Hi, following on from and old thread, my doctor prescribed me with 20 mg daily of floexetine on top off my normal 80mg of propranolol. I started last Friday. Since then last week was absolute hell!! I didnt know who I was and lost motivation and appetite. Also got more anxious and sweaty. Then cried like a baby twice. I rang the out of hours doctor and explained that my general anxiety had heightened and made me not myself. He suggested I miss a dose and take a does then consult my doctorn in person. I stopped taking the floexetine on Saturday morning. Missed Sunday and now im missing today too. Doctors 1st thing tmrw. What concerns me is.........have I over thought taking a new pill which in turn has made me panic or has the floexetine contributed and messed with my feelings. I feel I can't think straight now and scared. Can you come off them after 9 doses?
Can anyone help.
Jason
Hi, I know exactly how you feel and as with all ad s it does get worse before it gets better. It can take up to 12 weeks to settle in. Side effects are horrid and does cause heightened anxiety and feeling like crap, but once they kick in after a few weeks the side effects will subside in time. X
Also it is not advisable to just stop taking them, maybe try a smaller dose or change the time you take it or separate the dose between morning and night. I took mine just as I was getting in bed so I slept through most of the harsh side effects. All the best x
Hi, thanks for the reply. I was just a bit apprehensive about taking another one today knowing that I'm at the doctors in the morning. Hoping he'll say something different. Is missing 2 days safe do you think? I know the ad is in my system now, was just worried that taking one today would make me feel I'll again. Very confusing situation I'm in.
Its a capsule 20mg. How can I seperatecthe dose. Should I split the pill open etc.
Hi jay,
Anti depressants do sometimes make Anxiety worse when you first start them....However if the Anxiety has got really bad I would ask your doctor if you can change to another Anti depressant. I was on Prozac for 10 days years ago for Anxiety and my Anxiety went through the roof....I felt like i was unable to function....I felt like I have some kind of brain damage....It was scarey so I went on another Anti Depressant and my Anxiety was a bit worse for a week or so but no where near as bad as when I was on the Prozac.....Hope You feel better soon
Claire
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Yeah, I'm thinking the doc will change the brand and reduce the dose etc. Unless I say NO altogether. Which is how I'm feeling now. I have General Anxiety Disorder which I know makes you think too much. Which makes me wonder....have I over thought this whole 'taking a new pill' thing. Maybe my over think ing has made me worse. Just wondering if I should take one now until I see the doctor tmrw.
Oh if it's capsule then you won't be able to split it. Do you take it morn or eve? X
Since last Friday, I started to take it on a morning along with my normal propranolol tablet. Felt good for a few days then bammmm......really bad on Friday and Saturday. However, as I over think too much I'm thinking that I made it worse worrying what it would do to me.
I know what you mean about overthinking....I suffer from really bad Anxiety and even before I am taking the Anti depressant am getting myself in a mess worrying that am going to get side effects. I asked the doctor for something for the Anxiety until the Tablets kicked in....that is another thing you could do. I cant advise whether or not to take the Pill it depends if you can handle the Anxiety....I do find sometimes though that it is hard to tell what is a symptom of Anxiety and what is a side effect of the meds.
So true.... Is the anxiety making me feel like this or not taking a pill. Haven't been out the house in a week and I'm an active person!
Well, rang the NHS line justcto double check whether I should take a pill today and they suggested I should continue until I see the doctor. So I took one.
In other news......maybe these pills will work and actually make me feel better. Maybe I'm just making myself I'll thinking about everything!! Etc.
I think you done the right thing with taking it, the sooner you get past that 2-3 week the sooner you will have good days. Also abit of advice........... You will prob have some blips along the way but that's just the meds levelling out. I had quite a few but I would say I am 80-90% back to myself x
Hi Fluoxetine kept me awake fro four nights partly because GP didn't tell me to take the in am not pm so rang out of hrs service four times in total and eventually they said to stop the pill you can stop Fluoxetine straight away as it is a slow release pill some others you haave to stop slowly the GP'S don't sem to have knowledge re these pills they have been a total nightmare if it wasn't for the out of hrs I would have been in serious trouble good luck
Hi, thankscfor the replies. A big help
I rang the out of hours and they advised to take a pill and see the doctor tmrw. Got myself so worked up taking it today that I ended up crying this afternoon. I'm over thinking again and made things worse I guess. Its a strange feeling. Almost like I don't know if I'm thinking or my pills are thinking...if that makes sense.
hi jay I don't think after 9days the foluxitine would be in your system enough to mess with you on that level. I would say you have just over thought the situation because foluxitine can take up to 6weeks before you start feeling the benefits . I've been on foluxitine 60mg every morning plus 80mg of propranolol for the past 5 years for anxiety and OCD. I have been getting really anxious again lately and I'm thinking that the meds are no longer working and because I'm thinking that way my anxiety escalates until me too can't think strait and feel totally on edge most of the time.
Hi , thanks for the reply. I think you might be right and I've over thought it. Anxiety can do these things. Just a bit spaced out and confused. Booked in at the doctors today to get some advice and maybe come off the and continue with propranolol and CBT. This worked before.
So have you done the cbt before with good results? It's the only thing I havnt tried And really need something to help me at the moment appart from the meds. I have fazes of been really well and happy with the way things are going then BANG back to feeling really on edge panicky and confused I hate it I can't think strait wen I get like that and find it really hard to get on with daily things. I'm 70% better than I was but that other 30% would be a real treat for me
Hi, I feel CBT works. Especiallycif you can get a one to one or be a part of an online course. Its just brain training and teaching you how to think differently. It works. What does help first though is to get a check up from the docs. Ask to check blood pressure and chest. That reassurance that eveytyings OK settles your mind and makes you feel more positive. Like a check list your ticking off. The key to to a better mind is constant reassurance from people. This make sense.