fluoxetine again

[caroline]

hi i know there are lots of threads on here about this drug and i am on it again and just wanted some advise if you have taken this med i have been on it for just 2 weeks and already feel tired dry mouth loss of appetite also is it normal to feel more anxious and also more paranoid i keep thinking i have something more wrong with my brain and im finding it hard to deal with i know it can take some time but im worrying more about this i have been on them before and i am sure i felt the same but i cant remember im worrying i have something terrible wrong with me when i know rationally i have not.please advise thanks caroline

[cheshire]

Hello Caroline,

I have been on this since November and for the first two weeks I had a difficult time with vomiting, but on reflection, think this was the notorious winter bug that was going around.

But I know it made me feel sicky and I have lost weight (not a bad thing) on the drug. But 2 months on this has eased, although I would say I am not as hungry as I was during the day.

I was told it can leave you feeling quite spacey and tired - especially at the start - but this also improves.

I can understand the side effects concerning you -as they did me - but must admit, I am pleased with the difference it has made (understatement!). Give it longer and if it doe snot improve, try another?

Love and hugs
Hopefulx

[caroline]

thanks hopeful this does help but if anyone has any other stories would love to hear from you.Thanks caroline

[southerngirl]

I almost gave up taking it as I felt so bad at times.
It does ease though so stick with it.
I am now at a point where I can seriously look to the future and being 'normal' again so well worth a few weeks of feeling bad.
When you feel awful come and have a moan on here as this is what I feel got me through.
Liz
x

[winegirl]

Hi caroline

the fluoxetine made my anxiety 100 x worse and i had to be signed off sick when i started them But i stuck with them for a few weeks as i know that these are very common side effects that calm down when your body gets used to the drug. Fluoxetine has a long half life. Which means that when you take a pill on day one alot of the chemical is still in your system when you take another on day 2 and so on, so as it buids up in your system you can start to feel worse before you feel better.

I didn work for me so i had to find another med, but i know sooo many people who have felt awful for weeks before starting to feel better and now swear by the drug! So stick with it a couple more weeks if you can, and if no better go back to your gp.

Take Care

WG x

[anita123]

Hi caroline,

The fluoxetine also made me more anxious right to the point that i was going to give up on them but just recently they have really started to work and I am alot less anxious than i was and even able to do a lot more. I have been on them since October at first i was on 1 once daily but in december the anxiety was still bad so the GP increased my dose to two tabs a day and that did the trick for me. They worked for me although i had to give them time!
Take care
Anita xx

[caroline]

thanks for your replies i guess i have to give them a bit more time as i have only been on them for three weeks and i know it takes time i think im feeling more anxious at the moment because i have that time of the month i guess you think that they will work immediately not increase your symptoms before you get better but then i think thats because i really want to feel good and its taking time i guess im inpatient because i have been here so many times in the last 7 years that im getting fed up with it but i am getting help this time. thanks again love caroline,its really good to know you are here when i need to chat as sometimes i feel im on my own when i know im not thanks

[monica]

Hi

I wasn't on fluoxetine but on citalpram but I suffered similar symptoms to you when I started taking meds. I think it last 2-3 weeks them slowly I noticed I stopped crying all day, would laugh on occasions and stopped stressing.

If you feel it's really bad you should see your dr for reassurance if nothing else. I went to emergency dr and they prescribed me diazepam as a short term stop gap - it relaxes you which can take the edge off the anxiety. If you can it might be worth sticking with it for a little longer.

let us know how you get on
Monica

[anita123]

Hi Caroline,

I feel like you do...feel like I am on my own sometimes so if you are feeling lonely fill free to message me [e-mail]

Anita xx

[caroline]

would just like to say 3 weeks in to the fluoxetine and i feel a little better but i keep having off days like i woke up this moring my stomache churning ended up on the loo and got myself n a right state as my husband is working late tonight and i will be on my own till about 10pm well except my daughter im trying to be posertive but i keep worrying that i have something bad wrong with my mind and i cant stop thinking about it and i think this is stressing me more i have decided to go to my sisters for a while today so that i have some company am i being stupid or is this normal to feel like this i have some good days then get a bad day and i cant cope very well i think its because i dont understand why i keep getting like this i know there are loads of people suffering the same as me but some days i get so angry for feeling this way again and im finding it really hard to accept whats happening to me again i seem to be more upset with myself this time than the previous times i have suffered is this normal or am i worrying to much please help love caroline

[winegirl]

Hi Caroline

3 weeks is still early days hun, it is right that you should see a little improvement by now, but it will be gradual. I am 4 months into my meds and have ad the dose upped 3 times with a view to up it once more. I am definately improved now but still have a way to go. Just give it time hun. We will be here for you x

WG x

[cheshire]

Hi Caroline,

I agree with Winegirl - it's early days. I know the guidnace is usually a month for the drugs to kick in - but I only started to feel the benefits fully about 6 weeks in.

'Cooking on gas' now - nearly three months on
Have to say though, vomited a lot at the beginning and lost weight - this has settled now (unfortunately for the diet !)

How you doing today?

Hopefulx

[caroline]

thanks for the replies im doing ok today its just i seem not to be able to stop thinking about this all the time my husband says that i need to try not to worry so much and relax and give the tablets a bit longer but it is difficult as you know i have been in this situation many times before so i should be used to it but i find it harder each time because i thought i was recovering .also i know the tablets can make you feel a bit like this at first sometimes they can make you think more about things and make you more anxious before they really kick in but im hanging in there again thanks for being there for me love caroline.

[winegirl]

You are doin fab caroline! Its easy to say try not to worry and relax, but that isnt so easy when you suffer with this! You are doing soooo well to stick with the meds mate, just keep hanging in there and you know we will always be here for you xx

Take Care

WG x

[caroline]

thanks wg for your reply it is hard but i went to my anxiety course today and at the end of it in 3 weeks time im going to have some one on one with the councillor to help me with my previous and current bouts of depression hopefully i can get to the bottom and understand why i keep feeling like this but mostly as they have said today most of it is caused by fear,and most thoughts are caused by fear so you have to try and face them and not avoid them.well thanks again love caroline.