I have been taking fluoxetine 20mg for the second time since end November 2017 - I feel really bad at mo. A couple of weeks ago I had a good week or so but little thoughts come in and trip it all off again - I feel like my brain is all over the place get headaches constantly - today I feel like its all too much and frightening myself by thinking I will never be me again - I so long to get back to reeling relaxed and sleeping well - I wake at 4am every morning feeling dreadful, scared racing thoughts and aching - it continues through the day - I have had some periods when it is not quite so intense but it has really revved up again - Last time when I took it I know it took a pretty long time to really bed in and to feel really back to normal - what is it with this anxiety that makes us so scared of ourselves I am usually a capable person and don't take things too seriously, however when anxiety arrives it knocks me for six and go's on for ages and ages even when I try to carry on as normal - everything is hard work it seems - I still go to work which normally I enjoy - anyone got any words of wisdom to cheer me up - I feel like anxiety has a pull all of its own that tries to lure us back in whenever we start to see the light - I am not a youngster I am 62 and you think I would be used to it by now.........my first bout was when I had it after the birth of my second son many years ago and little patches here and there popped up from time to time - it came back with force with the menopause - got better with fluoxetine then reappeared last year I am so tired I want to enjoy my family again and grandchildren but I feel helpless
I know how you feel. I am having horrendous withdrawal from Sertraline after 14 days of coming off the med. my head is dizzy/waterlogged/foggy and I have a headache. If I sleep well things are better. Anxiety is a crippling problem. Like you I had anxiety in the past but didn’t take meds. Mine came on last year like being hit by a freight train. I couldnt sleep and this made the anxiety catastrophic. I now sleep better but my head feels like it belongs to someone else.
I am coping by looking after myself, eating well, getting exercise and finding support on this forum. Keep posting about your progress. You will improve over time.🙏
Oh it is a horrible thing indeed especially when I felt that it was getting somewhat better last week - it gets so intense I envy people pottering about their business without all this head pressure - not that I would wish it on anyone because I wouldn't - keep in touch Lynn good to talk it can be quite a lonely thing even if you have family as it's hard for anyone else to understand