Hi everyone!
I have only posted one or two times on this whole site but the support has been amazing so I just wanted to return the favour by giving my own advice.
This is of course my own personal experience so I do not want to make people worry but it is worth being aware of.
I have been on 60mg fluoxetine for approx 5 weeks and decided to try magnesium supplementation which seems to be so popular for anxiety etc at the moment. My warning? PLEASE talk to your doctor before trying magnesium - I took 300mg magnesium citrate daily for one week and my depression and anxiety actually got worse. My theories are that I was either not magnesium deficient much anyway and my body couldn't handle it OR that the magnesium citrate (often used as a laxative) was interfering with the absorption of my fluoxetine. Since coming off magnesium a couple of days ago I am suddenly feeling much better!
So to summarise I would say talk to the doc first about which type to use and if you even need to use it and especially ask about potential interactions! I'm disappointed because I thought it was going to be really helpful but perhaps it's not for me or I was using an inappropriate form of magnesium.
Good luck to those who have really benefited from it
Lozza2