Back on Fluoxetine

[acatcalledchinchi]

As the title says, my GP out me back on Fluoxetine around a fortnight ago. I was on the previously for around 18 months but decided to come off them last summer whilst I was on an overseas break visiting my in laws as I naively thought being on holiday would make everything better

My GP advised me to start taking them again after me feeling that everything was getting too much for me again. I have lost my energy, motivation and am constantly in a 'cannot be bothered' mood. With three DCs (6, 5 and 3), I feel that there is always someone who wants a part of me. I work 6 days a week as DH and I are self employed and we run our own coffee shop.

To get to my point, I've been back on the tablets now for just over two weeks. I feel as naff asI did before I started to take them. I wake up in the night feeling anxious and I always have a feeling that something heavy is on my heart, not in a painful way, but almost like it is being squeezed. I feel generally crap. I have a follow up appointment with the GP next week, but should I still be feeling like this?

Side effects can take a couple of weeks to lessen, and the positive effects can take a couple of weeks to kick in so you need to be patient. Presumably the fluoxetine helped the previous time you took it?

I had a dreadful time for the first couple of weeks on fluoxetine, and again when my dose was increased. If you can stick with them for another week, I would, as you should start to turn a corner then. But if it's really unbearable then go back to the GP sooner. There are alternatives if this med isn't right for you.