Has anyone stopped Fluoxetine after7 days?

Been on fluoxetine 10mg for 7 days. Side effects are awful. Major panic attacks every day. Been posting on another thread on here - first day on Prozac -and one of the other members of this site has been really helpful and informative.
i am due to go on holiday tomorrow for a week and I am thinking I won’t be able to go as I feel so bad. Spoke to the pharmacist at my local chemist when I picked up prescriptions today and she said I could stop taking it and pick it up again when I get back from holiday. She said i am on a low dose so should not get any withdrawal symptoms but obviously would have to start all over again when I’m home.
anyone done this?

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Originally Posted by mazza27

She said i am on a low dose so should not get any withdrawal symptoms but obviously would have to start all over again when I’m home.

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Not only is it a small dose, but you've only been on it for a week which is nowhere near long enough to produce dependence so you should be fine in that regard. It may take a day or two for the side-effects to subside.

Thank you so much panic_down_under you have been such a great help this week. Think I am going to give up completely with fluoxetine as I cannot cope with the side effects. I had forgotten how bad they can be. I know they would work eventually but the side effects are unbearable even on such a low dose. I really though I could power through but yesterday was the worst day ever with major panic attacks and nausea. I have done a referral for CBT which I found useful a few years ago.
I notice that you are very active on this forum and I’m sure everyone appreciates your replies.

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Originally Posted by Lady Penelope

Think I am going to give up completely with fluoxetine as I cannot cope with the side effects. I had forgotten how bad they can be. I know they would work eventually but the side effects are unbearable even on such a low dose. I really though I could power through but yesterday was the worst day ever with major panic attacks and nausea.

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Maybe discuss the problems you're having when you return from your holiday as there are ways of minimising these side-effects. Or perhaps switch to another AD.

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I have done a referral for CBT which I found useful a few years ago

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Cool. CBT can be at least as effective as ADs. The main problem with the psychotherapies is the difficulty accessing them.

Thank you.
i am afraid I did not make the holiday. Felt so ill yesterday I could barely get out of bed. I could not get round to packing and could not face the flight.
hope I don’t have to wait too long for CBT.

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Originally Posted by Lady Penelope

i am afraid I did not make the holiday.

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