Fluoxetine advice

[Shinyshoe73]

I am on day 13 of fluoxetine and still feel really really anxious. I’m worried that it’s not going to work and I’ll always feel like this. I took it four years ago and it worked brilliantly but I don’t remember it taking this long? My anxiety is all over sleep and I worry that I won’t sleep and I’ll not be able to cope then I don’t sleep so it’s a vicious cycle. The doctor has said once the anxiety is treated the sleep will follow and has given me sleeping tablets to use in the meantime but I’m petrified of taking them as don’t want to be addicted and what if the the fluoxetine never works and I’ve used all the tablets?! I’m driving myself crazy with worry and just wondered whether anyone had any words of encouragement!

Meds like this take 4-6+ weeks to work. Don't panic x

What is the sleeping med? Is it zopiclone?
If so don't panic about it either, it's very effective and is given to some people on a permanent basis.

Have you tried anything else for you anxiety?

I started to feel much better after about 3 weeks on Fluoxetine.

It took exactly 6 weeks before I noticed a difference on fluoxetine, but then suddenly one day everything was better and I felt almost euphoric.

The relief from the anxiety was like winning the lottery.

After a 4 year break, I'm back on them now with high anxiety which like you is causing me sleep issues. I've been on them 5 days and am looking forward to the improvement once more.

For sleep, I find that Nytol works really well, but only the proper stuff that you have to ask for from behind the counter in the blue/purple box - the herbal stuff in the green box that is on the shelf is next to useless.