and the evenings seem better! Are you planning on staying on the tablets for a while ? Do you live in England?

Hi I live in Manchester you???

I am going to stay on them till I am right hope be off them before Xmas

Hi

I'm in Kent.

How you feeling day? Day 15? i'm on day 11- still struggling, have no appetite at all!