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Fluoxetine?
Have just come back from the doctors after filling in a form the other week and she tells me I am high on the scale of stress and depression (I am not really suprised, I have just been trying to hide it and hope it would go away).
She has given me Fluoxetine tablets but my mum does not want me to take them as she had a bad experience with anti d's a while back.
I took Prozac about 13 years ago and found they helped but because I am so usless at making a desciaion at the moment and my mum is against it I do not know what to do.
Has anyone had any experience of this tablet?
Did it help?
Did you get any side effects?
Any information would be great.
Thanks I'm so confused and even more stressed!
She has given me Fluoxetine tablets but my mum does not want me to take them as she had a bad experience with anti d's a while back.
I took Prozac about 13 years ago and found they helped but because I am so usless at making a desciaion at the moment and my mum is against it I do not know what to do.
Has anyone had any experience of this tablet?
Did it help?
Did you get any side effects?
Any information would be great.
Thanks I'm so confused and even more stressed!
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The only side effect I experienced was a really dry mouth, however I'd prefer that to depression/anxiety. Hope you come out of the fog soon. xx
The way I look at it is this (and I have said this so many times on this forum lol) if you have asthma you take an inhaler, if you have diabiaites you take insulin- these are prescribed by our GP's and we ask no questions so why when you have an imbalance of hormones in your brain (pnd) do you question whether or not to take the prescribed medication to correct this- I think most ppl are worried what other would think.
WELL DON'T TELL THEM!!!!!
My mum has no idea I'm back on my meds and I have absolutely no intention of telling her- she doesn't need to know- she worries and then she bends my ear about it result we are both stressed- this way we are both fine.
Pnd will only get worse if you don't do SOMETHING about it- my sil battled on for 18 months before giving in and she has caused serious damage to her marriage as a result.
I am not trying to scare monger here I just want you to know how seroius this can be. You and your family (ie your oh and your lo) are the most important issues here everyones happiness can be affected but one persons unhapiness because you are a unit- so fix your unit and let everyone else outside your home address look after there own lives.
Fluoxetine is actually Prozac, can I ask where you got the above info and are you sure they are the same? as all the sites I have just looked at say different.
claire, 19, liverpool xx
it can't hurt to give them a try. I was in them for 2 months.
Worried about getting worse as my oh is not very supportive at the minute (doesn't believe in depression), I am worried if I sink lower I have no one watching out for me but at the minute I am feeling so low I don't know what else to do.
I am hoping my relationship will improve if I start taking them as something has to give, at the mo I am considering leaving but we have a house and business together so it is all very complicated.
When I try to work out how I feel about him I just feel numb, not sure if this is because I am depressed.
Sorry to go on, I am so crap at talking about feelings and find it so much easier to express myself like this so thanks for being there. x
I just need to get myself on track and then I will be strong enough to decide what to do next.
Tomorrow morning I am going to take the first pill and hope that is the first step in taking control of things.
I found the tablets kept me on an even keel, probably stopped me feeling worse but I also think they made me feel a bit numb. I'm glad I took them and think they really served they're purpose for the time but for me I don't think the tablets were a long term solution. Although I'm sure for some people they're all that's needed but I think for most, in the long term, it may be more beneficial to look at counselling, other therapies, lifestyle changes etc. Just a thought.
I can't remember any side affects and had no problem stopping them, just slowly reduced the dose.
Also it's a shame your oh doesn't believe in depression as it's definitely a real, serious thing, I think it would really help if he could understand how you are feeling. Can you give him some leaflets or something to read?! If not I think it really helps to have someone to talk to about your feelings, even if it's just us lot!
Good luck, I hope you feel better. xx
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