Hi Ally, like you I had really bad nausea when I started on Fluoxetine and after about 9 horrible days rang GP who suggested going down to 10mg (liquid form) which I did for a week - made a big difference in 3-4 days and then I very gradually increased the dose back up to 20mg. Since then I've gone up to 40mg (no gradual increase) and had just one day mild nausea. Anyhow something worth talking to GP about.
jklm The getting out of bed thing is one of the biggest challenges ime! If you do manage to get up do you find you can get going? I really struggled to get up this morning, but cup of tea from DH and forced myself to get out of bed by a certain time, and once I had eaten, had shower I felt less lethargic, but I've been on ADs for a couple of months now - did have 4 days at beginning when I simply couldn't move out of bed at all and couple of weeks just sitting on sofa watching tv. Maybe it's worth speaking to GP about extending your sick note til you've adjusted to them a bit more?
Like Bunny, I would also say to everyone, hang in there, the drugs do help, they gradually start to take the edge off and I'm also now able to start counteracting all the negative thoughts. Still quite tired - I have a nap after lunch most days, but am functioning better than I did a couple of months ago, even managed to join some other school mums at a playground this week, something I couldn't have done before (even if it was warm enough) as just could not interact with anyone.
take care everyone x