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why am i constantly so tired i go to sleep at 10 every night without fail am up at 7 then at work for 8 till 5.45 every day, i feel like the walking dead at work , my eyes start closing and feel like i am loosing concentration and feels like my eyes are rolling to the back of head, i NEED to have a sleep on my lunch hour so try and get half hour if i dont do this i just feel awful. been to the doctors and they said excercise , healthy diet blah blah. I eat a good diet and walk my dog every day! but even things like getting dressed, socilising and excersising seems like the biggest mission ever. I am currently on prozac (fluoxitine) and take this in the morning the doctor prescribed this as i keep having major mood swings and get very irratable, and have been on these since oct. but i have been having these other problems for a long time now can anyone suggest anything? please xx

Have you had blood tests to rule out physical issues? You could also ask if you can try a higher dose or different meds perhaps?

Have you tried taking the fluoxetine in the evening? I found taking meds in the morning made me more tired than taking them in the evening.

Did your GP do a blood test to rule out things like anaemia and hypothyroidism?

No advice but I'm in the same boat, I work evenings and weekends and I need a sleep around 3 or I can hardly function. I don't seem to sleep deeply at night either, vivid dreams wake me up and feel like hard work even though I'm asleep if that makes sense.

had blood tests years ago and nothing come of it !the doctor advised taking in morning as they would keep me awake at night ? just feel constant s**t!!! driving me crazy!

Take it at night!! Honestly. No wonder you're a wreck.

well i have had it already today so shall try that tommoro! thanks ophelias!

also im 23 i should be full of beans ! feel like im about 80 yrs old my memory is also gotten bad sometimes i cant recall some conversations i have with people ! poss due to tiredness?

Blood tests years ago won't tell you what is wrong with you now. It could be the depression, it could be the meds, or it could be a physical cause. Depression is a symptom of hypothyroidism, so I was checked for that as soon as I presented with tiredness and depression.

Ask your doctor to run some tests - what have you got to lose?

I've just gotten up after going to bed at 9.30 last night aching all over bad head could cry feel awful defo ringing doctors today !

Steppy are you me? I'm 21, I fell asleep at 9 last night and I feel awful today. If I take mine at night I can't sleep, I just lie there with my mind on overdrive.

Its driving me crazy had an appointment to see a phycologist tomoro boss will not let me out of work tho ,as doctor refferred me in Oct ! Dint think these these tablets are working at all! Think their is more to it then depression x