Extreme tiredness on fluoxeting for 7 weeks.....will it get better??

Treatment and medication
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I've been on fluoxetine for almost 7 weeks, 20mg for 4 weeks then increased to 40mg for almost 3 weeks.  The tiredness is debilatating, I am constantly exhausted......does this get better or will I always feel like this?

​Any advice will be much appreciated.

Donna xx

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It does get better but takes time I changed on to flux from sertraline in Jan and I'm only now starting to feel ok ! Best advice is just listen to you body if your tired

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Thanks Scooosh,

​This gives me some hope!! Im so tired and don't feel like doing anything.....my husband is getting annoyed as he likes to be out and about all the time but i just have no energy at all xx

 

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Go get your Vitamin B12 and iron and Vit D checked as well..... these tablets do make you tired I find once they settle in.... but you may be low in something else and need a boost.

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Thanks Scooosh,

​I was severely deficient in Vit D (found on a routine blood test) so I have been on medication ever since for that.  Do I need to have a blood test for B12? or are there vitamins I can buy over the counter?