Has anyone ever been on fluoxetine antui depressants before?

Question

has anyone been on these befoe as i was on sertraline 50mg and they made me feel absolutely terrible so now been put on fluoxetine 20mg did anyone get major side effects on these just worried to start them as i was terrible on the other one

Answer 1

i am on fluexetine 2 x 20 mgs per day and have been for some time now with no side effects for me at least apart from feeling slightly tired .

Answer 2

Loulou, sorry I stumbled upon your question a bit late, but I'm not sure who insulted you or what not, but suffice it to say, you mustn't worry.  Going from Sertraline to Fluoxetine is quite common and judicious, and there's no "conspiracy" amongst physicians to cause harm to our patients.  You may have some untoward effects (generally they go away in short order), but with any such meds, you have to keep the Psychiatrist (I'm presuming) in the loop about your specific symptoms so that s/he can tailor the appropriate dosing schedule for you, in case this dose doesn't agree with you.  Don't worry, if need be, we have other agents that are also very good and the Psychiatrist knows what s/he is doing.  We're not in the business of hurting patients.  Call the doctor and speak to the doctor about your concerns because finding the optimal medication for one patient and the proper dose isn't a perfect science, but they do the best they can.  Just call the doctor and speak to him or her about what concerns you, this is what doctors are for.

Best of luck, and hope you feel better.

Answer 3

its what you like!

Answer 4

im on 40mg of fluoxetine a day. i got shaking at first, and feeling sick. im ok with them now.

Answer 5

'Faeries' had an unfortunate experience on which she is capitalizing now. However, for the most part, you'll hear the same thing: every person responds to every drug in an individual way. Personally, I took the drug (Prozac) for closer to five years and by the time I stopped taking it I had no s*x drive and was as good as numb inside. I felt no sadness but I also felt no great joy. Ever. I have since been taking strictly Wellbutrin (Bupropion) and I have both a s*x drive and the ability to FEEL. I should mention that there have been next to no side effects (from day one) and I've been on it for about six years. Furthermore, the treated symptoms were not of depression but of obsessive, ritualistic, and perfectionist compulsions (commonly referred to as OCD, though atypical in connotation). The condition, however, is irrelevant to the side effects.

PS - I'm a female.

'Faeries' is a propaganda artist who never explicitly gives any perspective about her "horror." My one comment drove her into a rage. Perhaps she is not in sound mind to be making any suggestions about drug therapy.

Loulou, I'm incredibly sorry this has to happen on your thread. I cannot personally reply to the spam I received from Faeries.

Okay this is getting ridiculous. Final note: She changed her privacy settings when I wrote that. Initially, I tried replying to her directly and received a message indicating that her privacy settings did not allow that type of two way communication. End of story. Leave this alone and calm down.

Faeries: you joined four days before I did. How have I incited you now? Poke, poke, prod...you're a plaything.

Answer 6

I have had no problem from Prozac, but everyone takes to medicines different.

Answer 7

I have had the worst experience of my life on these pills. Have you not seen all the horror stories regarding suicidal behaviour in the media? Panorama covered it a couple of times.As well as Seroxat, Prozac jas been shown to be just as dangerous. I am in the process of taking GlaxoSmithKline to Court in  a group action along with about 7000 other people.

If you have had a bad experience before then i would strongly advise you to see your GP and try something else. The 'old style' anti depressants are better in as much as there has been so much research into the effects they can have on people that they are much much safer. The newer drugs have had less time for research and more and more is still coming out now.

I know some people take these with no problems, but for the people who do get the bad effect, the results can be very very dangerous, and sometimes fatal.

I would never ever advise anyone to take this medicine, and will not do so for the rest of my life. In fact i will campaign with thousands of others to have this drug and also Seroxat, permanently removed from the market. The worst danger is in under 18's, but recent studies have shown that the suicidal behaviour can affect anyone up to the age of 30. Hundreds of people died in the 90's because this drug made them suicidal and their relatives are still fighting for them to this day.

Please, reconsider, there are so many different ones available that i would not even take the chance. Its potentially russian roulette with your life in some people.

It has taken me the best part of 10 years to get over what happened to me as a result of this drug, and even now its a battle.

Take care, i wish you strength and happiness.

Please DO NOT  take it untill you have read the links below..

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TO LOULOU,

YOU HAVE COMPLETELY MISUNDERSTOOD,

THE BOTTOM PART IS A SEPARATE COMMENT TO "K" THE MEMBER WHO REPLIED AFTER ME AND INSULTED ME!!

THAT IS WHY I PUT IT SEPERATELY AND BEGAN WITH "K,

How dare you! "

HE IS THE ONE WHO MADE THE COMMENT ABOUT ME AND THAT IS WHO IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO!!

