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Fluoxetine

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findmeaunicorn · 09/06/2025 22:46

Has anyone else decided to stop this due to horrendous muscle twitch’s, spasms and cramps????
it’s affecting my daily life, I can’t function!
Im no stranger to SSRI’s, and I’m well accustomed to the initial nausea, loose stools, heightened anxiety, no appetite etc…..
but these cramps are awful. Additionally my anxiety has been through the roof!
I feel more mentally exhausted than I did before starting them.
Im day 16 on 20mg, first time on fluoxetine, tried sertraline just before and couldn’t keep anything down for 2 weeks, been on citalopram for last 20yrs on and off, GP said I needed to get something new when I had a MH dip.

OP posts:
HeyWiggle · 10/06/2025 02:54

You need to get to 6 weeks of new medication, the first few weeks are always a nightmare.

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