What sort of withdrawal can I expect?

After 2 weeks on 20mg of fluoxetine I can no longer bear the terrible headaches and the insomnia (to name just two of the appalling side effects).

I won't take this drug again, so now I have to deal with discontinuation. After 15 doses of 20mg does anyone know how bad / how long the withdrawal is going to be?

thanks

Gareth

Do it slowly.

I stopped mine suddenly with nothing major in terms of side-effects but this is NOT recommended and I did not even tell the doctor I had stopped taking it.

It won't be too bad after that short a time.

I think you will have to just stop taking it unless you get the liquid because you can't cut the 20mg capsules. Fluoxetine has a very long half-life anyway so you shouldn't have any withdrawal problems after just 2 weeks.