Fluoxetine not working

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Avatar f tn About a month ago I went to see a psych and he put me on 40mg of fluoxetine and told me to come back in a month and a half to up the dosage. However, I'm not sure if it's working for me... or if I'm just getting bad side effects. Within the month that the psych left me I had to go through a length and painful trial, to which the fluoxetine just made feel completely numb, I know I should feel sad but for some reason I can't cry.
1817640 tn?1323045243 i am taking fluoxetine for anixety,panic i feel sick and nausea all day , i can only eat a little bit then i feel very full. i am also having heartburn with this does anyone else take this medication and if so do you have or know if these symptoms are normal?
Avatar f tn I have been trying to taper and quit for 2 months now and it is not working. I was up to 5-50mg tram every 3to 6 hours. I am now down to 2 every six hours (usually) then I think I did good 3 or 4 wont hurt, tapering is not working. I have been taking it for pain for rottary cuf injury for 8 months.
Avatar n tn I have been on Fluoxetine for 2 weeks and 1 day now.It seems to be working quite well. It allows me to have a stronger control of my anxious thoughts. They appear to be less powerful and are gradually loosing there hold on me :) I hope it can do the same for you!!! I have got 2 more days on 3/4 of a 20mg tablet before i go onto the full 20mg. I have felt very few side effects other than a bit of shakes.
Avatar m tn I am taking fluoxetine 40 mg and Bupropion 300 extended release. I started a new job about a month ago and have been going full steam ahead. I have had 4 days off and have woke up anxious the last three of them as well as feeling a little depressed. Doc seems to think I was keeping my mind very busy and now I have time to think I am crashing. Anyway it got me thinking about my meds. The Fluoxetine has put about 5 kilos on me.I really don't like this.
671132 tn?1335247006 I' pretty sure I have ocd and have been on fluoxetine for the last couple of months. My obsessions which had to do with repugnant thoughts got really bad and caused me to have high anxiety. After a few weeks the prozac really seemed to be working although the ocd was still there but nowhere near as much. Last week though I seemed to have another attack and can't control my thoughts again. My hands wont stop shaking and it's almost impossible to study.
Avatar n tn re doing what you need to do to lose the weight. The majority of the fluoxetine will be excreted in a few more weeks, so just be patient and continue eating right and exercising.
Avatar f tn not sure what this means.. melatonin reduces the antidepressant effect of fluoxetine.. and then in the last sentence fluoxetine has lead to a measurable depletion of melatonin in people..
Avatar m tn It sounds physical and that can be from the thyroid if the med is not quite working well enough for you or it could be because of a whole picture of nutrition, mood, conditioning, etc. or it could be a lethargy from your mood alone.
219241 tn?1413537765 I also have pretty bad dreams until it starts working. After it starts working I have a lot of dreams, but not bad ones. Prozac works for me and has no side effects other than weird dreams.
Avatar m tn My brother went to a psychiatrist and he prescribed him fluoxetine and xanax. He said that my brother should take one 20mg tablet of fluoxetine for the morning and 0.5 tablet for xanax for morning and night for 14 days . He said to take the 0.5 mg xanax tablet half in morning and the other half at night So, my brother took the fluoxetine and xanax for 14 days and then again went to the psychiatrist. My brother has not felt any improvement for his ocd or depression from the tablets.
Avatar f tn I was on fluoxetine (Prozac) for over a year from July 2011 then weaned off as was feeling and doing great and not wanting to be dependent on them, I had a bad week 5 week ago now with sleep so my doctor put me back on them and after 1/2 week felt great off 20mg at tea time, now this last week mainly from Wednesday I feel rubbish I know I'm getting 7/8 hours sleep but not feeling refreshed was wondering if changing to take it morning at 20mg and see if it works better or carry on tea time ta
Avatar f tn It was a complete nightmare, withdrawal from sertraline plus the side effects from fluoxetine took me to the most terrifying place. I then stopped all ssris and have not had any for 17 days. The first week was awful but then I started to improve, I seemed to get my energy back and I could go out and do things, this was short lived. Since Thursday I have been going downhill and am now in a pretty bad way again. I am physically exhausted, almost like I have the flu but without the fever.
