i ive been on fluoxitine for 4 weeks and actually feel worse, waking up 4am, weakness, shakiness, moodiness and cant even be bothered to get dressed. Feel very tired during the day but still waking up early. Do any of you think floxitine actually works cos ime having my doubts
HI,
It takes a few weeks to kick in and everyone is different! I was crap for the first month and I reckon it took at least 6 weeks for it to kick in for me.
Also, I stayed off booze for the first couple of months to give it a better chance.
I would say hang on in there for another couple of weeks and you should start to feel a difference!
All the best!
Hi i was prescribed 20mg of Fluoxetine and after 4 weeks i didn't feel any different. The Doc upped the dose to 40mg and after a few weeks on the higher dose i did start to feel better. The longer i was on this, the more benefit i noticed. Maybe you just need a higher dose? Hang on in there and speak to your GP if you don't feel it is helping.
Hey
It might be that you don't get on with them, all anti-depressants are different and affect you differently. Personally, I'm getting on much better with these than sertraline that I was prescribed the last time.
I'd go back to the doctors and let them know you're having a hard time and see what they say. Some people are affected more than others but if it's getting worse, let them know.
Hope you're feeling better by now :-)