Fluoxetine - Day 4 and NO sleep! Please hand hold, give your advice

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Well after 13 long months I went to the GP, he prescriped Fluoxetine 20mg a day to help Anxiety/Mild Depression. Have been taking since Friday and have had a max of 4 hours sleep a night, just seem to wake up with everything whirring through my head and cant get back to sleep, did anyone else have this side affect and how long did it last??
BTW I am taking in the morning etc.
Don't know if I can keep taking if im not going to get any sleep!!
Your comments would be very much appreciated.

Have posted in Mental Health too.
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I experienced this with fluoxetine. I only stuck it out for about a fortnight and then changed antidepressants, so I son't know if it would otherwise have settled.

But do go back to your GP to discuss it. You may be better off with a different antidepressant.

i would suggest you take your tablets or capsule at night

• i find it helps me get a good sleep, so you suffering the reverse i find quite surprising . Do keep with it and definitely go to your gp asap to discuss.

I am on the same medication and have been for a long time. I suffered exactly the same symptoms with lack of sleep. I was told by the dr to take it in the morning and that it is just a temporary thing when you first start using it. I don't have any problems with sleep at all now. Just hang in there and it should improve