5 weeks on fluoxetine, feeling very low

[Piano]

I have been on fluoxetine for 5 weeks now. I have had some days when it has felt as if it is starting to kick in, but today I am feeling so depressed. I went to my dr today, and he said it would take another week to see effects, but I am afraid I will never get better. Please give me some encouragement, I am feeling so low

[tonkaboy]

I'm just coming up on 5 weeks and my anxiety is still very high. However, I've been on prozac a couple of times and it's a bit of a slow burner. My Doc reckons 6 weeks before you see an improvement and from my past experience, thats probably true. Even then, it is a gradual process. So, I know it's difficult because I'm in the same boat, but patience is the word. Just keeping chipping away would be my advice.

[Piano]

Thank you!!! My doc also said 6 weeks. Today I feel like I will never get better, it is so hard.

[Amandala]

Today is my 5 week mark too, still super anxious in the mornings and then I get depressed about it. My doc said I really need to be patient, we can do this together

[Piano]

Yes that's exactly like me, super anxious in the morning and then I get really depressed about it.

[Tyler1994]

I'm just at 4 weeks! I feel CRAZY! I feel like a maniac. But look at your progress already. You've said that you've felt like it was kicking in, it can only get better!

Tonight has been a crazy night for me, I feel like I'm bi-polar! But trust what everyone says. It will be worth it!

Were in this together

[Iggy131313]

hello, Ive come to join the party, Piano and I talk alot but its very reassuring to hear that others are still feeling crappy at the 5 weeks mark, (in on week 5 of citalopram 20mg) I wish the dr would knock me out for the next couple of weeks so I dont have to live through this anxiety fulled hell

and me too, I feel anxious and then I break down crying about it and how my life is ruined by the tablets.

Its hard to imagine a day that we will all be saying, morning feel great how about you!

[TheRivieraKid]

Hi guys
I'm just coming to the end of Day 13 of being on 20mg of Fluoxetine. The initial few days were a bit disconcerting with the side effects but they were manageable, however the last few days have been bloody awful - I'm waking up early every day, have felt very low the last couple of days (when I haven't really suffered badly from depression before) but I feel like my body is overloaded with something - my appetite's off, I feel a bit nauseous, quite dizzy and my limbs are wobbly.

I wouldn't say I'm particularly anxious (the anxiety had been more prominent before I started taking the pill if I'm being honest) but at the same time I'm not sure how much more of this I can take! I'm struggling to find the energy/impetus to do everyday things, I don't really feel "here" and I don't really want to see anybody at the moment because it just feels like it's "too much".

The doctor did say if it got too much that I could cut back to 10mg (given the half-life of the drug it is possible to take it every other day) but the masochistic part of me wants to keep going I don't know what to do - another potential 4 weeks of this doesn't really seem like an option

[Emphyrio]

It took me 5 whole weeks before I noticed any changes.

Even now (I'm halfway through week 7) its not all constant. Some days I feel great, some days I feel really low. Overall though, I'm definitely feeling better than I have been - and I think that I'm still adjusting to the meds. Thinks like a lack of sleep, too much alcohol/sugar/caffeine can have an impact on anxiety levels, so I'd try to stay as healthy and in as much of a routine as possible, at least until you get used to the medication.

[scamp]

Hi, I'm on 5 weeks too, thought I was getting better then I had a little knock to my self-esteem and I was right back at the anxiety all day again today. Please someone share that it will pass!