Hi All
Decided that rather than continuing posting/hijacking another persons thread with my fluoxetine/Prozac diary I should really start my own. The main idea is to record my journey on Fluoxetine/Prozac and hopefully my recovery from anxiety.
I'm also hoping looking at my diary may also help others who are worried about or just starting out taking Fluoxetine. If anyone would like to share my journey or record their own here it would be great to hear from you. All tips, suggestions, thoughts gratefully appreciated.
A brief history so far..I was diagnosed with GAD and prescribed 20mg of fluoxetine by my GP in October following a bad panic attack and a subsequent 3 weeks of trying to deal with my anxiety myself whilst thinking I was losing my mind, before plucking up the courage to go to the doctors and ask for help. I didn't take the Fluoxetine until about 8 weeks after being prescribed it as I was frankly terrified. Instead I went for 9 one to one sessions of CBT with a private therapist which helped a little but cost a fortune. I was then referred to a Psychiatrist as I wasn't really getting any better. The Psychiatrist also recommended I started the Fluoxetine prescription which I then did. Unfortunately I didn't record a diary for the first 3 weeks. I'd recommend everyone does one as it helps when you're down to see you were fine only a few days earlier and it helps as a reminder when you go to see your GP etc to discuss medication.
My first couple of weeks were ok apart from various side effects, which were dizziness, poor sleep, sweating.
Below is a compilation of my previous diary posts on NMP so far...
Day 23 Fluoxetine 20mg and it wasn't as bad as yesterday, so trying to be positive.
Day 24 on 20mg, bit woozy and nauseous as well as very anxious this evening.
Day 25 on 20mg, had a better day today, onwards and upwards.
Day 26 on 20mg, started day therapy at a Psychiatric hospital and feeling hopeful
Day 27 20mg Not been a great day for me, anxiety bouncing of the ceiling but trying to stay positive.
Day 28 20mg, slept poorly, very anxious all day so far, back to hospital for more therapy tomorrow.
Day 29 20mg a little less anxious today. Had my second day at Psychiatric hospital for therapy today. Hard going but I'm hoping that means it's working.
Day 30 20mg anxious but manageable today.
Day 31 20mg Did a full day of therapy at hospital which was tiring but I think is helping, as well as getting the opportunity to speak to others who are going through the same things. Best day for ages
Day 32 20mg No anxiety until about 5pm tonight. Then it hit like the usual sledgehammer. I'm still trying to get a good nights sleep, which is anything more than 6 hours for me, as this seems to really help. Also I've been waking up with a very fuzzy head for about a week or so, coupled with some scary thoughts but they seem to clear within about 30 mins.
Day 33 20mg I woke up with anxiety this morning which is fairly rare for me and I've been battling with it for most of the day. Normally mine doesn't start to peak until the evening so really hoping it's not going to get worse later.
Day 34 20mg Bit better day today. Anxiety hasn't been too bad so far and no big side effects for once.
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Day 35 20mg
Not too bad today. No real side effects for two days now and anxiety has been fairly low all day. Back to all day therapy tomorrow so here's hoping things keep improving
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