PLEASE LOULOU, EXAMINE WHAT I WROTE CAREFULLY, THE FIRST BIT WAS FOR YOU, THEN, AFTER I GAVE MY ANSWER, "K" INSULTED ME SO I WROTE A SEPARATE NOTE TO HIM, IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT THE SECOND PART I ADDED  WAS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER "K"

I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO GIVE LOULOU THE BENEFIT OF MY OWN EXPERIENCE, AND WAS ATTACKED DIRECTLY AFTER BY "K",

LOULOU, MY LAST COMMENT TO YOU WAS THAT I WISH YOU STRENGTH AND HAPPINESS. THE NEXT BIT WAS IN RESPONSE TO "K" IF YOU HAD READ CAREFULLY YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT IT WAS ADDRESSED TO "K"

IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN THE BOTTOM PART YOU MUST READ WHAT HE (K) WROTE AFTER MY ANSWER WHERE HE SAID 'Faeries' had an unfortunate experience on which she is capitalizing now. AND THAT IS WHY I HAD TO WRITE THAT EXTRA PART AT THE BOTTOM TO HIM........

"sighs" i was just trying to help LouLou by answering her question and sharing my own experience..........perhaps i shouldnt have bothered.......:-(

With reference to your additional details, hopefully once you have carefully read the notes you will see that i did not in any way offend you, the message was nothing to do with you. i was purely just answering your question, not to be insulted, now you apologise please!!!!

It is I who deserves the apology! When i am wrong, I say i am wrong, can you say the same?

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THIS IS A SEPARATE MESSAGE TO THE MEMBER WHO REPLIED AFTER ME CALLED "K"

K,

How dare you! You do not know me, or my story for that matter, you are a disgrace to judge based on ignorance.

FYI, the purpose of the court case is to protect other vulnerable young people from being abused by the system. The claim i mention is NOT for compensation, not that its really any of your business but I have clearly stated in my case to GSK that i DO NOT WISH TO RECIEVE ANY FORM OF FINANCIAL COMPENSATION, as my personal view is that to take any money would be to accept that GSK can pay me off for the horror i endured. No amount of money is going to put that right. There are those that are looking for money from them, however i am part of a group of people involved in the claim that have REFUSED any money.

We simply cannot stand by and allow GSK to keep marketing this as a wonder drug. We cannot bring back those that tragically died as a result of it, but for nothing to be learnt from those deaths simply tortures the bereaved even more, amd is wrong.

So before you judge, at least have the decency to have your facts straight. It is precisely this kind of ignorance that stops people from trying to make the world a better place.

You should be ashamed of yourself. A question is asked, an answer sought, all i did was to provide the benefit of my own experience, (I also clearly stated that all people react in different ways, and that this was just my own personal experience) not expecting an unprovoked attack from yourself.  What on earth makes you think that you have the right to do that? To judge people that you know nothing about, to just make assumptions. Ignorant and small minded.

Interestingly, people who make such wild assumptions are usually doing so because they are guilty of those assumptions themselves. Dont judge me by your own standards.

What we are trying to do is to help future victims of this drug, for absolutely no monetary gain, but simply to raise awareness.

I pity you, you are completely out of order.

My guess is though, that you are not big enough nor mature enough to recognise you are wrong and apologise.

And there you go again "K", its none of your business as to what has happened to me, its not for public viewing. i was trying to help LouLou, by telling her of the real risks involved regarding suicide in SOME people, to help her to make an informed decision.

Instead of admitting that you were wrong, you have simply insulted me again, making silly wild accusations! how very childish, all this does is prove, even more so, that you are not mature enough to face up to the fact that you have made a mistake, and do the adult thing and apologise for it.

Sad but true.......

Learn the lesson....

On the "spam" note...I suggest you type "spam + definition" into google, i sent you what is known as an "email" asking you to re-read the thread ... and saying you cant message me back is simply not true!! nobody likes a liar................

I have reported you for your insulting behaviour, and hilariously you have just done it again..................

How very mature to send a message entitled "Ha Ha"

FOR ALL TO SEE:

I need not say anymore, other members will be able to see from these sorts of messages exactly what a nasty malicious piece of work i am dealing with.................

you decide

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From: K

Subject: HAHA

Message: Now you allow users to email you back? How sad. I wish you would stop campaigning to get the drug taken off the market whilst hundreds of thousands of other patients are benefitting.

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then disallows email contact, rather gutless, was actually going to try and have an adult conversation with you about this matter, however you are clearly not capable of doing so judging by your behaviour.

I do not disgree that some users are benefitting from this drug, but hundreds of children died FFS!! Perhaps you would like to tell their parents that your view is sooo much more important than their childs death. Both should be addressed.

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Next message from "K"

Subject: You can report?

Message: You have likewise been reported. This is interesting.

K, you should be advised to read the Yahoo Community Guidelines & Abuse section.

I see that you have only recently joined so you probably dont know that...

If you report somebody for no good reason, you can be kicked off the site, hope you find that "interesting"

oh and if you are going to blatently break the rules like that, its probably best not to put it in writing as you did.......silly silly.

P.S. No need to tell me to calm down sweetie, people like you only amuse me. What you said in the beginning showed your true character beautifully, you did that all by yourself. I have only replied to ensure that other members are able to have the full facts and decide for themselves. Clearly from your description you are very disturbed at the moment. I suggest you seek help, because you are a very nasty person, however sorry as i am that you have these issues, sick, disturbed or not, that is no excuse for your vile behaviour. I urge you to seek help before you damage those closest to you with this sort of behaviour. Recognition that you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

The prozac issue is a serious one,awareness is key, this thread will only help to enable people to research all the facts.

Thankyou so much for helping me get that accross!!