lornasw
22-04-12, 20:05
I'm 18 years old and been taking fluoxetine 20 mg for almost three weeks for depression although I have not been officially diagnosed yet. The reason for this is due to family issues which seem to be getting worse, so I went to my doctor to see if I could be suffering from depression. About two years ago I was advised counselling as I broke up with my first love and I didn't take it well at all - I started taking drugs, smoking, not eating and making myself sick. I eventually got over it but never recieved counselling as my college was lazy! I'm currently with my boyfriend who I have been with for almost a year and I'm happy with him :)
First few days of taking it I felt sick, dizzy and was sleeping more than I did previously. Then the sickness got worse and I was eating a lot one day, and barely anything the next. My memory has been pretty bad too, sleeping patterm got worse. I was told to take them every morning but I stayed over at my university in the library to finish work and i got back home late night so had to take it a few hours late. As time went by I was hallucinating pretty bad - hearing songs clear but no music was playing, seeing things that weren't there, my eye sight went wierd and I was overall just scared, anxious and worried. I got home and took the tablet but cried when I arrived but not even sure why!? I was even seeing ghosts/shadows and I heard music and saw shadows again last night, I was creeped out! This happen day before yesterday. I've been feeling down in the dumps for a few days now and not too sure why.
I feel no one understands it, not really. I came across this forum as I've been looking the tablets up, just wondering if anyone has been hallucinating or whatever, or if I'm over the worst (which I doubt). My mum is very worried and she is coming with me to the next doc checkup in 4 weeks time, she's even taken the info that comes with the tablets that has all the side effects etc, away from me... I think this is because she doesn't want me to worry too much.
First few days of taking it I felt sick, dizzy and was sleeping more than I did previously. Then the sickness got worse and I was eating a lot one day, and barely anything the next. My memory has been pretty bad too, sleeping patterm got worse. I was told to take them every morning but I stayed over at my university in the library to finish work and i got back home late night so had to take it a few hours late. As time went by I was hallucinating pretty bad - hearing songs clear but no music was playing, seeing things that weren't there, my eye sight went wierd and I was overall just scared, anxious and worried. I got home and took the tablet but cried when I arrived but not even sure why!? I was even seeing ghosts/shadows and I heard music and saw shadows again last night, I was creeped out! This happen day before yesterday. I've been feeling down in the dumps for a few days now and not too sure why.
I feel no one understands it, not really. I came across this forum as I've been looking the tablets up, just wondering if anyone has been hallucinating or whatever, or if I'm over the worst (which I doubt). My mum is very worried and she is coming with me to the next doc checkup in 4 weeks time, she's even taken the info that comes with the tablets that has all the side effects etc, away from me... I think this is because she doesn't want me to worry too much.