Re: Cold turkey on 40mg dose
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Originally Posted by
chrisehb
The first 2 weeks I was fine, felt really good. The last 2 weeks not so much.
Fluoxetine has a very long half-life so withdrawal symptoms usually take a week, or two to begin. Quitting any psych drug cold-turkey is very unwise.
Re: Cold turkey on 40mg dose
You don't say what you were originally taking Fluoxetine for. But as above poster says, this AD has a long half-life, meaning it takes up to a month to leave your system, so what you are experiencing could still be withdrawal effects rather than your original symptoms returning, ie, a relapse.
Have you spoken to your GP/doctor about this? I would suggest you do if this continues. Perhaps give yourself another week or so then seek advice if you feel the same as you do now.
All the best.