Avatar f tn m assuming your son has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. If so, this is the usual treatment for a child as old as yours. By the way, Fluoxetine is not an addictive medication so if it does not work (and you will know quite shortly after beginning the medication), it can be stopped "cold". The real question should not be "should we medicate?" or "accept him the way he is?" - it should be "what is the best thing that we can do to help our son?
849117 tn?1238795624 This is my first time posting, I have been reading this post since Nov 2010. I have been trying to taper and quit for 2 months now and it is not working. I was up to 5-50mg tram every 3to 6 hours. I am now down to 2 every six hours (usually) then I think I did good 3 or 4 wont hurt, tapering is not working. I have been taking it for pain for rottary cuf injury for 8 months.
Avatar n tn thanks for your answer!
Avatar f tn So this morning iv put my foot down and told my doctor I knew fluoxetine was doing nothing for me like it had done 3 years ago and needed a change after persuading him and listing all the side effects I was getting he changed me to mirtazapine 30mg to be taken a night with a good drink of liquid my post really is to anyone out there have they had this change and was it better for them?
527657 tn?1214051850 I have been on it for a week and i did drink some achohol with it and i know i shouldnt have. Now what? Im not feeling very good and i have not had a drink in three days. I dont sleep well how long will this take to kick in?
Avatar f tn In the second and third week of taking it I experienced what I can only describe as mild euphoria and a sort of agitation- not being able to sleep, restlessness and the shakes- which was not unpleasant because of the euphoric feeling that accompanied it. Since then this has subsided and even though I am still taking it, it is not really having an effect and I am almost back to how I was before I began taking it.
Avatar f tn Actually, the above answer is not entirely true. While, by law, a generic has to contain the same dosage of the active ingredient, it isn't QUITE as simple as that. There are a lot more factors that go into generics vs. brands (like its pharmacokinetic profile and bioequivalence (BE) and bioavailability (BA).....but it's a tad more complicated than is appropriate for this forum) There has been a VERY long lived debate about the efficacy of generic vs brand name meds.
4562850 tn?1356545766 i have been on and off fluoxetine for the past 2 years but have never stuck to it 100% for more than 2 months. How long do i have to be on this before i start feeling better about myself? i've had a good Christmas with my partner, son and family, but now feel totally drained and emotional again, i get upset easily which is why i have gone back onto my fluoxetine tonight, i came off it a month ago and knew i shouldn't have but thought i was feeling okay.
6021583 tn?1413069126 I went to the doctors and saw a new doctor 5 weeks ago and he said he would take me off trazadone 50mg and to start taking fluoxetine i asked him when i take the fluoxetine he said today and in 4 weeks he will cut down my trazadone. But the 4 week appointment he was not in so i cancelled it.
Avatar f tn m posting this here as well as in the anxiety forums, in the hope that someone may answer. I am taking Fluoxetine 20mg for anxiety and depression, and have been taking it for just over a week. How long before I begin to see any benefits? Also, two more questions - they may seem trivial, but they are bothering me - is it safe to break open the Fluoxetine capsules, as I can not swallow them? Also I am taking 5mg Diazepam - is that safe?
649982 tn?1226357902 been on a lot of tablets one prozac, a few others i cant remember, and this is the second time on fluoxetine, been on them two weeks at moment i do not have any good days at all, i do not talk cant go out i end up panicing. and i accuse my husband of cheating fancying other girls. so on. even when there is no cause to do so. i tell my self that i am being stuppid but the thoughts in my head just get worse. i am not active dont seem to get any energy at all.
1679320 tn?1306382914 Heya my doctor has put me on fluoxetine to help calm my anxiety. Has anyone had some luck using this?
Avatar n tn Do not stop taking fluoxetine without talking to your doctor. If you suddenly stop taking fluoxetine, you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as mood changes, irritability, agitation, dizziness, numbness or tingling in the hands or feet, anxiety, confusion, headache, tiredness, and difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Your doctor will probably decrease your dose gradually.