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Withdrawal from Fluoxetine

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harriet67950
harriet67950

Hey,

I am new to this so not really sure what I am hoping for. Maybe just some reassurance?

I have been on and off Fluoxetine for 10 years and have never experienced these kind of symptoms before. I have felt like its the right time to come off for a while and sort of did it by accident. Forgot to take it for a few days and so made the decision to not start again. Stupid. I know. SO its been about 3 weeks. I was on 20mg.

I have felt dizzy and nauseous for the last week. Shaky and having these, what I assume is "brain zaps". Just a bit jittery and shaky. I was wondering what, if anything, people have found help with these symptoms. I have been off work for the last week and am going to attempt to go back tomorrow on a night shift. The symptoms seem to get worse of an evening. Get a little headache and a bit more jittery in myself. They have stopped being unbearable. But I have not really done anything for the last few days and so tomorrow night will be a 12hour shift and I am feeling a bit nervous about it. Has anyone tried any anti-sickness meds or normal painkillers?

I really do not want to have to go back on them if I do not have to.

Thank you in advance.

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  • louise10457
    louise10457 harriet67950

    Posted

    hi, i wanted to try and re-assure you that i'm experiencing similar problems, they didn't start straight away but about 3 weeks after stopping 40mg of FLUX.

    I'm finding the brain zaps difficult to cope with, my mood is very low or i'm snappy. Upset stomach/neausea.

    I'm tempted to go back on something to stop these withdrawels.

    I'm managing work everyday but its very hard as i seem to be unable to make a descision about anything. I'm really hoping these side effects will pass in the next day or two as its too hard. PLEASE LET me know if you find anything that helps. All the best

    • harriet67950
      harriet67950 louise10457

      Posted

      I can relate to not being able to make decisions. This is what scares me about going back to work. Had huge anxiety about making a decision about something so insignificant the other day and I have to be able to make the right ones at work!

      I hope your mood improves. I have had a couple of very bad days but am suffering more with physical symptoms. i have also thought about going back on a smaller dose but feel I have come this far. If you need to take some time off work please do. I hate to do it but needed to listen to my body which was telling me I needed time to get used to what was happening.

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