4.5 weeks increase from 20mg to 40mg

Treatment and medication
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As the title says i have had my 20mg of fluox increased and since 2 weeks i my panic attacks are worse, i struggle to go out and ger bad jitters and wake regularly at night sweating and panicing and very bad tummy, i have lost weight as im struggling to eat. Is this mormal im terrified   

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Hi Lucy , although i never upped my dose from 20mg i experienced exactly what you're describing. I know this med works well for some it didn't for me , and after 3 months i stopped taking it . Really hope you're feeling better soon

Take care Xx

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Sorry to hear this. It is scary but it appears that the med is responsible from the timing of your signs and symptoms. I suggest discussing this with your dr who may review the medication . Take care

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review the medication ?

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Hi karen i have been on 20 mg for over 10 years and needed them to be increased as i was getting paranoid and anxious again more than i should. I do remember getting side effects when i first started them but just dont recall them being this bad, however i have had a lot of stress this past few weeks so they may be working in some way i just cant tell yet.... its so hard.

Do you take a different medication now? How u doing     

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Im back to my GP  a week today for a review so will see how im feeling then. 

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Today im 6 weeks since i upped my dose from 20mg to 40mg ......wow  what a difference. When i was at week 3-5 my god was i ill i had times of wishing i was dead, my anxiety was through the roof i was shaking, pancking, not sleeping, not eating, feeling sick, couldnt go out alone and franckly couldnt see a way out. But now im 90% better i can see a future, im looking forward to things again, im happy to go out and i dont have racing thoughts, i still feel a bit edgy in the mornings but that passes after a while and i take a beta blocker which im hoping i wont need for much longer.

So if your going through a bad time please believe me it will get better it just takes time for these meds to work  

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what med are u taking?

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40mg fluoxitine

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Hi Lucy, 

Different med but I’m at 18 days into an increase , 8 weeks on the med total and I’m feeling so bad I’m feeling losing faith! So it’s worth sticking with it? X

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Yes stick with it you will start to feel better. I totally get how bad you can feel it was horrendous at times i wasnt sure i was going to be able to cope but i pushed on. Generally im much better but still have down days. I see its 6 days since you posted how are you now?