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Fluoxetine and exhaustion due to vivid dreams

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Missperfumado · 12/08/2024 13:52

My DD (17) has been taking this for anxiety and depression for 6 months. Together with therapy it seems to have helped her mood a lot. The only major side effect is constant very vivid dreams (not nightmares) that leave her feeling unrested/exhausted the next day. Does anyone have any suggestions to help with this? She isn’t ready to come off or reduce the medication and I don’t think there are other options as she is under 18? In any case I’m quite loath to switch in case that causes other issues. She has tried melatonin, taking drugs in the morning and that hasn’t made a difference. She gets to sleep fine.

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