HI Nancy yes still on flu just been upped too 40mg and I have been put on a very small amount of rispiridone which has slightly calmed my anxiety down and my mood has lifted still loads of improvement to be made but the rispiridone has actually helped my anxiety how are you Nancy are you on same amount of flu have you improved at all ? Xx
Jane, this is week 18 on 20 mg and week 30 on Flu. I don’t see much improvement in anxiety and a little with depression.
An educated quess is that menstrual cycle would impact on your anxiety.
That and and a stronger dose is bound to have an effect.
Take care. I’ll check with you in a few weeks.
Nancy sounds like you need something else to help lift your mood and help with anxiety go and see your doctor and tell them your struggling xxx
Jane, I do see psych 1 to 2 times a month and he says I need to stay with the Fluoxetine same dose.
The funny thing is at around 7 to 9 I get much better and think of all I can accomplish the next day , but the next day the depression and anxiety are back. I didn’t know I had anxiety until I started Flu
Hope today is better for you. Stay positive.
How are people getting on? I used to be on 20mg citalopram, but was moved onto fluoxetine a while back. Been 8 weeks on 20 mg and 10 weeks on 40mg now. I feel a bit more balanced, but still having bad spells. Any advice? I am mainly on it for generalised anxiety with some depression.
I am also doing CBT and mindfullness, but not finding it that helpful yet!
I have been on Flu for 7 months and 20mg for 4.7 months. I am better but not where I want to be. Diagnosis is PTSD with depression and anxiety. I wasn’t anxious until I started ADs about a year ago. At least I didn’t know I was.
I took Flu 20 years ago and it worked fast and well but so much this time.
You are still early on the 40mg. Give it more time.
How did you feel when you went from 20 to 40?
I had a bad couple of weeks between 2 and 5 weeks when side effects came back. They have settled now and just waiting for some positive effect! Just feel flat and every few days my anxiety goes through the roof.
Stay with it. I am not ready to say I am well, but it has taken over 7 months for me to see a path ahead. I think 7 months is unusual to wait for results. Yours will probably come sooner.
Good luck.
Man I hope so!! It is difficult holding down a job on the bad days. Still, as you say, fingers crossed for an uphill trend!
Hi nancy76309 …i know it was two years ago ,but your last comment about ya psych told ya to stay on the flu ,has given me some hope ,as I’m on week 13 with not much relief , just increase in anxiety ,I’ve had a couple of amazing days ,then it stopped im on 40 now ,was 20 till two weeks ago ,I’m just gonna keep on going ,hoping tomorrow something diff might happen …thanks …p.s hope alls good with you now ..
Hi
I’ve been on Fluoxetine 40mg for 13 months. Flu is a very slow acting med …I know it now.
As you mentioned, i.suffered anxiety and mood fluctuation, sleep disturbance, shaky legs and hands etc for a quite long time as its initial side effects. But those side effects were gone eventually. I took Mirtazapine 15mg for a while too.
I hope Flu will kick into your system soon.
I’ve been taking Fluoxetine 20mg for 31 days now, I can honestlysay my anxiety and low mood have got worse, my stomach seems to be in a constant knot, does anyone know if this is normal, I just want to feel like me again? x