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week 7 and still feeling bad

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sharon_22416
sharon_22416

Hi i have posted a few times on here and have been very grateful for this site and although i do feel better in myself afer taking fluoxetine for 7 weeks the side effects are still around one day i feel good and the next i feel like i have vertigo!! its a nightmare im actually getting paranoid now!! my mood has improved 100% but these side effects are getting me down is anyone else experiencing the same? many thanks sharon xx

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  • tanya47118
    tanya47118 sharon_22416

    Posted

    Hi Sharon, ive been on them now for nearly 4 weeks and have started to feel better in myself more happier definitely, but do suffer with a bad neck a few hours after taking them feels like stress at the back of your neck.  I am sleeping better the hot flushes are not as frequent, it's mainly one week out of four that i experienced really hot flushes but these are subsiding.  It sounds to me like the tablets are not for you may be go and speak with your GP as you have been on them longer than me and i feel much better.  Let me know how you get on.  T
    • sharon_22416
      sharon_22416 tanya47118

      Posted

      Hi Tanya

      thank you for your reply, yes i must admit beginning to think the tablets are not the ones for me have got an appointment with the dr in 2 weeks so will discuss the options its driving me crazy the dizziness and nauea yet i feel better in  myself!! will let you know how i get on many thanks xxxx

  • christine44189
    christine44189 sharon_22416

    Posted

    Omg Sharon I am the same I went the drs yesterday asking him to check my ears because I am dizzy all the time, my eyes can't focus and it's like am having an outer body experience! As suspected ears are fine :-( silly really I was hoping I had an ear infection so it cud be sorted, dr said to give tablets another month it's driving me crazy x
    • sharon_22416
      sharon_22416 christine44189

      Posted

      Hey Christine,

      i am the same i actually thought maybe its an ear infection or i need glasses!!!!!!!! like you its driving me crazy im starting to get paranoid about what it could be! its exactlty like an outer body experience ..i am there but not really!! please stay in touch and let me know if things improve take care and good luck, sharon xxx

  • dash5252
    dash5252 sharon_22416

    Posted

    Sometimes it's hard for me to determine whether it's the medication or the circumstances that allow me to feel better.  I guess i shouldn't question it though.  For whatever reasons, i'm feeling better now after about 8 weeks.  But I do feel extremely tired.  I don't have as much energy as i had before.  Since i used a lot of that energy to obsess and worry, i guess that's not such a bad thing.  smile
    • tanya47118
      tanya47118 dash5252

      Posted

      what time of day do you take the tabs?  i used take them first thing after breakfast but that made me tired all day i know take it after snack about 2ish and then im tired at the right time to go tobed at night ?

      T

    • sharon_22416
      sharon_22416 dash5252

      Posted

      HI dash

      yes i know what you mean about the tiredness i sleep all night and wake up as if ive been out on the town all night lol my energy levels have definately taking a battering! its just this spaced out feeling some days that worries me its driving me up the wall but im trying to percivere!! i guess these tablets take time to work as ive said my mood is 100% better i laugh more now so they must be doing something right!! keep in touch take care sharon xxx

  • sally56219
    sally56219 sharon_22416

    Posted

    Hi Sharon,

    I have been taking Fluoxetine for 6 weeks now after suffering from anxiety. By week 4 I started to feel much more normal however I still suffer bouts of anxiety albeit nowhere near how they were. I am functioning normally now but feel flat! Did you find that you felt this way? How are you feeling now?

    Thanks Sally

    • sharon_22416
      sharon_22416 sally56219

      Posted

      Hey Sally

      Yes i do feel much better generally just get the odd day where i feel as if i have vertigo!!!! its strange how it effects everyone so differently yet the side effects are the same!! thank goodness most have them have gone!! at least i dont burst into tears at the slightest thing now and actually look forward to getting out of bed in the morning so that must be a positive thing, hope your well, keep in touch and good luck at least we are all in it together, love sharon xxx

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