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Strange Fluoxetine side effects

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Hi everyone.

Started to take Fluoxetine just over 2 weeks ago after being prescribed them for depression and anxiety. I'm hoping it will get better with time, but at the moment I'm feeling so tired constantly, and like I've lost all my motivation. I'm also feeling quite self conscious around people, and my anxiety has increased a little. If anyone's had a similar experience, how long was it until you started to feel better? I'm not planning on stopping the medication as I've heard it does take time, but can't help wondering how long I have to endure these exacerbated feelings :?

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  • Leiamichelle
    Leiamichelle

    Posted

    Hi I am ok feel abit low, still no proper appetite

    But on a positive note I do not feel as low has I did last week, so they must be starting to work now

    How r u

  • j50802
    j50802

    Posted

    I'm ok - my husband leaves early for work so am up when he goes about 5am, try to sleep a little in the day. THis afternoon has been ok, it seems to come in waves for me, one minute I feel fine, the next it hits me and feel low/ anxious! Can't wait for these to kick in and give me a break from all this! x

  • Leiamichelle
    Leiamichelle

    Posted

    Aww they should do soon ... I am more relaxed today

  • j50802
    j50802

    Posted

    That's great to hear! It's so hard as I think I felt better before I went on the tablets compared to now but I know it's just while they are settling in x
  • claire59184
    claire59184

    Posted

    I've just stopped taking flu after only 1 month because I couldn't stand the lack of energy and brain fog but the withdrawal effects are just terrible. Much worse than how I felt when I first started taking them. I've gone totally white, feel sick, really dizzy and just want to sleep. Does anyone else have experience of coming off them after such a short time?

    Thank you x x

  • Leiamichelle
    Leiamichelle

    Posted

    Did u do it gradually???

    Your meant to do it slowly...... Yh it's normal with drawl systoms...

    If you Just stop taking them you feel 100x worse sudden withdrawal is really bad ...

    My gp said depening how long you been on them .. That the length of time your ment to take to stop taking

    Them so

    If your going slow then it takes 4 weeks to fully get out your systom

  • Leiamichelle
    Leiamichelle

    Posted

    Ps ... Many years ago I was on these and when I came off then I felt drunk for. Few days
  • claire59184
    claire59184

    Posted

    I thought because I'd been on them for such a short time that I could just stop taking them :-( Really suffering now.
  • Leiamichelle
    Leiamichelle

    Posted

    Aww Hun no your still meant to go slowly
  • j50802
    j50802

    Posted

    Might be worth going back to your gp and seeing if he can help/ advise with the symptoms
  • claire59184
    claire59184

    Posted

    Yeah think I'm going to have to! Just feel like I can't talk to anyone about it and feel like a bit of a failure for not being able to stay on them...Sure everyone on here has had these highs and lows but it's just so awful because I can't imagine ever being the person I used to be before I started to feel depressed.
  • Leiamichelle
    Leiamichelle

    Posted

    Awwww Hun your not a failure... Just the tablets was not right for you ... You should get bk to gp and discuss other options
  • j50802
    j50802

    Posted

    Tablets work so differently for everyone, if you read through some of the other forums on here people have had great reactions to them while others can't handle them for more than a day…. def go back and talk to your doctor as they'll be thinking you're getting on well. The most important thing right now is you getting better and slowly getting back to the person you really are.

    Are you taking tablets for depression? Have you tried counselling - I have it once a week and I'm so determined to get to the bottom of what this is all about for me, deal with it, put provisions in place and live my life again without all of this! x

  • claire59184
    claire59184

    Posted

    Yeah it was for depression and minor anxiety - it's frustrating but they really worked but the tiredness was just making me feel so unlike myself, I couldn't go running which is one of the few things I actually enjoyed. I'm determined to try and get better naturally but then I'm plagued by doubts thinking I should have just stayed on them and seen it through. I just can't seem to make decisions!
  • j50802
    j50802

    Posted

    I would say go back to doc and talk it through, then you can make more of a decision. I got to the stage where I battled the anxiety so much that once i was stuck in the cycle I just needed that tablet to help me get back out of it, you don't need to stay on them for long or be ashamed to be on them, some are very low dose and just give you that helping hand. I would recommend reflexology as helped me a bit. There are things like st johns wart, but you can't take that with any prescribed anti depressants.

    Do you have people around you that you have told that can help?

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